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Europa Universalis V

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Grand Strategy
Strategy
Simulation
Real-Time Strategy
War & Military
Released
November 4, 2025
Developer(s)
Paradox Tinto
Publisher(s)
Paradox Interactive
Engine
Clausewitz Engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Franchise
Europa Universalis

Almost five hundred years of history unfold before you in Europa Universalis V, the latest version of one of the greatest strategy games of all time. Guide the destiny of any of hundreds of nations and societies in a simulated living world of unparalleled depth and complexity.

Europa Universalis V builds on the franchise’s core concept of developing and advancing nations from around a deeply researched historical world, adding more detailed diplomacy, a more sophisticated economic model, a revised military system and greater logistical depth that will challenge even the most experienced strategy gamers.

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