Europa Universalis V (2025)
- Developer
- Paradox Tinto
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Strategy
- Rating
- 3.4 of 5, 29,763 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 163 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You feel like a patient, calculating ruler orchestrating centuries of statecraft on a vast, detailed historical map.
grand strategydeepcomplexdeliberatehistoricalsystemicimmersive
What players say
Players are split on EU5. Many say it launched unfinished and still feels broken months later, with patches that fix one thing and break another. Others see potential in its deeper simulation of population and economy, and say it improves with mods and updates.
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