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Victoria II

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App ID 42960
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Victoria
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Clausewitz Engine
Last Changenumber 28969816
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:07:44 UTC ()
Release Date 13 August 2010 – 21:47:00 UTC ()
😎 89.99%
19k reviews
430
In-Game

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...

Additional Information

Developer Paradox Development Studio
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metacritic_name Victoria II
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metacritic_score 75
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GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/42960/
InstallScript 42960_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
DLCPurchaseFromInGame No
Publisher Paradox Interactive
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/42960_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 30 August 2010 – 23:53:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
HadThirdPartyCdKey Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 13 August 2010 – 21:47:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 17 March 2021 – 12:58:26 UTC () (1615985906)
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Detected Technologies (?) Clausewitz Engine, Lua SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4904558
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    requires_voice_files0
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    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 15 March 2013 – 16:55:01 UTC (), in changelist #194314

Supported Languages

3 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes

Tags

🛡️ Grand Strategy 💡 Strategy 📜 Historical 🏛️ Political Sim 🗳️ Politics 🏦 Economy 🖥️ Simulation ⏯ Real-Time with Pause 🪖 Military 🎖️ World War I ⚔️ War 🧱 Sandbox 👤 Singleplayer 🌐 RTS 💼 Management 🕰️ Alternate History 🕹️ Multiplayer 🛠️ Moddable 🤝 Diplomacy 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp4 June 2021 – 11:11:38 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 430 players right now
  • 540 24-hour peak
  • 3,419 all-time peak 23 May 2021
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Store data

  • 34,193 followers
  • #3247 in top sellers
  • 17,991 positive reviews
  • 1,535 negative reviews
  • 92.14% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 3,618 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 89.99% SteamDB Rating
  • 17,991 92.1% positive reviews
  • 1,535 7.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
13 August 2010 – 21:47 Steam Release -
1 January 2013 – 10:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Indie Gala Magicka -
29 August 2013 – 14:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Paradox Interactive -
26 August 2014 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Victoria Complete Bundle -
12 May 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle -
23 July 2020 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Best Of Paradox Interactive Bundle -
29 March 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Paradox Interactive Bundle -
22 October 2021 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox StrataGems Bundle -

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How many players are playing Victoria II right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 430 players live playing Victoria II on Steam.

Victoria II had an all-time peak of 3419 concurrent players on 23 May 2021.

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