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.
Each input wears a grade, S to D, read from the buyer's side. The color is the direction: green raises the score, red lowers it, grey sits neutral. ▼ marks a dock, ? a missing input. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Most players never reach the end. On a 96.2-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
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Worth it · Strategy · 2013
Steam Deck UnsupportedBUY IT.
Yes, worth it at $49.99.
about 96.2h$49.99 (~)
Better value than 98% of Strategy games
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Europa Universalis IV scores 75/100 on the BANG Score (worth it). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/236850/europa-universalis-iv<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/236850/europa-universalis-iv"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/236850" alt="BANG Score" width="340" height="80"></a>[](https://steamBANGERS.com/game/236850/europa-universalis-iv)The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. How the score is computed → Data · updated 6h ago.
Low $4.99High $49.99Now $49.99
Price line + bands by tier:Worth itPrice history via IsThereAnyDeal.
Peak 12.4KLow 12.4KLatest 12.4K
Daily peak concurrent players.Player counts via SteamSpy.
The lowest price on record is $4.99, set in November 2024. It has been discounted 104 times in the 13 years tracked here, typically at 75 percent off, with about 5 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 2 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Hearts of Iron IV ($49.99, scores 81) beats it on value, while it beats Stellaris ($14.99, scores 69).
Steam's global achievement data says about under 1 percent of players ever finish it. On a 96.2-hour game, that is a lot of paid-for hours most people never see.