Strategy · August 30, 2010

Victoria II (2010)

extension10 DLClocal_offer-75% current discountgroup1M–10M ownerstrending_up490 peak concurrentrecommend16.3k recommendations
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding it through industrialisation, political reforms, military conquest, and colonization. Experience an in-depth political simulation where every action you take will have various consequences all over the world. The population will react to your decisions based on their political awareness, social class, as well as their willingness to accept or revolt against their government. Key features: Deep engrossing political simulation with dozens of different governments. Detailed economy with over fifty different types of goods and various production factories. Over 200 different countries can be played, during the era stretching from 1835 to the onset of WWII. Advanced Technological system with thousands of inventions to discover. Improved graphics and interface, as well as multiplayer support. A streamlined interface makes the game easily accessible. Automation of various tasks including, trade and population promotion. Advanced spheres of influences system, where the great powers battle over the control of the world. Cottage production simulating pre-industrial economies. Gunboat Diplomacy, no need for negotiating as a fleet outside a port may be a more persuasive argument. Historical and Dynamic missions guiding your country through the history.

Position in Strategy

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume19.5k Steam reviewsTop 25% in Strategy
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 84% — this title sits in top 30%
Metacritic75/100Genre average 79 — top 78% of Strategy titles
Concurrent peak490 playersTop 33% in Strategy by live player count
Engagement hours69 h averageTop 9% for session depth among Strategy

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Grand Strategy · 556
  • Strategy · 457
  • Historical · 401
  • Political Sim · 345
  • Politics · 321
  • Economy · 297
  • Simulation · 263
  • Real-Time with Pause · 232
  • Military · 202
  • World War I · 175
  • War · 166
  • Sandbox · 161
  • Singleplayer · 154
  • RTS · 131
  • Management · 131

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 19.5k reviews

17.9k positive · 1.6k negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.3/10

Curator recommendations

16.3k

Peak concurrent players

490

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Press Quotes

“This is a wonderfully deep game, and its sandbox nature is much more open than Hearts of Iron III was and so it's much more enjoyable at the beginning.” 8,5/10 – Strategy Informer “Victoria II incorporates challenging strategy and sim elements with enough flexibility to satisfy any weasel-beating gaming goof.” 4,3/5 – CheatCodeCentral “Saying that it stands head-and-shoulders above all of the scant competition for grand-strategy kingship almost goes without saying.” 9,5/10 – CPUGamer

Strategy releases from 2010

8 Strategy titles launched in 2010 — top 6 by review volume.

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

69h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 30, 2010
DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons10 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · https://www.paradoxplaza.com/support

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player

Community

  • Steam Trading Cards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

  • English
  • French
  • German

Editions & Packages

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