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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 ()
😍 90.00%
19k reviews
375
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
gamedir Victoria 2
metacritic_name Victoria II
icon empty string
metacritic_score 75
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/victoria-ii?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 42961
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/42960/
InstallScript 42960_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
DLCPurchaseFromInGame No
Publisher Paradox Interactive
eulas
0 ↴
id42960_eula_0
nameVictoria II EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/42960_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 30 August 2010 – 23:53:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
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)
library_assets
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library_heroen
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height_pct61
osextended empty string
review_score 8
review_percentage 92
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
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    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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header_image
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library_hero ↴
image/englishlibrary_hero.jpg
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library_logo ↴
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Assets
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page_background_pathapp/42960
timestamp4 June 2021 – 11:11:38 UTC
Trailers
256698532 ↴
trailer_nameVictoria II Trailer
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228981 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2005 Redist No size
228983 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist No size
42961 Windows victoria 2 content 990.99 MiB 454.92 MiB
42967 Windows OptionalDLC 42967Victoria II: Old Victoria DLC 98.51 MiB 32.82 MiB
42966 Windows OptionalDLC 42966Victoria II: Interwar Planes Sprite Pack 2.96 MiB 1.23 MiB
42965 Windows OptionalDLC 42965Victoria II: Interwar Artillery Sprite Pack 3.78 MiB 1.53 MiB
42964 Windows OptionalDLC 42964Victoria II Interwar Sprite Pack 3.55 MiB 1.43 MiB
42968 Windows OptionalDLC 42968Victoria II - A House Divided 516.95 MiB 127.78 MiB
42962 Windows FrenchVictoria 2 French 683 B 528 B
42963 Windows GermanVictoria 2 German 683 B 528 B
215000 Windows DLC 215000Victoria II: American Civil War Unit Pack 4.51 MiB 1.88 MiB
215001 Windows DLC 215001Victoria II - Heart of Darkness 1.04 GiB 473.66 MiB
215002 Windows DLC 215002Victoria II: Songs of the Civil War 12.26 MiB 12.22 MiB
215003 Windows DLC 215003Victoria II: German Unit Pack 4.75 MiB 1.95 MiB
215004 Windows DLC 215004Victoria II: Interwar Engineer Unit Pack 3.58 MiB 1.47 MiB
215005 DLC 215005Victoria II: Interwar Cavalry Unit Pack (215005) Depot 3.18 MiB 1.34 MiB

Total size on disk is 2.65 GiB and total download size is 1.09 GiB.

Total size on disk is 990.99 MiB and total download size is 454.92 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 4904558 4 May 2020 – 07:50:36 UTC
3.04-no_security_fix No LUA security fix. Use at your own risk. 918427 19 February 2020 – 11:44:44 UTC
beta_3.04 BETA - Use at own risk 918427
old_version_3.03 118613 26 December 2016 – 21:31:53 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
markdlcdepots 1
privatebranches 1
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