Victoria 3 overview

Overview

Victoria 3 comes from Paradox Development Studio and is published by Paradox Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Oct 25, 2022, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, and Color Alternatives. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Victoria 3's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 6,177 players at 13 September 2026 - 03:33:19 UTC, with a tracked peak near 69,663. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 71% positive across 58,558 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Victoria 3 is available in 11 languages including:

11 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, dejus, usk, and oflc

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Victoria 3 has sold up to 1,900,000 units and has 42,285 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $65,800,000. On Twitch, 3 streamers are live with around 12 total watchers.

Victoria 3 overview details

Victoria 3 combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Roadmap About the Game Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history. Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936. Agrarian or Industrial, Traditional or Radical, Peaceful or Expansionist... the choice is yours. Detailed population groups with their own economic needs and political desires. Reform your government and constitution to take advantage of new social innovations, or preserve the stability of your nation by holding fast to tradition in the face of revolutionaries. Research transformative new technology or ideas to improve your national situation. Expand your industry to take advantage of lucrative goods, taxing the profits to improve national prosperity. Import cheap raw materials to cover your basic needs while finding new markets for your finished goods. Secure vital goods to fuel your advanced economy and control the fate of empires. Balance employing available labor force with the needs for new types of workers. Use your diplomatic wiles to weave a tangled global web of pacts, relations, alliances, and rivalries to secure your diplomatic position on the world stage. Employ threats, military prowess and bluffs to persuade enemies to back down in conflicts. Increase your economic and military strength at the expense of rivals. Accumulate prestige and the respect of your rivals as you build an industrial giant at home o…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Victoria 3 is listed as a game with $49.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, and Color Alternatives, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 6,177 players at 13 September 2026 - 03:33:19 UTC, a tracked peak of 69,663, and 71% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Grand StrategyEconomyHistoricalPolitical SimStrategyCapitalismPoliticsDiplomacyManagementSimulationAlternate HistoryModdablePoliticalResource ManagementReal-Time with Pause

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