Victoria 3is confirmed to have become one of Paradox’s most successful releases yet. Grand strategy games haven’t historically been known for their widespread success. But over the years what was once a very exclusive niche has grown into a thriving community, with Paradox at the heart of it. That success has allowed Paradox to grow increasingly ambitious with its games.Victoria 3has shown that Paradox’s investment continues to bear fruit.
Victoria 3officially launched on October 25 and received generally positive review scores. It has been 12 years since the release ofVictoria 2and while the sequel is based heavily on past games in the series, it has also intuitively iterated on key features to create a moremodern grand strategy experience. That includes building onVictoria 2’s Crisis System to createVictoria 3’s Diplomatic Plays, and other similar steps forward with regard toVictoria 3’s politically-heavy gameplay.
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Grand strategy fans appear to appreciate the direction Paradox has takenVictoriain the new game. In a message shared on Twitter, Paradox confirmed thatVictoria 3has sold over 500,000 copies in the 30 days since the game launched. Paradox goes so far as to sayVictoria 3is one of its most successful games ever.
Since Paradox doesn’t share sales information for all of its games consistently, it’s unclear whereVictoria 3fits exactly. What is clear is why Paradox describedVictoria 3as “one of” its most successful games and not the most successful. At the very least,Crusader Kings 3’s release in 2020is confirmed to have sold over a million copies during its 30 days of availability.Crusader Kingsis Paradox’s most popular series. But it’s worth acknowledging thatVictoria 3, from a much less well-known series, managing half ofCrusader Kings 3’s launch sales is very impressive.
In addition to confirmingVictoria 3’s 500,000 launch sales, Paradox also shared some other information from the game. For example,Victoria 3players have managed over 609,318 days of total playtime, which with 500,000 players should make clear how dedicated grand strategy players are toParadox’s releases. Other statistics include over 380,335 countries formed, 187 million technologies researches, and 126,263 Suez Canals constructed.
With such a healthy amount of launch sales, Paradox may decide to giveVictoria 3robust post-launch support. The currentVictoria 3post-launch roadmaphas teased plans for improved and “more believable” AI, expanded diplomacy systems, and polish for warfare systems. The betterVictoria 3sells, the more post-launch attention it’s likely to receive, and the more time Paradox’s next grand strategy title will be given for development.
