Huge depth and ambition
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Its the only game where almost every click has an affect now and 100 years later.”
Steam review · 621.1 h played ↗
Europa Universalis V
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 65%Mixed · 65%Paradox Tinto2025Grand Strategy · 4X · Strategy
−20%$59.99$47.99
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
Deep, ambitious population-and-economy grand strategy sim with a steep learning curve. Skip it if you want EU4-style map painting, polish, or unique country flavor.
Great for
Fans of slow, complex, spreadsheet-style simulation who love pops, trade and economy and accept ongoing patching
Main risk
Paying full price for an unfinished, flavor-light game whose core mechanics keep being reworked
What changed in the last 30 days
155 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews overwhelmingly blame 1.4's switch to daily ticks, its effect on warfare and pacing, plus the pricey Iberia DLC. Fairly confident.
155 recent reviews
What players love
Deep population, economy and trade simulation
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The way the economy functions, with raw goods and produced goods, markets with supply and demand, pop demands, international trade.”
Steam review · 224 h played ↗
Patches keep improving the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“With every new patch the game is getting visibly better.”
Steam review · 506.4 h played ↗
Patch 1.4 pacing and performance gains
NEW · LAST 30 DAYSMentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Performance is dramatically better, gameplay feels much better.”
Steam review · 582.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unfinished, sold at full price, DLC concerns
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“If your game is not ready, mark it early access.”
Steam review · 533.9 h played ↗
Hourly ticks removed in 1.4
NEW · LAST 30 DAYSMentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Switching hourly ticks to daily ticks made me not recommend the game.”
Steam review · 141.8 h played ↗
Lack of national flavor
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it currently feels like there's not much in the box besides sand.”
Steam review · 172.1 h played ↗
Tedious micromanagement, not fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“i wanted to conquer the world, not manage its fucking spreadsheets.”
Steam review · 463.3 h played ↗
Cluttered, confusing UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“There are simply too many buttons hidden behind too many layers.”
Steam review · 156.9 h played ↗
Poor AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Poor AI that is unreliable and unfun to play.”
Steam review · 416.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ 140V
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 11
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-14700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D
Memory32 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (12 GB)
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ 140V
Storage20 GB available space
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