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Europa Universalis IV

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App ID 236850
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Europa Universalis
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Clausewitz Engine, Paradox_Launcher Launcher, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 29439669
Last Record Update 7 June 2025 – 20:59:01 UTC ()
Release Date 13 August 2013 – 13:00:00 UTC ()
😎 85.58%
134k reviews
17,192
In-Game

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

Additional Information

Developer Paradox Development Studio
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community_visible_stats Yes
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workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
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ReleaseState released
Publisher Paradox Interactive
eulas
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Social Media https://discord.gg/europauniversalisofficial
https://www.facebook.com/EuropaUniversalis
https://www.instagram.com/europa_universalis_pdx/
https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
https://x.com/E_Universalis
https://www.youtube.com/@EuropaUniversalisofficial
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 13 August 2013 – 13:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 8 May 2025 – 14:57:02 UTC () (1746716222)
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Detected Technologies (?) Clausewitz Engine, Paradox_Launcher Launcher, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, Lua SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 24 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 7402769
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controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 15 April 2013 – 12:51:28 UTC (), in changelist #206852

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes

Tags

🛡️ Grand Strategy 💡 Strategy 📜 Historical 🖥️ Simulation 🗺️ 4X 🕰️ Alternate History 🔵 Wargame 🪖 Military 🤝 Diplomacy 🏦 Economy 🔄 Replay Value 🧱 Sandbox 🗳️ Political ⏯ Real-Time with Pause 🛠️ Moddable 〰️ Nonlinear 🤝 Co-op 👤 Singleplayer 💼 Management 🕹️ Multiplayer

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Online Co-op Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA) PvP Co-op

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timestamp8 May 2025 – 16:02:23 UTC
Trailers
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256835289 ↴
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Steam charts

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  • 17,192 players right now
  • 17,948 24-hour peak
  • 48,165 all-time peak 9 June 2020
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  • 215,871 followers
  • #496 in top sellers
  • 116,736 positive reviews
  • 18,026 negative reviews
  • 86.62% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 29 viewers right now
  • 1,489 24-hour peak
  • 35,729 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 85.58% SteamDB Rating
  • 116,736 86.6% positive reviews
  • 18,026 13.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 August 2013 – 13:00 Steam Release -
12 May 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle -
5 February 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle 2019 -
30 May 2019 – 17:00 Free Weekend -
21 January 2020 – 19:10 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Europa Universalis IV Bundle -
31 March 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Conquer COVID-19 Bundle -
23 July 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Best Of Paradox Interactive Bundle -
20 October 2020 – 17:00 Free Week -
29 March 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Paradox Interactive Bundle -
9 December 2021 – 18:00 Free Weekend -
21 February 2022 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Strategy BYOB 2022 -
23 March 2022 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Europa Universalis IV The Complete Collection -
12 September 2022 – 17:00 Free Weekend -
9 November 2023 – 18:00 Free Weekend -
17 October 2024 – 16:00 Free Week -

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How many players are playing Europa Universalis IV right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 17192 players live playing Europa Universalis IV on Steam.

Europa Universalis IV had an all-time peak of 48165 concurrent players on 9 June 2020.

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