--- title: "Victoria 3" url: https://after-strategy.com/en/jeux/victoria-3/ lang: en developer: "Paradox Development Studio" game_publisher: "Paradox Interactive" release_date: 2022-10-25 status: "Released" platforms: "PC, Mac, Linux" genres: "Grand Strategy" official_site: https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/victoria-3 steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/529340/Victoria_3/ translations: fr: https://after-strategy.com/fr/jeux/victoria-3/ es: https://after-strategy.com/es/jeux/victoria-3/ articles: 18 publisher: "After Strategy" --- # Victoria 3 Victoria 3 is Paradox's economic and political grand strategy game, released in October 2022 after more than a decade of waiting since Victoria 2. Focused on the Industrial Revolution (1836-1936), it simulates populations stratified into social classes (POPs), complex production chains, shifting political ideologies, social movements and great-power diplomacy. More economic than military, it is the most abstract and hardest-to-learn Paradox game, but also one of the deepest once mastered. ## Articles - 2026-11-07 — [Victoria 3: the best companies to establish (2026 guide)](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-best-companies-2026/) : Which companies to establish in Victoria 3: a suggested order, historical companies by country, slots, prosperity, charters and monopolies, based on the rules of version 1.13. - 2026-11-07 — [Victoria 3: the best country for beginners (2026 guide)](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-best-country-for-beginners-2026/) : The best country for beginners in Victoria 3: Belgium, Sweden, New Granada or Dai Nam, the Japan debate, which nations to avoid and how to pick your own start, updated for 2026. - 2026-11-04 — [Victoria 3: how to increase standard of living for your pops (2026 guide)](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-how-to-increase-standard-of-living-2026/) : How to increase standard of living in Victoria 3: wages, goods prices, taxes and laws. Useful thresholds, the expected SoL trap and what Update 1.15 changes. - 2026-11-03 — [Victoria 3 best DLC in 2026: what to buy, prices and Steam reviews](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-best-dlc-what-to-buy-2026/) : Which Victoria 3 DLC should you buy in 2026? 8 expansions compared by price, Steam reviews and country played, with New Player's Choice, Volume 3 and the Ultimate Bundle. - 2026-10-26 — [Victoria 3: 860 Quadrillion Famine Deaths in 12 Months, Paradox Stats Show](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-famine-860-quadrillion-deaths-anniversary-stats/) : Paradox's 3-year Victoria 3 infographic counts 860 quadrillion famine deaths across all players in 12 months, enough to starve today's world population 107 million times over. - 2026-10-24 — [Victoria 3 State and Revolution delayed to 5 November: Tsars, favorites and Siberian exile](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-state-and-revolution-released-tsar-siberia-2026/) : Victoria 3's Russian Immersion Pack now launches on 5 November, not 22 October. Tsars with ukases, favorites, Siberian exile and revolution: what the pack contains. - 2026-10-17 — [Victoria 3: free update 1.15 brings cold, copper and Cossacks on 5 November](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-patch-1-15-free-update-all-players-2026/) : Victoria 3 update 1.15 is free: cold, copper, Cossacks, reworked socialism and the beta AI. Here is what stays reserved for the DLC, with its release on 5 November. - 2026-09-19 — [Victoria 3 State and Revolution: Tsars, Revolution and Civil War, What the Russian Pack Promises](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-state-and-revolution-dlc-2026/) : Victoria 3 State and Revolution, a Russian pack announced for October 22 at $14.99: Tsars and favorites, revolution, civil war and national struggles. Now delayed to November 5. - 2026-08-07 — [Victoria 3: the 1.14 AI overhaul lands in 1.15 on 5 November](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-ai-overhaul-patch-1-14-player-impact-2026/) : The Victoria 3 1.14 beta is over: war support, infamy, AI and trade change. These reforms ship with the free 1.15 update, scheduled for 5 November. - 2026-06-27 — [Victoria 3 Patch 1.14 'The AI Update': Paradox Is Finally Fixing the AI](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-patch-1-14-ai-update-announcement-2026/) : Victoria 3 patch 1.14 (The AI Update) is a free update targeting pathfinding rewrite, war logic, and regional stances. Release window: late August 2026. - 2026-05-12 — [Victoria 3 Beginner Guide 2026: Version 1.15 and First Steps](https://after-strategy.com/en/complete-beginner-guide-victoria-3-2026-version-1-13/) : Victoria 3 beginner guide for 2026: current version 1.15, what changed for new players, DLC you do not need, best first countries and the first decisions in order. - 2026-05-02 — [Victoria 3 The Great Wave review: 5 days in — the expansion that revives Vic3?](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-great-wave-naval-expansion-review-edo-japan/) : In-depth review of Victoria 3 The Great Wave after 5 days of play: Ship Designer, naval missions, Edo Japan focus. We assess the strategies that emerge. - 2026-04-28 — [Victoria 3: update 1.13 and The Great Wave overhaul the navy — everything changing on April 28](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-update-1-13-great-wave-naval-overhaul-april-2026/) : Victoria 3 1.13 and The Great Wave expansion drop April 28, 2026. Ship Designer, naval missions, supply logistics, late Edo Japan focus: we break down the full naval overhaul. - 2026-02-05 — [Victoria 3 Console Commands & Cheats: Complete Guide 2026](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-console-commands-cheats-complete-guide-2026/) : All Victoria 3 console commands and cheats updated for 2026 — money, innovation, prestige, instabuild, full cheat sheet with FAQ and HowTo guide. - 2025-10-21 — [Victoria 3 and famine management: a deep dive into the 860 quadrillion death cataclysm (2025)](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-famine-resource-management-deep-dive-2025/) : Victoria 3 famine deep dive: how the sim snowballed to 860 quadrillion deaths (Earth depopulated 107M times) and what it teaches about balancing war, diplomacy and food. - 2025-10-21 — [Victoria 3 players hit a stratospheric famine record: 860 quadrillion deaths in one year](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-stratospheric-famine-record-2025/) : Victoria 3 record: one in-game famine killed 860 quadrillion pops in a year (8.6e17), a viral r/victoria3 meme. How the simulation snowballed into absurd numbers. - 2025-04-02 — [Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2: A New Era of Historical Strategy](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3-expansion-pass-2-new-era-2025/) : Victoria 3 Expansion Pass 2 (March 31, 2025): reworked economy, dynamic population, new regions, scenarios, stronger diplomacy, and 5 packs from Trade Ships to Iberian Twilight. 5 min read. - 2022-07-09 — [Victoria 3: Industrial Revolution, Colonizations and Total Strategy | Ultimate Management Game](https://after-strategy.com/en/victoria-3/) : Victoria 3 (Paradox, 2022): historical grand strategy covering 1836-1936 — industrial revolution, colonizations, diplomacy, deep political simulation and a whole society's economy. 5 min read. Source : [Victoria 3](https://after-strategy.com/en/jeux/victoria-3/) — After Strategy