Yesterday, Paradox Interactive announced the release date of Victoria 3, the new installment in the socio-economical grand strategy simulation game. Pre-orders are already available for a price of $49.99; there's also a Grand Edition priced at $79.99, which includes 1 Music Pack, 1 Art Pack, 1 Immersion Pack, 1 Expansion Pack, and the Expansion Pass bonus: the American Building Pack.
All users who pre-order Victoria 3 will get the remastered Victoria 2 soundtrack, including some new versions of fan-favorite music.
Victoria 3 Overview
- Infinite Replayability: Rewrite history as any of dozens of nations from the Victorian Era, from industrial powerhouses like Great Britain and Prussia to populous giants like Russia and Qing China or powers in waiting like Japan or Colonial Canada.
- Deep Societal Simulation: Every inhabitant of your nation is simulated, whether farmer or clerk, capitalist or craftsman. Each has personal beliefs, political preferences and, most importantly, a standard of living to maintain.
- Challenging Economic Gameplay: Develop your economy through the development of new industries and institutions, trading surplus goods to the many markets of the world and importing what your population needs to make life affordable.
- Diplomatic Brinkmanship: Anything you can win through war can also be achieved at the negotiating table. Open diplomatic plays, calling on allies for support, as you press demands on weaker or rival nations.
- Political Development: Manage the various political factions in your country through laws and reforms. Can you improve the life of your citizens, if it means angering established authorities?
- A Living World: Watch the map change before your eyes, as newly constructed railways run between burgeoning cities, many of which were mere hamlets decades before.
Victoria 3 System Requirements
MINIMUM:
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- OS: Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-3250 or AMD FX 8370
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 (2GB) or AMD R7 370 (2GB) or Intel HD Graphics 630 or AMD Radeon Vega 8
RECOMMENDED:
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- OS: Windows 10 64 Bit or Windows 11
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB) or AMD RX 590 (8GB)
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