Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
A deep, demanding 19th-century economy and politics simulation that shines with mods and DLC. Skip it if you want a polished UI, smart AI or good combat.
Great for
Patient players who enjoy complex economy and population simulation, modded replays and multiplayer with friends
Main risk
Steep learning curve, dated UI, weak AI and combat, and needing DLC and mods to enjoy it
16 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mostly object to perceived disrespect toward Atatürk and Turkey. One positive reviewer calls it review bombing, so this is likely not gameplay related.
16 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“By installing the GFM and TGC mods, you can enjoy this game endlessly—thanks to a thriving community of modders who continually introduce fresh content.”
Steam review · 308.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Besides politics, this game outclasses vic3 in everything from flavour to mechanical gameplay”
Steam review · 47.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Epic game. Best simulation of economy and population released to this day”
Steam review · 58.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“It has a lot of replayability because there are dozens of viable choices for starting nations.”
Steam review · 961.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Still holds up 15 years later and there are still fun mods and even rebuilds in a new engine that fix many issues in development.”
Steam review · 299.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“It's a great fun to play with friends though!”
Steam review · 184.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“unplayable in 2025. Tried the tutorial to refresh my understanding of the game play and it repeatedly crashes to desktop”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Don't waste your money another paradox game that needs the DLCs to work.”
Steam review · 25.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“possibly the worst warfare system of any grandstrat game ever designed”
Steam review · 95.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“the AI in this game is absolutely retarded and cannot think for themselves whatsoever”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Terrible UI. Icons and words are too small to have an enjoyable experience.”
Steam review · 31.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“One of the biggest problems is that not very much is explained in game”
Steam review · 110.2 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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analyzed 4 d ago
+ Runs on old and low-end PCs, nostalgic classic
− Boring, slow and shallow gameplay
analyzed 5 d ago
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