Games like Victoria II

The closest matches to Victoria II: Victoria 3, Hearts of Iron III, Imperator: Rome, Crusader Kings II, and Europa Universalis III Complete. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Victoria II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Victoria 3, Hearts of Iron III and Imperator: Rome — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, epic and immersive, and single out its diplomatic alliances and industrialization simulation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Victoria II is a grand strategy simulation developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive, set during the 19th-century colonial era. Players guide a nation from absolute monarchy through industrialization and expansion to become a great power. The game features a pop-based economy with living world markets, where industrialization simulation and economic management create what players describe as a living, breathing economic system. Diplomatic alliances, revolution management, and unpredictable diplomatic and war outcomes shape each campaign, and players note the deep-but-rewarding learning curve. With online co-op support and a thriving modding scene that extends longevity, the game holds a 93% positive rating from over 9000 Steam reviews. The massive scope and challenging difficulty reward players who invest time in mastering its systems.

About 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 grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...