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Victoria II: Civil War Edition

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Victoria II: Civil War Edition
Description
Victoria II: Civil War Edition includes the Victoria II base game along with A House Divided DLC. This version does not support Multi Player. Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly grea...
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Classic, Historical, Real-Time
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3.9/5

( 28 Reviews )

3.9

28 Reviews

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Product details
2010, Paradox Development Studio, ...
System requirements
Windows 7/8/10, Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeo...
DLCs
Victoria II - Sprite Pack, Victoria II: Heart of Darkness
Time to beat
25.5 hMain
85.5 h Main + Sides
283.5 h Completionist
60.5 h All Styles

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Description

Victoria II: Civil War Edition includes the Victoria II base game along with A House Divided DLC. This version does not support Multi Player.


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 it through industrialisation, political reforms, military conquest, and colonization.

Experience an in-depth political simulation where every action you take will have various consequences all over the world. The population will react to your decisions based on their political awareness, social class, as well as their willingness to accept or revolt against their government.

Key features:

  • Deep engrossing political simulation with dozens of different governments.
  • Detailed economy with over fifty different types of goods and various production factories.
  • Over 200 different countries can be played, during the era stretching from 1835 to the onset of WWII.
  • Advanced Technological system with thousands of inventions to discover.
  • Improved graphics and interface.
  • A streamlined interface makes the game easily accessible.
  • Automation of various tasks including, trade and population promotion.
  • Advanced spheres of influences system, where the great powers battle over the control of the world.
  • Cottage production simulating pre-industrial economies.
  • Gunboat Diplomacy, no need for negotiating as a fleet outside a port may be a more persuasive argument.
  • Historical and Dynamic missions guiding your country through the history.
Goodies
Victoria II: A House Divided Manual Victoria II Concept Art Victoria II Wallpapers Poster
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
25.5 hMain
85.5 h Main + Sides
283.5 h Completionist
60.5 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Historical
Tags:
Strategy, Classic, Historical, Real-Time
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2010-08-31T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Paradox Development Studio / Paradox Interactive
Size:
686 MB
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Game features
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Single-player
Languages
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Deutsch
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DLCs
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User reviews

Posted on: November 25, 2024

cartenfamily_8508

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Games: 6 Reviews: 2

Bit old but good

The game is really great i suggest playing eu4 frist to get a basic understanding unit control and recruitment.

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Posted on: June 28, 2025

OctaviusDryst

Games: 75 Reviews: 1

amazing game

Just such a fun game once you understand it, some mechanics are broken but you adapt and kind of get used to it.

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Posted on: May 11, 2020

CH-46E

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Games: 323 Reviews: 5

Best Paradox game

I own practically all of them between here and on Steam, and this is the best.

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Posted on: August 22, 2025

henrickksonn

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Games: 175 Reviews: 3

Fun for a while, gets very old

The game's fun enough for a while, with mods, but the fun wears off quickly. The economy is never really explained, and from what I've read, it's much shallower than it appears. So many of the mechanics, from generals to battles and rebellions and political parties, feel half-finished and get more and more annoying as time goes on. The AI is dumb, very dumb, but the cheat bonuses it gets are obscene, so unless you snowball, you'll always be on the backfoot. Very little flavor, very little variety in diplomacy, and very little variety in playing each country, it just gets so old.

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Posted on: August 31, 2024

angelhj24

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Games: 34 Reviews: 1

Good statrategy game

Excelent game. With mods is a awesome experience

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