This is probably one of my all-time favorite games. It's very hard to explain why and since I'm not a talented critic it would take too much time trying to describe all the reasons why you should pick this up if you're a fan of complex strategies.

But in short:

The best diplomacy mechanics I've seen in a video game.

Satisfying empire builder/map painter - but you'll have a good time playing tall as well.

You feel like you are playing the History.

Great soundtrack.

Highly exploitable mechanics which allow you to do crazy things.

Very hard and complex game.


Some cons:

Feature creep, sometimes derpy AI, questionable Paradox DLC policy (however, this game will last for hundreds of hours and you can subscribe for all the DLCs just for 5 EUR / month. The game is worth almost 400 EUR).

So, go and pick this up. But you'd need to stick with it for a while before you'd be able to actually capable of doing something in it. Watch some tutorial videos on YT first ;)

This is probably one of my all-time favorite games. It's very hard to explain why and since I'm not a talented critic it would take too much time trying to describe all the reasons why you should pick this up if you're a fan of complex strategies. But in short: The best diplomacy mechanics I've seen in a video game. Satisfying empire builder/map painter - but you'll have a good time playing tall as well. You feel like you are playing the History. Great soundtrack. Highly exploitable mechanics which allow you to do crazy things. Very hard and complex game. Some cons: Feature creep, sometimes derpy AI, questionable Paradox DLC policy (however, this game will last for hundreds of hours and you can subscribe for all the DLCs just for 5 EUR / month. The game is worth almost 400 EUR). So, go and pick this up. But you'd need to stick with it for a while before you'd be able to actually capable of doing something in it. Watch some tutorial videos on YT first ;)