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Games like Europa Universalis IV

Enjoyed Europa Universalis IV? Here are 6 games that play in a similar way – such as Europa Universalis V, Crusader Kings III, Victoria II. Each shows the cheapest key price from the stores we compare.

About Europa Universalis IV: Europa Universalis IV is a strategy simulation in which you control any nation in the world and guide it through four centuries of history, from the late Middle Ages to the Napoleonic era. Players accumulate wealth, land and prestige in a fierce competition for global dominance. The game offers hundreds of dynamic historical events, from troubling civil wars to world-changing moments such as the Protestant Reformation, and lets you build trade power in key provinces to control the flow of trade.

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · similar games are picked by AI from our catalogue based on game content (play style, setting, co-op) · descriptions based on official publisher information on Steam

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Europa Universalis V

Europa Universalis V is a historical grand strategy game set across almost five centuries, from the late Middle Ages to the Age of Revolution. Players steer the fate of hundreds of nations in a deeply detailed simulated world and decide whether to lead their state through war, trade or diplomacy. Domestic order is maintained by strengthening or limiting the power of estates, while the military system progresses from levies and mercenaries to large standing armies. Commanders must be chosen for both land and naval forces. The game also adds more detailed diplomacy, a more sophisticated economic model and a more detailed trade system.

Crusader Kings III

Crusader Kings III is a medieval grand strategy and RPG in which you guide a noble house across several generations, and a character's death only marks the start of the next ruler's reign. You can begin in 867, 1066 or 1178, claiming lands, titles and vassals, while war is just one tool next to diplomacy, scheming and marriage. Traits and lifestyle choices shape each character's actions, so you can rule with an iron fist or win subjects over with magnanimous deeds. The vast map stretches from snowy Nordic lands past the Horn of Africa to the exotic riches of Burma.

Victoria II

Victoria II is a grand strategy game set in the colonial era of the 19th century. You take control of a country and lead it from the age of absolute monarchies through industrialisation, political reforms, military conquest and colonization, with the aim of becoming a great power by the dawn of the 20th century. At its core is a detailed political simulation: the population reacts to your decisions according to its political awareness, social class and willingness to accept its government or revolt against it. More than 200 countries are playable over a period stretching from 1835 to the onset of WWII.

Victoria 3

Victoria 3 is a strategy and simulation game about building an ideal society in the transformative 19th century while balancing competing interests at home. Between 1836 and 1936 the player leads dozens of nations and chooses between agriculture and industry, reform and tradition, research into new technology and keeping the old order. Detailed population groups carry their own economic needs and political desires; industry grows on imported raw materials, finished goods need markets, and diplomacy, pacts and threats decide a nation’s standing in the world.

Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV is a grand strategy wargame in which the player leads any nation during World War II. The goal is to build industrial strength and diplomatic alliances, wage war against ideological opponents, and test strategic skill and political insight. Player decisions open alternative historical paths, from where to strike to whether democracies or long-forgotten monarchies are restored, and military campaigns can be planned down to the smallest detail, including division templates, research into production methods and weapons, and factory settings. The base game is complemented by four expansions: Death or Dishonor, Together for Victory, Waking the Tiger and Man the Guns.

Knights of Honor II: Sovereign

Knights of Honor II: Sovereign is a real-time medieval grand strategy game in which the player becomes a king and vies for control of Europe. More than 200 historical kingdoms across Europe, North Africa and parts of Asia are available to start from, and territory grows over 300+ provinces. The royal court is filled with Marshals, Clerics, Merchants, Diplomats and Spies who lead armies, forge pacts, trade or stir up rebellions and wars. Play runs in real time with no turns, battles can be commanded directly in RTS combat, and several friends can join in multiplayer.