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The best Paradox Interactive games · Ludixa
The best Paradox Interactive games
Ranked on the Metacritic score where one exists, and on the number of Steam reviews where it doesn't — because a game judged by a hundred thousand players is not less known than one judged by twenty critics. Titles with neither are left out.
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Crusader Kings III
2020 · Grand strategy wargame · Role-playing · 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.
Europa Universalis IV
2013 · Simulation · Strategy · 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.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
2014 · Tactical role-playing game · Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director’s Cut is a standalone release of Harebrained Schemes' critically-acclaimed Dragonfall campaign, which first premiered as a major expansion for Shadowrun Returns.
Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne
2010 · Strategy · RPG
Cities: Skylines
2015 · Simulation · Cities: Skylines is an award-winning, best-selling management game, now remastered for Xbox Series X|S with all of its robust city-simulation gameplay and unique charm along for the ride.
Hearts of Iron IV
2016 · Grand strategy wargame · Computer wargame · 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.
Prison Architect
2015 · Construction and management simulation · Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
Europa Universalis III Complete
2009 · Grand Strategy · Strategy
Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
2009 · Strategy · Grand Strategy
Crusader Kings II
2012 · RPG · Simulation · Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic
2010 · Strategy · RPG
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
2019 · Science fiction · Turn-based strategy · 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.
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
2015 · Cyberpunk · Tactical role-playing game · Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the definitive version of Shadowrun: Hong Kong, the third standalone game in Harebrained Schemes’ critically-acclaimed Shadowrun cRPG series.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
2011 · Strategy · Grand Strategy
Tyranny
2016 · Adventure · RPG · Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition
2008 · Strategy · Grand Strategy
Stellaris
2016 · Space opera · Grand strategy wargame · 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.
Mount & Blade: Warband
2010 · Action role-playing game · In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!
BattleTech
2020 · Action & adventure · The year is 3025 and the galaxy is trapped in a cycle of perpetual war, fought by noble houses with enormous, mechanized combat vehicles called BattleMechs. 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.
Teleglitch: Die More Edition
2013 · Action · Indie · 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.
Hearts of Iron III
2009 · Strategy · Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Knights of Honor
2009 · Strategy · Grand Strategy
Imperator: Rome
2019 · Simulation · Strategy · 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.
Surviving Mars
2018 · Simulation · City-building game · There will be challenges to overcome. Execute your strategy and improve your colony’s chances of survival while unlocking the mysteries of this alien world. Are you ready? Mars is waiting for you.
Victoria II
2010 · Historical · Grand strategy wargame · 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...
Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection
2010 · Strategy · 4X
Magicka
2011 · Fantasy · 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.
Penumbra: Overture
2007 · Graphic adventure game · Psychological horror fiction · Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Warlock II: The Exiled
2014 · 4X · 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.
Crusader Kings Complete
2012 · Strategy · Grand Strategy
Cities in Motion 2
2013 · Simulation · Strategy · 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.
Majesty 2
2009 · Strategy · Simulation
Warlock: Master of the Arcane
2012 · Strategy · In a time of chaotic upheaval, the player takes the role of a great mage, a warlord vying for ultimate power.
March of the Eagles
2013 · Strategy · Simulation
The Kings' Crusade
2010 · Strategy · The crowned heads of Europe launch a military campaign to conquer the Holy Land. The time has come to assemble your armies and take back the land!
Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind
2011 · Strategy · Grand Strategy · The 4th expansion of the classic historical strategy game Europa Universalis III enhances every aspect of the game to create a deeper experience.
Cities in Motion
2011 · Simulation · Management · Manage transportation for commuters in four of the world's greatest cities - Vienna, Helsinki, Berlin, and Amsterdam
Sengoku
2011 · Strategy · Simulation · Use your power as a Feudal Lord to unite the land of the Rising Sun under your iron fist.
King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame
2012 · Strategy · RPG · Experience the sequel to the Role-playing Real Time Strategy Hit!
Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition
2012 · Strategy · 4X
