Europa Universalis IV

The biggest issue is the learning curve, which seems at times needlessly steep; also, they could have taken some more time with the hint system (which doesn’t ever seem to pop up with relevant information as I imagine it was intended to). All in all though, I’d recommend giving this game a few days, playing through any initial frustration, and experimenting with this extremely well crafted sandbox.

The Europa Universalis series has always struggled to be approachable to newcomers while offering a deep strategy game experience that accurately depicts the colonial period's social dynamics without becoming too deterministic. Europa Universalis IV...

So, Paradox have done it again – learning from the design of Crusader Kings II, Europa Universalis is an excellent starting foundation. From here, we hope the game receives the content and support that CKII got, and we can't wait to see what else they...

Europa Universalis IV is easy to recommend to anyone interested in historical strategy - it’s the best game in the series, which can now take its place, with no caveats, among the giants of the genre. Very few strategy games manage to show the grand sweep of history as something that can be directly influenced and made fun...

You have control of a nation which you must guide through centuries of historyYou have control of a nation which you must guide through centuries of history.There is a feeling of immense freedom and the game has incredible depth. Great stuff.VERDICT:...

An Enlightened balance of depth and accessibility that brings grand strategy into a new era....

The result of these efforts is a textured and engrossing simulation that conquers the common ground between your average Civilization V player and the long-time devotees of grand strategy. Never before have I felt that “World at your fingertips” feeling as strongly, and you owe it to your sense of discovery to give EU IV an hour of your life or two...

I’d happily recommend Europa Universalis IV to anyone intrigued by abstract power politics, national maneuvering and European history circa 1450-1800. Just be prepared to bore people to tears with your tales of conquest, and potentially miss out on some life-changing events because you were too busy trying to nab control of the Papacy.