Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion

Overview

Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion is a Steam DLC connected to Victoria 3. It was prepared by Paradox Development Studio, published by Paradox Interactive, and released on Apr 28, 2026. 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 3: The Great Wave - Expansion 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 3.

Language and system requirements

Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion is available in 11 languages including:

10 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, dejus, usk, and oflc. Steam has not published complete Windows, macOS, and Linux requirement text for this game yet.

Recommendations and store value

Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion has 578 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.

Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion overview details

Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Feature List Roadmap About the Game Command the waves in a time of ambition and upheaval. Design mighty warships, guard the world’s straits, and employ gunboat diplomacy to bend lesser powers to your will. Use the power of your navy in order to dominate local rivals and keep foreign threats at bay. Guide Japan through the last days of the Shogunate, navigating turmoil at home and pressure from abroad as you forge a modern power ready to challenge the greatest empires of the day. Victoria 3: The Great Wave includes new content related to: Ship Designer: Design and construct a fleet according to your country’s strategic needs. Build powerful but expensive ocean-travelling warships to influence other nations, or build an efficient fleet designed to keep your coasts safe. Flagships: Customize your very own pride of the fleet and let it lead your navy to prestigious victories. Ship purchase treaties: Sell your ships to other countries across the globe, and draw profit from your ship building capabilities. Gunboat Diplomacy options: Use your fleet to influence other countries in new diplomatic actions. Narrative content: Steer Japan through the social and political tumults of the late Edo period, characterized by increased challenges to Tokugawa samurai rule. Adapt to or revolt against a changing domestic and international landscape, and reform the country to see your vision through. Contend with the entry of Japan onto the world stage, and best the Western powers at their own game. Use your navy to extend the reach of Japan beyond the home islands, and compete for l…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Victoria 3: The Great Wave - Expansion is listed as a DLC with $29.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, and Steam Workshop, and is associated with Simulation and 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.

Support and legal notes

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