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Europa Universalis IV

Paradox Development Studio · Paradox Interactive · 2013-08-13

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategy

Franchise: Europa Universalis · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 13, 2013 (Linux), Aug 13, 2013 (Mac), Aug 13, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.

8,031
playing now
88%
positive of 137k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
91
twitch viewers (latest)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (258 ratings)
171h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$49.99
steam price (US)

8,031 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Europa Universalis IV is a 2013 grand strategy video game in the Europa Universalis series, developed and published by Paradox Interactive as a sequel to Europa Universalis III (2007). The game was released on 25 August 2013 for Windows, OS X, and Linux. It is a strategy game where players can control a nation leading up to and during the early modern period of history. Players navigate their nations through trade, administration, diplomacy, colonization, and warfare. The game has sold over 4 million copies as of February 2024.

Trailer

Europa Universalis IV trailer thumbnail

Europa Universalis IV - 8th Anniversary Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 8,031 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,240 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~280/week).
  • · Review velocity down 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.5M–11M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 137,249 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-90%
GOG$4.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99-90%
GamersGate$5.00-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at GameBillet (2025-07-04) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $49.99 · on sale 79 of 113 observed days · $1.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.4k3.4k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2,256 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 285 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,431 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,903 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 712 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 3,410 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 2,109 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 184 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,406 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,072 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,175 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,121 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,089 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,504 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,122 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 747 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,241 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 969 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 923 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 125 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 868 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 876 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 705 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 247 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 813 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 696 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 158 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 758 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 823 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 705 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 670 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,073 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 745 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 825 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 567 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 615 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 783 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 472 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 452 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 497 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 371 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,029 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 505 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 400 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 350 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 386 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 713 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 649 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 252 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 349 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 481 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 392 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 404 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 30 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

14k6.2k2026-08-06 21:00 — 10,662 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 6,284 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 11,112 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 11,241 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 7,547 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 12,781 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 11,901 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 8,006 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 13,808 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 12,204 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 6,485 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 11,375 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 10,639 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 6,448 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 11,214 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 10,251 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 6,333 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 12,547 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 13,500 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 6,369 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 9,397 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 11,702 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 7,541 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 11,458 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 11,683 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 6,754 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 8,010 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 12,066 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 8,031 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$3.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $5.182015-05-03 — best price $9.992015-09-14 — best price $7.592016-01-15 — best price $9.992016-06-17 — best price $9.992016-11-07 — best price $35.992017-06-14 — best price $9.952017-11-06 — best price $10.002018-03-26 — best price $39.992018-07-30 — best price $39.992018-11-26 — best price $39.992019-03-19 — best price $35.992019-08-08 — best price $39.992019-12-14 — best price $9.912020-03-05 — best price $9.992020-06-08 — best price $9.652020-09-08 — best price $9.992020-12-02 — best price $9.992021-02-26 — best price $33.892021-05-19 — best price $33.892021-09-21 — best price $43.382021-12-24 — best price $39.992022-05-16 — best price $9.192022-09-21 — best price $33.592023-01-23 — best price $5.892023-06-15 — best price $39.992023-11-13 — best price $39.992024-04-07 — best price $33.992024-09-20 — best price $8.542025-01-01 — best price $5.502025-05-16 — best price $4.502025-12-19 — best price $5.002026-07-09 — best price $49.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2611332026-05-28 — 172 pageviews2026-05-31 — 198 pageviews2026-06-03 — 179 pageviews2026-06-06 — 206 pageviews2026-06-09 — 192 pageviews2026-06-12 — 226 pageviews2026-06-15 — 160 pageviews2026-06-18 — 169 pageviews2026-06-21 — 175 pageviews2026-06-24 — 183 pageviews2026-06-27 — 255 pageviews2026-06-30 — 218 pageviews2026-07-03 — 217 pageviews2026-07-06 — 202 pageviews2026-07-09 — 261 pageviews2026-07-12 — 205 pageviews2026-07-15 — 214 pageviews2026-07-18 — 198 pageviews2026-07-21 — 191 pageviews2026-07-24 — 184 pageviews2026-07-27 — 192 pageviews2026-07-30 — 205 pageviews2026-08-02 — 209 pageviews2026-08-05 — 187 pageviews2026-08-08 — 184 pageviews2026-08-11 — 234 pageviews2026-08-14 — 198 pageviews2026-08-17 — 219 pageviews2026-08-20 — 208 pageviews2026-08-23 — 167 pageviews2026-08-25 — 160 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

10402026-08-26 22:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-28 03:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-28 21:34 — 90 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 50 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 91 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
28.4%
earned "Until death do us apart"
10.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam Workshop33 DLC

4 supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish - Spain

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)21,2620%373

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

4XEconomySandboxWargameMilitaryModdableStrategyDiplomacyPoliticalHistorical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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