Victoria 3 State and Revolution delayed to 5 November: Tsars, favorites and Siberian exile

Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

State and Revolution, the Victoria 3 Immersion Pack about Russia, is not coming out on 22 October. Paradox has pushed it back two weeks, to Thursday 5 November 2026. In Dev Diary #192, the studio describes a delay chosen to polish and fix bugs, after lessons learned from releasing The Great Wave too early. The pack’s Steam page now shows the same date.

The announced price stays at $14.99 and €14.99 (£12.99), according to Paradox’s press release. The pack is also included in the Volume 3 expansion pass. The free 1.15 update is meant to accompany it; what it contains is detailed in the analysis of update 1.15.

Tsars who run the state

The heart of the pack is a dynamic journal entry, “Emperor and Autocrat”. Each Tsar, from Nicholas I to Nicholas II and beyond, pursues an ambition tied to his ideology and personality. Helping him reach it lets the player pass decrees, the ukases, that act on the levers of government in a way specific to each reign, according to Dev Diary #187.

Favorites complete the system. In a sufficiently personalist regime, the player can appoint a favorite who influences the chance of passing a law according to his ideological stances. DD#194 specifies that the further the favorite is from the regime, the more he irritates those in charge, an effect softened by the ruler’s popularity. Grigori Rasputin and Felix Yusupov fall under these two new roles, the favorite and the notable.

A revolution shaped by its opposition

The revolution is not a fixed event. According to DD#190, the game tracks the ideology of past and present rulers, classes the government as conservative, liberal or socialist, then picks as the opposition the strongest ideological group outside power. If that opposition gains enough popularity and militancy, it overthrows the government and reshapes Russia’s laws.

That first uprising produces a provisional government, which still has to establish itself. The third ideological family can attempt a coup and trigger a civil war, while discontented nationalities and ambitious generals rise up. Post-revolutionary Russia can therefore be communist, but not necessarily.

Siberian exile: a risky safety valve

The pack lets the player send dissidents to Siberia to hold on to power. Paradox warns that the result may not be what you expect: exiles with time and opportunities to communicate with each other can come back with other ideas. Technically, these are “regional exile pools”, which only some countries can use, as DD#194 explains.

Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Belarus

Russification gets a dedicated journal entry. DD#192 adds two cultural renaissances, Ukrainian and Belarusian, each with its own international situation. Congress Poland receives “Whites and Reds”, a journal entry where two factions clash: one aims for peaceful autonomy, the other considers an armed uprising. One possible outcome is the equivalent of the January Uprising of 1863.

The Great Game also changes status: it becomes available from the start of the game for Russia, Britain, British India and the minor powers of Central Asia and Persia. This version benefits all owners of the pack, according to the Steam page.

A pack that mostly changes Russia

The pack also adds a building style, new characters, an interface and a map in imperial colours, and visual effects for the seasons. DD#193 describes those seasons as a purely cosmetic addition. For €14.99, the interest is concentrated on the Tsars, favorites and the revolution. If you play Austria or China, nothing justifies rushing.

Going further

Victoria 3 State and Revolution: Tsars, Revolution and Civil War, What the Russian Pack Promises

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

On September 3, 2026, Paradox opened the Dev Diary series for State and Revolution, the Victoria 3 Immersion Pack about Russia. The pack was then announced for October 22, with the free 1.15 update, at $14.99 on PC and included in the Volume 3 expansion pass. The usual Immersion Pack question applies: do these packs change the player’s decisions, or only the scenery?

Update, October 26, 2026: Paradox has delayed the pack from October 22 to Thursday, November 5, 2026. Dev Diary #192 of October 8 cites time for polish and bug fixing, after the lessons of releasing The Great Wave too early (Steam). The free 1.15 update is expected alongside it.

Tsars with their own ambitions

According to the September 3 Dev Diary, each Tsar, from Nicholas I to Nicholas II and beyond, pursues an ambition tied to his ideology and historical personality. Helping him reach it lets him pass ukases, decrees that move the levers of government in his own way.

The Tsar can also appoint favorites. These figures influence the shape of government, the laws and the sovereign’s ambitions. Paradox’s announcement adds a dynamic Journal Entry that changes with the traits of the reigning Tsar. He can also exile dissidents to Siberia, with an outcome that is not always the one you expect.

Revolution and civil war

The Revolution is described as a force built in reaction to the Tsars and the state. A rigid autocracy makes liberals and socialists alike long for it, while a reformist turn can irritate conservatives. Paradox says its severity and length depend on the Tsarist government and the legacy of predecessors.

After the state collapses, the Russian Civil War is played out, and the player then builds a post-revolutionary Russia, communist or otherwise. One question stays open: will Bolsheviks, Mensheviks or Social Revolutionaries lead the radical wing? Paradox gives no count of the possible outcomes.

Poland, Ukraine, Belarus

The pack adds a Journal Entry on Russification and the Ukrainian and Belarusian cultural renaissances. It also brings narrative content for Poland, where players can save a crumb of autonomy by courting Moscow, or quietly prepare an uprising. On the map, the September 17 post splits cultures too: the North Caucasian culture breaks into groups such as the Ossetians and Dagestanis, and the Russian Far East gets larger states.

What 1.15 gives everyone

Part of the news stays free for base game owners. A September 10 post presents a rework of socialism, with new laws for Council Republics. The one of September 17 adds a Cold system that slows ships, Cossack Hosts and copper as a new good.

What cannot be judged yet

For players, the appeal depends on the depth of the civil war. A scripted sequence with two or three outcomes quickly looks like a tree of Journal Entries. Paradox does not give that number, and no hands-on test happened before release. Worth watching: the civil war outcomes, the share of paid content next to 1.15 and the final release date.

State And Revolution — After Strategy

Victoria 3 State and Revolution delayed to 5 November: Tsars, favorites and Siberian exile

Tsars who run the state

A revolution shaped by its opposition

Siberian exile: a risky safety valve

Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Belarus

A pack that mostly changes Russia

Going further

Victoria 3 State and Revolution: Tsars, Revolution and Civil War, What the Russian Pack Promises

Tsars with their own ambitions

Revolution and civil war

Poland, Ukraine, Belarus

What 1.15 gives everyone

What cannot be judged yet

Going further