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Victoria II: Heart of Darkness

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness

Paradox Interactive | Apr 16, 2013 | DLC

Released

DLCfor Victoria II: A House Divided

StrategySteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID215001
  • Price$19.99
  • Release dateApr 16, 2013
  • DeveloperParadox Interactive

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID215001
  • Price$19.99
  • Release dateApr 16, 2013
  • DeveloperParadox Interactive
  • PublisherParadox Interactive
  • Parent gameVictoria II: A House Divided

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Paradox InteractivePublisher: Paradox Interactive

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Game overview

Overview

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is a Steam DLC connected to Victoria II: A House Divided. It was prepared by Paradox Interactive, published by Paradox Interactive, and released on Apr 16, 2013. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to Victoria II: A House Divided.

Language and system requirements

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is available in 3 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGerman

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumXP/Vista/Windows7Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+2 GB RAMNVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900 with a resolution of at least: 1024*768 DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: 3-Button Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers and Internet Connection for Multiplayer. Victoria II (base game) and A House Divided expansion requiredNot listed

Recommendations and store value

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness has 129 Steam recommendations. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness overview details

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is the second expansion for the grand strategy and political simulator Victoria II. This expansion focuses on the Scramble for Africa. Compete with other colonial powers and experience international crises which require Great Power mediation if the world is to avoid war in this experience crafted by Paradox Development Studio. Key Features Experience a brand new colonization system: Use your navy to expand your empire, compete against other colonial powers and struggle to maintain your overseas control. Colonial conflicts can spiral out of control and become international crises. They will have to be decided by diplomatic negotiations or risk costly wars Battle your enemies in the new naval combat system: Together with the new colonization system, your navies are more important than ever. A new system of gun ranges brings more depth and strategy to warfare on the high seas. Powerful new battleships also join the other classes of ships to bridge the gap to Dreadnoughts Prepare for International Crises: Around the world international crises continually call on the Great Powers to mediate and compromise, with war always being the last resort. As one of the lesser powers, use your influence to stir up local flash points so you can use fleet footed diplomacy to get the Great Powers to right the wrongs that have been committed against your nation! Follow the global events with the new newspaper system: Attain a greater sense of immersion by receiving local and global reports on world events. Over 60 newspapers, both historic and otherwise, perio…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is listed as a DLC with $19.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Downloadable Content, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameVictoria II: Heart of Darkness
Steam App ID215001
TypeDLC
Release dateApr 16, 2013
DeveloperParadox Interactive
PublisherParadox Interactive
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Downloadable Content, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews63
Negative reviews6
Total reviews69
Positive percent91%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations129
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 16, 2013
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)26 August 2026 - 00:54:32 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)26 August 2026 - 00:54:32 UTC

Support and legal notes

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Support emailNot available
Support URLNot available
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References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/215001
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/215001/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/215001
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Victoria II: Heart of Darkness

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Victoria II: Heart of Darkness?

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is tracked here as a Steam DLC, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is Victoria II: Heart of Darkness growing or declining recently?

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness does not have enough dated player-history points yet to calculate a reliable growth or decline percentage. Once SteamPulse has at least two tracked player-history points, this answer will compare the first available chart point with the latest tracked point.

What country-level audience data is available for Victoria II: Heart of Darkness?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (33.3%), United Kingdom (12.1%), China (6.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.3%), United Kingdom (10.6%), China (8.6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (36.9%), United Kingdom (10.8%), China (9.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (26%), China (10.5%), United Kingdom (8.9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Victoria II: Heart of Darkness?

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness currently sits at 91% positive across 69 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 63 positive reviews and 6 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Victoria II: Heart of Darkness have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Victoria II: Heart of Darkness?

Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 129, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

91% positive, 63 positive, 6 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Downloadable Content, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

Victoria II: A Heart of DarknessBuy Victoria II: Heart of Darkness #27044$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS: XP/Vista/Windows7 Processor: Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900 with a resolution of at least: 1024*768 DirectX®: 9.0 Hard Drive: 2 GB HD space Sound: Direct X-compatible sound card Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: 3-Button Mouse, Keyboard, Speakers and Internet Connection for Multiplayer. Vic…

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