73BANG SCORE
Victoria II
banger · strategy · 2010
A lot of game for the money: about 25.9h, $19.99 (~$0.77/hr), 92% positive.
Better value than 71% of strategy games
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...
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $19.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.77/hr over the 25.9h main story, $0.08/hr if you 100% it (252.2h).
Advertised
25.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
252.2h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.77/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$19.99
Reviews
92%
19,946 reviews
Metacritic
75
critic score
Players
1.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2010
What drives the score
Value$0.77/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews92% positive
gates the score — weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a banger
The exact weights stay secret, but these are the inputs and the direction each pushes. Length feeds the value line (price divided by hours).
DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
Genrestrategy
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