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.
Hundreds of dynamic historical events are yours to experience, from merely troubling civil wars to world changing moments like the Protestant Reformation. Discover and settle the New World, or resist European conquest.
Control the flow of trade by developing your trade power in key provinces, using ships and governmental policy to bring the wealth of the world to your own ports.
Build alliances into iron bonds, cemented by royal marriage or play a flexible hand, keeping your options open. Strike when your enemies are weak, using your armies to grab new land and new potential riches.
Your nation’s pace of development will be heavily influenced by the person on the throne. Experience rapid development under a skilled monarch only to see things slow down when a less competent heir takes over. Plan for the future by spending monarch power wisely.
Four hundred years of research into new ways of war, administration and trade are available. Unlock new weapons, new buildings and new ship types. Over time, you can embrace national ideas that represent both your historic legacy and your ambitions for the future.
Posted on: February 13, 2025
Oblithian
Verified ownerGames: 23 Reviews: 4
Surprisingly Limited
I like the game mechanics, but I am guessing (like with Stellaris) in one ofthe many patches over the years they broke how the game was originally intended to be played. ...Or this is always how it was. Basically only certain nations are really meant to be played. And the way they set it up certain nations have bonuses which make them unreasonable to dealwith outside of the more historically accurate situations. In other words, if you want to play the history scenario it'll do it. However, if you want to just play a game making different decisions the game will punish you for it, and it will not work well. If you have played Stellaris or total war, you have control over how you want to play. Here it's basically dictated by which country you choose, who it wants you to fight and when. For how they built it, it is impressive that it works as well as it does. Still, it just isn't that well constructed or balanced. A game like this either the AI should have preprogrammed historical paths and then decisions in response to the situation as they see fit, or each nation should pursue victory in a way that best reflects its situation. Like civilization. Instead things just happen and it doesn't necessarily reflect the situation that nation faces. It's more like how Mario Kart relies on cheating and rubberbanding in the background rather than simply having competitive AI. Like if you go up against the automan empire, their bonuses are meant to keep them Ottomaning, but it prevents things like precision strikes to capture remote territories. Also the mechanics are designed to force very slow progress. Tech is slow, the maximum number of territories is limited in a number of ways, diplomacy is not a very viable strategy... Anyway, it's ok, but it lacks a lot of something. CK3, is similar in that it feels a bit hollow when you play. Multiplayer is probably a lot better.
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