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Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation through four dramatic centuries. 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.

Release DateAug 13, 2013
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.7% (very positive) / 86.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.5% Top 10% / 85.8%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)83.8K  Top 1% / 122.9K  Top 1%
Curators061 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time671.5 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar16.8 hours  Top 1%
Followers197.6K  Top 1%
Owners± 3.7M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 2.3M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 34.7M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Europa Universalis IV steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Europa Universalis IV's Steam rating and reviews between August 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 96.9% (September 2013) and 83.7% (October 2018).

With 122.9K reviews Top 1%, Europa Universalis IV is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in November.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Europa Universalis IV and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Europa Universalis IV's review languages. The most popular language is English (51%), followed by Turkish (10%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Europa Universalis IV percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Europa Universalis IV, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 1743 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Europa Universalis IV players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 1402 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Micromanaging aspects of the state
  • Colourful graphics
  • Fun gameplay
  • Vibrant colours
  • Good grand strategy game
  • Pleasant graphics
  • Good variety of diplomatic actions
  • National ideas
  • Historical accuracy to some extent
  • Mods
  • Repetitiveness
  • Horrendous DLC policy
  • High amount of micromanagement
  • Limited mechanics for battles
  • Random events and outcomes
  • Difficulty depends on size and location of country
  • Lack of unified frontlines
  • Inability of AI to control its army effectively
  • Lack of things to do
  • Poor tutorial

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 86.7% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Europa Universalis IV's review data provided by Steam. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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