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85BANG SCORE
Victoria II
BANGER · Strategy · 2010
A lot of game for the money: about 25.9h, $19.99 (~$0.77/hr), 92% positive.
The verdict
Already a BANGER at $19.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
$0.77/hr over the 25.9h main story, $0.08/hr if you 100% it (252.2h).
Better value than 97% 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...
Length
25.9h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
252.2h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$0.77/h
price ÷ main-story length
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
Length26 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews92% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach1.5M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Metacritic75/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
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Critics vs players+17
Player favorite. The critics underrated it.
Metacritic critics · 19,946 Steam player reviews
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DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
GenreStrategy
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