Europa Universalis V – the new grand strategy game that allows you to rewrite five centuries of world history
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Europa Universalis V has been released, a grand global strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Players will immerse themselves in a detailed world and carve a historical path for their chosen nation from the late Middle Ages to the dawn of the Victorian era. Under your leadership, society, divided by social classes, cultures, and religions, will endure the Black Death, the Renaissance, the Age of Great Discoveries, religious wars, and many other trials, leaving its mark on the map of history.

For the first time in the history of the Europa Universalis series, players will need to consider the needs of the population: the availability of food and other vital resources will determine the empire's power. The development of trade, the exploration of new lands in search of rare goods, and interaction with social estates will be the keys to forming new values and ideas in society.

Between sword and pen, faith and reason, aristocracy and the people – the whole world becomes a stage for great choices and ambitions.

Witness the unfolding of history

  • Rule any nation of your choice. Hundreds of nations will follow your lead, as you control the fate of millions of people and guide them from the Middle Ages to the Age of Revolutions – from the Yuan Empire to the city-states of Italy, from the warring clans of feudal Japan to the Pope himself.

  • Decide how your nation will develop. Forge a unique path through a new history shaped by your decisions. Experience historical events and situations: the Hundred Years' War, the Protestant Reformation, the fall of old dynasties, and the rise of new ones.

  • Explore alternative historical outcomes and reshape the world according to your ambitions. What if England succeeded in defending its territorial claims? What if China sought to expand its empire overseas? What if the Mongol-Tatar yoke continued in Rus? Each action opens up the possibility for creating a unique story.

Show what you are capable of as a ruler

  • Achieve peace in fractured lands. Keep the estates vying for power in check. Grant privileges to some and curtail the power of others. Do everything to maintain control over your country's population.

  • Negotiate during times of unrest. Strengthen your dynasty's position in other countries through diplomacy or forge an unbreakable alliance. But remember: nations have no eternal friends – only temporary interests. Skillfully deploy your diplomats: secure preferences from allies, threaten enemies, and keep an eye on everyone else.

  • Conquer new lands and expand your state's borders. Fight against those who dare to stand in the way of your ambitions using Europa Universalis's entirely new military system. The game covers the transition from the era of militias and mercenaries to an age of regular armies and impregnable fortresses, reflecting the evolution of society and military art. Choose talented commanders to lead your land and naval forces.

Develop society

  • Build a robust economic structure within the most complex trade system in the Europa Universalis series. On the map concealing numerous resources, you can produce dozens of goods and agricultural products, directing your efforts towards meeting the needs of a growing population or establishing trade relations with less successful regions.

  • Shape society in response to the challenges of the era. Define its values – new opportunities will emerge over time. Focus on power at court or share it with the nobility. Proclaim religious tolerance or persecute heretics. Bet on large armies or an elite corps of warriors.

Be ambitious

  • Govern a state that unites many cultures and beliefs in a deep historical simulation. For the first time in the Europa Universalis series, the population is reflected on the map in high detail: provinces can vary by faith and culture. The decisions you make will determine how these societies develop under your rule.

  • Overcome the greatest strategic challenges of the past. Test your strategic prowess on a map that is more expansive and detailed than in any previous Paradox Interactive game. Surpass the achievements of great rulers and create your own vision of the world.

More information about the game can be found on the official website and on the Steam page.