Steam reviews

Very Positive

88% of 136,329 reviews

Critic scores

Metacritic

Generally favorable

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Strategy Live▲Surging

EUROPA UNIVERSALIS IV

Europa Universalis IV has 11,491 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 11,491 and its all-time peak is 15,190. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Paradox Development Studio, Paradox TintoPUB · Paradox Interactive2013

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.

Up 28% in the last 24h. Something brought players back.
Currently at 76% of the all-time peak of 15,190 players.
Last updated 11 months ago: Europa Universalis Succession Bundle - Out Now!.

Playing now

11,491

24h peak

11,491

24h change

▲ 28.3%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

11.5K

24h peak

11.5K

All-time

15.2K

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