Games like Victoria II
If Victoria II is your kind of game, the closest matches are Imperator: Rome, Hearts of Iron III and Victoria 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its contemplative, epic and immersive. 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.
Get personalized picks →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...
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Imperator: Rome
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Top pick for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Hearts of Iron III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Second-strongest match for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Victoria 3
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Third-strongest match for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
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.
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Victoria II.
Ranked #4 for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Hearts of Iron IV
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Ranked #5 for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Europa Universalis III Complete
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Ranked #6 for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Three Kingdoms : Alias
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
A world where officers hide their names and abilities. Can you spot Zhuge Liang? A hardcore turn-based strategy simulation for true Three Kingdoms devotees.
Orbi Universo II
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Victoria II.
Ranked #8 for Victoria II fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Guide your very own civilization's destiny in this abstract strategy sim. Master a complex node system, overcome unique challenges, and evolve your society from humble beginnings to the mastery of the atom. Can your civilization *really* withstand the test of time?
Reviewers mention these as similar to Victoria II
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Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Victoria II.
Reviewers of Victoria II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Victoria 3
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Reviewers of Victoria II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
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.
Age of Empires® III (2007)
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Reviewers of Victoria II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Microsoft Studios brings you three epic Age of Empires III games in one monumental collection for the first time.
Making History: The Great War
WHY THIS
Shares diplomatic alliances and an immersive mood with Victoria II.
Reviewers of Victoria II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
The Great War is a turn-based grand strategy game based on the epic struggles of the WWI era. Experience the battles of attrition and punishing artillery barrages. Play as any nation of the period as the modern world of industrialized warfare replaces an age of kings with a struggle of ideologies.
Banished
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Victoria II.
Reviewers of Victoria II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
In this city-building strategy game, you control a group of exiled travelers who decide to restart their lives in a new land. They have only the clothes on their backs and a cart filled with supplies from their homeland. The townspeople of Banished are your primary resource.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Victoria II.
Reviewers of Victoria II cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Victoria II at current Steam store prices.
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
FTL: Faster Than Light
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Victoria II on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?
Free alternatives
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Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Landfall Archives
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Jigsaw Puzzle Dreams
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Beautiful Multiplayer Jigsaw Puzzle game where you can design the room you play in!
The Last Sovereign
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Explore a world torn between armies of lust and purity in which everything is more complex than it seems, deciding the fate of nations through might, politics, and finance. Every decision matters in an intricate saga that tracks thousands of variables.
The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante — Chapter 1&2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world where the gods are real. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice you make has a price to pay and consequence to it. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
For over two decades, Counter-Strike has offered an elite competitive experience, one shaped by millions of players from across the globe. And now the next chapter in the CS story is about to begin. This is Counter-Strike 2.
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More from Paradox Development Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by Paradox Development Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Hearts of Iron IV
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
Stellaris
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Europa Universalis IV
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
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.
Crusader Kings III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Victoria 3
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
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.
Crusader Kings II
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Imperator: Rome
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Hearts of Iron III
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Victoria II.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Victoria II. Shares Strategy with Victoria II.
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Frequently asked about Victoria II
- Does Victoria II run on Steam Deck?
- Victoria II is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Victoria II cost?
- Victoria II is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Victoria II have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Victoria II supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Victoria II?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Victoria II are Imperator: Rome, Hearts of Iron III, Victoria 3.
- Who developed Victoria II?
- Victoria II was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
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