Victoria II
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century.
Victoria II is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Paradox Interactive, released 13 August 2010 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $4.99 at Steam.
What Victoria II is
Victoria II is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Paradox Interactive and released in 2010. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Victoria II is a grand strategy game developed by the Swedish game company Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive. It was announced on August 19, 2009, and released on August 13, 2010. It is a sequel to Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun.
How it plays
Its themes are historical, sandbox and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
Victoria II holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 612 rated real time strategy (rts) games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 66 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+, 2 Gb RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $4.99 at Steam, 75% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Victoria II launched on 13 August 2010, within three weeks of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition and Mafia II. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, StarCraft II, Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, Mafia II.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Victoria II yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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