

Europa Universalis IV 2013
Developed by Paradox Development Studio
- Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Fantasy
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages. Start before the Renaissance on a map of the world as it was then. Choose from any of hundreds of nations and then rule up to the Age of Revolutions. Or, if you wish, start your game at any date in the span, with historical monarchs and other leaders.
Real Time Strategy (RTS)SimulatorStrategyFantasyHistoricalWarfaregrand strategymedievalworld dominationmanagementwardiplomacysteamsteam trading cardscapitalismsequelretail games with steam activationtooltipsLinux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
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Character
Epic, plot-driven, cool and earnest.
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- August 13, 2013
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Clausewitz Engine
- Time to beat
- 171 h main story
IGDB rating 8.6/10 from 262 ratings.
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