As a grand strategy title among Paradox’s packed roster, Victoria 3 takes place between 1836 and 1936. With technology rapidly evolving and society transforming, it’s a period ripe for different kinds of events. According to the publisher, players have researched 187 million technologies, built 39,982 Eiffel Towers, constructed the Trans-Continental Railway 45,614 times, and played about 14,623,631 hours. That’s about 1669 years of playtime.

Victoria 3 was also nominated for “Best Sim/Strategy Game” at The Game Awards 2022. Regarding this, director Martin Anward said, “Seeing Victoria 3 nominated for this year’s Game Awards is a career-defining moment, and we couldn’t be happier to share this achievement with our players. Our players made all of this possible, and it’s only the beginning. We are committed to supporting Victoria 3 and will continue to add more content to the game.”

Paradox Development Studio has revealed its roadmap for upcoming changes, which include increased visibility of navy units, AI tweaks, expanded Diplomacy options, late-game economy tweaks, and much more. Stay tuned for more details on these updates in the coming months.

Alongside the announcement for the release date, Paradox has also released a trailer that shows off a tiny bit of gameplay alongside giving us a glimpse at the game’s art style and setting.

Victoria 3 is set to be a socio-economic and political simulation game that, according to Paradox, hopes to “represent the needs and desires of every person on Earth across a century of dramatic technological and social upheaval.”

Features for Victoria 3 include infinite replayability, the aforementioned societal simulation, challenging gameplay revolving around the economics of the time, options for diplomacy, and political development.

Victoria 3 is set during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The game will be freeform in nature, allowing players to come up with their own ultimate objectives.

Set during the 19th and early 20th centuries, Victoria 3 is going to be more of a societal simulation than another Paradox game like Europa Universalis. Players have to develop their nations through industry, trade, and political machinations.

One of the key features of Victoria 3 is set to be replayability. Since it is a grand strategy game, players can choose to play different factions for different playthroughs. It also helps that just about every inhabitant of a nation is set to be simulated, with each person having their own personal beliefs, political preferences, and standards of living.

Victoria 3 will be rather freeform in nature, allowing players to set their own ultimate win conditions, much like Hearts of Iron 4. Rather than having a set goal for players to strive towards, in Victoria 3, players will have to decide on their own goals, be it a smaller scale goal like uniting Europe under a single government, or a larger goal like complete world domination.

Some things that can be expected include Frostpunk developer 11 bit Studios’ unannounced title; a new project by Klei Entertainment of Don’t Starve fame; Sam Barlow’s Immortality; and an update on Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 courtesy of Saber Interactive’s Tim Willits. Bohemia Interactive will also be on hand for an interview about the recently announced Arma 4. Victoria 3 is also getting its first gameplay reveal.

If that weren’t enough, the mod project Half-Life: Alyx – Levitation is also getting some new gameplay. Of course, the PC Gaming Show isn’t the only event set for June 12th as the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase will broadcast at 10 PM PT. Stay tuned for more details on both in the coming weeks.

Paradox Interactive has announced grand strategy sequel Victoria 3, a sequel that fans of the Victoria series have been requesting for years. Victoria 2, the last entry in the series, released in 2010. Victoria 3 will release on PC and on Xbox Game Pass for PC at launch. No release date was announced.

“After years of community requests and curiosity about the future of one of the company’s iconic games, Victoria 3 is instantly one of the most highly anticipated grand strategy games in Paradox’s history,” according to Paradox Interactive. “Victoria 3 is a society simulator set in a time of great change. Track the needs and desires of national populations, each group with its own political and material preferences. Conservative factions may resist political reform as growing numbers of tradespeople and intellectuals push for a greater say in how the nation is run. Trade a wide range of goods on a global scale to make sure that needs are met at home, because if people are hungry and disenfranchised, revolution beckons.”

The game promises a deep societal simulation that will allow players to improve the lives of citizens in their country, see the wonders of the Victorian Age, and engage in deep diplomatic, political, and economic systems. Players will be able to choose from one of 183 countries to play as.

You can watch the announcement trailer below: