Games published by Paradox Interactive
70 census-tracked games, ranked by total Steam reviews.
Paradox Interactive has published 70 games tracked by The Game Census, with 1.8M Steam reviews between them and an overall 85% positive rating. The most reviewed is Hearts of Iron IV (361k reviews, 90% positive). Its best-rated title with at least 1,000 reviews is Cities: Skylines at 93% positive. Releases span 2008 to 2026. 2 are free to play.
At the latest census sample, 38k people were playing its 5 games that report a live player count. Census health tiers across the catalog: 2 thriving, 15 healthy, 5 cooling, 47 quiet.
Genres across the catalog: Strategy (55), Simulation (29), RPG (24), Indie (15), Adventure (11). Most common player tags: Strategy, Singleplayer, Simulation, RPG, Multiplayer, Grand Strategy.
Games
70
Steam reviews
1.8M
Positive
85%
Players now
38k
| # | Game | Reviews | Rating | Players | Health | Price | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts of Iron IV Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history. | 361k | 90% | 20k | Thriving | $49.99 | 2016-06-06 |
| 2 | Cities: Skylines Cities: Skylines is a modern take on the classic city simulation. The game introduces new game play elements to realize the thrill and hardships of creating and maintaining a real city whilst expanding on some well-established tropes of the city building experience. | 291k | 93% | — | Healthy | $8.99 | 2015-03-10 |
| 3 | Stellaris Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities. | 197k | 86% | — | Healthy | $49.99 | 2016-05-09 |
| 4 | Crusader Kings III Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages. | 142k | 90% | 16k | Thriving | $49.99 | 2020-09-01 |
| 5 | Europa Universalis IV 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. | 135k | 87% | — | Healthy | $49.99 | 2013-08-13 |
| 6 | Cities: Skylines II Raise a city from the ground up and transform it into a thriving metropolis with the most realistic city builder ever. Push your creativity and problem-solving to build on a scale you've never experienced. With deep simulation and a living economy, this is world-building without limits. | 92k | 56% | — | Healthy | $49.99 | 2023-10-24 |
| 7 | Crusader Kings II Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy. | 74k | 90% | — | Healthy | Free | 2012-02-14 |
| 8 | Prison Architect Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect. | 74k | 89% | — | Healthy | $5.99 | 2015-10-06 |
| 9 | Victoria 3 Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history. | 61k | 70% | — | Healthy | $49.99 | 2022-10-25 |
| 10 | BATTLETECH Take command of your own mercenary outfit of 'Mechs and the MechWarriors that pilot them, struggling to stay afloat as you find yourself drawn into a brutal interstellar civil war. | 33k | 84% | — | Healthy | $39.99 | 2018-04-24 |
| 11 | Europa Universalis V Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game. | 33k | 61% | — | Cooling | $59.99 | 2025-11-04 |
| 12 | Magicka Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good. | 32k | 85% | — | Healthy | $9.99 | 2011-01-25 |
| 13 | Imperator: Rome Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook. | 27k | 65% | — | Cooling | $39.99 | 2019-04-25 |
| 14 | Age of Wonders 4 Rule a fantasy realm of your own design! Explore new magical realms in Age of Wonders’ signature blend of 4X strategy and turn-based tactical combat. Control a faction that grows and changes as you expand your empire with each turn! | 23k | 81% | 1.5k | Healthy | $49.99 | 2023-05-02 |
| 15 | Victoria II Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding... | 20k | 92% | — | Healthy | $19.99 | 2010-08-30 |
| 16 | Magicka 2 The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others | 14k | 82% | — | Healthy | $14.99 | 2015-05-26 |
| 17 | Shadowrun Returns The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Now, creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG. | 14k | 88% | — | Quiet | $14.99 | 2013-07-25 |
| 18 | Tyranny Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world. | 13k | 87% | — | Healthy | $29.99 | 2016-11-10 |
| 19 | Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2 You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle. | 13k | 55% | — | Cooling | $59.99 | 2025-10-21 |
| 20 | Across the Obelisk Set forth in a co-op roguelite deckbuilder where every choice matters! Craft decks of breathtaking power. Journey alone or with up to three friends. Plot your party’s path to glory and face powerful enemies in deep tactical combat on your quest to save the kingdom of Senenthia in Across the Obelisk! | 13k | 80% | 309 | Healthy | $19.99 | 2022-08-16 |
| 21 | Age of Wonders III Age of Wonders III is the long anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy series. Delivering a unique mix of Empire Building, Role Playing and Warfare, Age of Wonders III offers the ultimate in turn-based fantasy strategy for veterans of the series and new players alike! | 13k | 80% | — | Quiet | $29.99 | 2014-03-31 |
| 22 | Stranded: Alien Dawn Brave a new world in Stranded: Alien Dawn, a planet survival sim placing the fate of a small marooned group in your hands. Forge your story through compelling and immersive strategic gameplay as you make vital decisions to protect your survivors. | 11k | 84% | — | Healthy | $34.99 | 2023-04-25 |
| 23 | Transport Fever 3 Transport Fever 3, the ultimate transport tycoon returns, bigger, deeper, and more dynamic than ever. Build the routes that transform the world across land, sea, and sky using over a century of evolving transport options. Design and build your ideal transport network. | 6.7k | 71% | — | — | $49.99 | 2026-09-29 |
| 24 | Age of Wonders: Planetfall Age of Wonders: Planetfall is the new strategy game from Triumph Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders series, bringing all the exciting tactical turn-based combat and in-depth empire building of its predecessors to space in an all-new, sci-fi setting. | 6.6k | 80% | — | Quiet | $29.99 | 2019-08-06 |
| 25 | Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut Harebrained Schemes' biggest Shadowrun game to date, and the definitive Shadowrun RPG experience available on PC. Now a standalone title with tons of new content & improvements! | 6.6k | 89% | — | Quiet | $14.99 | 2014-09-18 |
| 26 | Empire of Sin Empire of Sin is a new strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago. | 6.3k | 48% | — | Quiet | $39.99 | 2020-12-01 |
| 27 | Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015! | 4.8k | 87% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2015-08-20 |
| 28 | NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION is a major update featuring a new playable adventurer (The Brute), a completely new outdoor environment (The Black Forest), and lots of new enemies, weapons, armor, traps, potions, scrolls, and other big improvements to the game. | 4.7k | 65% | — | Quiet | $29.99 | 2016-07-12 |
| 29 | Surviving the Aftermath Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world. | 4.6k | 71% | — | Quiet | $29.99 | 2021-11-16 |
| 30 | FOUNDRY Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp. | 4.0k | 81% | — | Cooling | $29.99 | 2024-05-02 |
| 31 | Millennia Create your own nation in Millennia, a historical turn-based 4X game that challenges your strategic prowess across 10,000 years of history, from the dawn of humanity to our possible futures. | 3.8k | 67% | — | Cooling | $39.99 | 2024-03-26 |
| 32 | Star Trek: Infinite Star Trek: Infinite is a grand strategy experience that lets you play your own Star Trek story as the leader of one of four major factions in the galaxy. Follow the specially crafted story or blaze your own trail in the first Star Trek grand strategy game. | 3.5k | 43% | — | Quiet | $29.99 | 2023-10-12 |
| 33 | Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session in the ultimate meta roleplaying experience. | 3.3k | 82% | — | Quiet | $2.49 | 2013-06-18 |
| 34 | Academia : School Simulator Design, build, and manage a high school with terrific teachers and fantastic facilities or simply let your students poop in the bushes? Academia : School Simulator is a management/tycoon game where you get to decide! | 3.1k | 86% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2021-01-28 |
| 35 | Teleglitch: Die More Edition In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor. | 3.0k | 83% | — | Quiet | $12.99 | 2013-07-24 |
| 36 | Knights of Pen and Paper 2 Prepare to inhabit a world of chivalry, class warfare and off-beat pop references. Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a turn-based, retro style, pixel-art adventure full of danger, intrigue, death, and saving throws! | 2.9k | 87% | — | Quiet | $1.99 | 2015-10-20 |
| 37 | Warlock - Master of the Arcane In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power. | 2.6k | 86% | — | Quiet | $24.99 | 2012-05-08 |
| 38 | Cities in Motion 2 Cities in Motion 2 is the sequel to the popular mass transit simulation game Cities in Motion. Build, manage and lead your transportation network to provide cities with their ever changing needs. CIM2 introduces new features including multiplayer game modes, day and night cycles, timetables and dynamic cities. | 2.6k | 57% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2013-04-02 |
| 39 | Knights of Honor As King, it is your duty to lead your people in their struggle to raise your kingdom from its humble beginnings to a position of power and prestige. War, diplomacy and a burgeoning economy are the means by which you increase your power and expand your influence. | 2.4k | 93% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2009-02-04 |
| 40 | Ship Simulator Extremes VSTEP and Paradox are proud to announce the next installment of the acclaimed Ship Simulator series. With over 550K copies sold, the series returns to take you into the most extreme conditions on earth… Ever wonder how it feels to sail a half-million-ton supertanker through the perfect storm? | 2.3k | 51% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2010-08-27 |
| 41 | Surviving Mars: Relaunched The award-winning sci-fi city builder is back - remastered, expanded and even more stunning. Colonize Mars and survive the process, from exploration and infrastructure to welcoming colonists and achieving long-term stability. Are you ready? Mars is waiting. | 2.2k | 55% | — | Quiet | $39.99 | 2025-11-10 |
| 42 | Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War. | 2.1k | 90% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2011-04-08 |
| 43 | Europa Universalis III Complete Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy. | 2.0k | 83% | — | Quiet | $14.99 | 2009-02-04 |
| 44 | Ice Lakes Ice Lakes is a modern ice fishing simulator with different single and multiplayer game modes and sandbox approach to wintertime fishing. Use and customize wide selection of fishing gear and learn how changing season, bottom topology, time of day and weather conditions affects fish behavior. | 1.6k | 86% | — | Quiet | $14.99 | 2016-04-19 |
| 45 | Majesty 2 Collection In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the Kingdom. Your rule is not absolute, however, as you face subjects that are independent and stubborn. They will need a great deal of persuasion before they carry out your wishes... | 1.6k | 74% | — | Quiet | — | 2011-04-19 |
| 46 | Warlock 2: The Exiled Warlock 2 is a turn-based strategy game of fantasy warfare. Rival against Great Mages, lead mighty armies into fierce battles, wield ancient magic and faith as your weapons. | 1.3k | 70% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2014-04-10 |
| 47 | Majesty 2 In the world of Majesty, you are the ruler of the kingdom Ardania. At your service are your loyal and somewhat obnoxious subordinates, who have their own minds about how things should be done. In fact, Majesty is the only game where your heroes decide on their own what should be done and when, leaving you to try to control them through... | 1.3k | 69% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2009-09-17 |
| 48 | The Lamplighters League Recruit a team of misfits with unique abilities and unforgettable personalities, and chase the Banished Court to the ends of the earth in a mix of real-time infiltration, turn-based tactical combat, and a character-driven story of adventure and intrigue. | 1.2k | 69% | — | Quiet | $49.99 | 2023-10-03 |
| 49 | Cities in Motion Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam | 1.1k | 77% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2011-02-22 |
| 50 | Age of Wonders Welcome to Age of Wonders, the authentic turn based fantasy strategy classic that started the hit series. Age of Wonders’ intimate atmosphere with painterly graphics still shines today. The game’s fully patched up, start building your fantasy empire today! | 1.0k | 78% | — | Quiet | $5.99 | 2010-10-12 |
| 51 | Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light. | 709 | 88% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2010-06-04 |
| 52 | Age of Wonders Shadow Magic Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic is the third entry in the award winning fantasy strategy series. This fan-favorite enhances the series' praised fusion of empire building, role-playing and tactical combat with the eerie Shadow World and battle with races never before seen, across new and diverse landscapes. | 652 | 90% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2010-10-12 |
| 53 | King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame Welcome to the lost age of chivalry, where magic and myth is alive, and you are destined to be one of the living legends: Arthur, the son of Uther Pendragon, the Once and Future King of the prophecies. Fulfill your destiny and claim your rightful place on the throne of Britannia. | 620 | 68% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2009-11-24 |
| 54 | Majesty Gold HD The High Definition edition of Majesty Gold contains main game, the Northern Expansion Pack as well as 2 new quests and several other graphics and gameplay updates.Majesty is a Real-time strategy game with indirect control – your heroes have a will of their own! | 600 | 92% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2009-09-04 |
| 55 | A Game of Dwarves A Dwarven Prince on a quest to reclaim his people’s stolen land will take you on a great journey. Explore a continent filled with buried treasures and unearth mysteries that have laid hidden since the Great War. | 554 | 63% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2012-10-23 |
| 56 | King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame Experience the sequel to the Role-playing Real Time Strategy Hit! | 512 | 56% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2012-01-27 |
| 57 | Sengoku Use your power as a Feudal Lord to unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist. | 476 | 61% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2011-09-15 |
| 58 | Galaxy of Pen & Paper +1 Turn-based RPG about a group of players rolling dice in the year 1999! Create your own game master and RPG party, as they roleplay, explore distant planets in their imagination, fight weird aliens and save the galaxy in the era of dial-up internet and floppy disks! (Includes +1 Edition content) | 429 | 72% | 3 | Quiet | — | 2017-07-27 |
| 59 | Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne Age of Wonders II is the wildly anticipated sequel to the award-winning strategy phenomenon. Delivering an invigorating mix of Empire Building, Role-playing, and Warfare, Age of Wonders II brings s turn-based strategy to new heights. | 411 | 84% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2010-10-12 |
| 60 | Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game Taking place from 1936-64, Arsenal of Democracy lets you play as any nation during the era of WW2, complete with detailed models for economics, diplomacy, research, and intelligence. Warfare is also fully represented with all three branches of operations: land, sea, and air. | 392 | 84% | — | Quiet | $2.49 | 2010-02-23 |
| 61 | March of the Eagles “he Who Fears Being Conquered Is Sure Of Defeat.”The war-game March of the Eagles focuses on the dramatic conflicts of Europe during 1805 to 1820. Explore one of the defining periods in European history with this experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy, Paradox Development Studio. | 388 | 68% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2013-02-18 |
| 62 | Ancient Space Ancient Space is a story driven single player real time strategy game where you take command of a fleet embarking on a scientific mission to chart undiscovered reaches of space called ‘The Black Zone’. Overcome overwhelming odds and fight for your life and the survival of your ship and its crew. | 374 | 44% | — | Quiet | $19.99 | 2014-09-23 |
| 63 | Knights of Pen and Paper 2: Free Edition Join the retro RPG world of Paperos - become a Knight of Pen and Paper in the newly revamped "Free Edition"! | 271 | 61% | — | Quiet | Free | 2018-02-21 |
| 64 | Victoria I Complete Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion, colonization and social upheaval, to emerge as one of the great world powers by the dawn of the 20th century in Victoria Complete. | 270 | 70% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2010-08-20 |
| 65 | Crusader Kings Complete Europe is in turmoil. The lands are fragmented into petty fiefs and the Emperor struggles with the Pope. At this very moment the Pope has declared that those who go to liberate the Holy Land will be freed of all sins. Gather prestige and piety and the world will whisper your name in awe. | 246 | 61% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2012-02-14 |
| 66 | Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy. | 241 | 68% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2008-12-18 |
| 67 | For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game Take up the reins of your country, guide domestic and foreign policy, navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engage in various struggles and lead your country to prosperity – all in the name of glory! | 173 | 77% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2009-11-11 |
| 68 | Premium Pool Arena Premium Pool Arena is a modern arcade style pool game with single player, online and local multiplayer modes. If you love a relaxed game of 8 ball, this is the game for you! | 125 | 49% | — | Quiet | $9.99 | 2017-04-14 |
| 69 | Race Arcade The ultimate top down racing game with over 100 tracks, online and local multiplayer, extensive single player and a track editor to create and share your own tracks with the others. | 86 | 69% | — | Quiet | $11.99 | 2017-04-05 |
| 70 | King Arthur: Fallen Champions An all-new standalone expansion to the hit RPG-Strategy game! | 57 | 39% | — | Quiet | $4.99 | 2011-09-16 |
Reviews and ratings are Steam totals at the latest census snapshot. Players is the most recent concurrent-player sample recorded by the census and is blank where Steam exposes no count. Health is the census verdict for each game; the tiers are explained in the methodology. Game blurbs, genres and tags are the Steam store's own.