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historical video game
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun
By Development Studio, released 1 Jan 2003
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- grand strategy wargame
- computer wargame
- real-time strategy
What it is
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun is a grand strategy game about guiding a nation from the early 19th century into the dawn of the 20th. Its political simulation brings diplomacy, warfare, economics and industrialization, colonization, technological research, and domestic politics together, with choices affecting events beyond your borders. You can pursue national growth and reform or take a more authoritarian path. Historical and dynamic missions provide direction, while a technology tree spans the period through the Interwar years. The global map contains more than 2,800 provinces, and military forces are tied to policy decisions. Multiplayer supports up to 32 players. A converter can export an end-of-game save for continuation in Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday. The game is listed for Windows and macOS, while its Steam listing specifies Windows. Steam features include multiplayer and Family Sharing.
What players like, and what they don't
- Covers six areas of national governance
- Global map has more than 2,800 provinces
- Multiplayer supports up to 32 players
- End-game converter exports to Hearts of Iron 2: Doomsday
- Steam listing specifies Windows only
- Requires attention to interconnected national policies
Who it suits
It suits players interested in steering a nation through political, economic, military, and colonial change. The multiplayer mode may also suit groups of up to 32 players.
Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun centers on long-term national management across politics, economics, technology, and warfare. Its large map, multiplayer, and save converter add scope beyond a single campaign.
