Games like Victoria 3
Closest overall match: Hearts of Iron IV (★ 4.1). Highest rated: Against the Storm at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: Terroir at about 1 hours.
Looking for something like Victoria 3? Our model ranked 25 games by how much they share with it. What ties them together most: Singleplayer, Economy and Real-Time with Pause.
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72%
1. Hearts of Iron IV
Shares Diplomacy, Grand Strategy, Alternate History, Real-Time with Pause and Military and 6 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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70%
2. Crusader Kings II
Shares Diplomacy, Politics, Political, Grand Strategy and Real-Time with Pause and 4 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 34%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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69%
3. Stellaris
Shares Grand Strategy, Real-Time with Pause, Moddable, Replay Value and Steam Workshop and 4 more tags; same developer; rated 0.3 higher.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 42%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
65%
4. Imperator: Rome
Shares Grand Strategy, Historical and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 0.6 lower.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 26%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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63%
5. Against the Storm
Shares Resource Management, Economy, Moddable, Historical and Replay Value and 3 more tags; rated 0.5 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 32%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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63%
6. Europa Universalis IV
Shares Diplomacy, Political, Grand Strategy, Real-Time with Pause and Military and 8 more tags; same developer; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 45%
- Shared genres
- 10
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61%
7. Victoria II
Shares Diplomacy, Politics, Grand Strategy, Alternate History and Real-Time with Pause and 5 more tags; same developer.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 60%
- Shared genres
- 10
-
60%
8. Anno 1800
Shares Resource Management, Economy and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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59%
9. Transport Fever 2
Shares Steam Workshop, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; about 5h longer.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 44%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
59%
10. Planet Zoo
Shares Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 24%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
58%
11. Manor Lords
Shares Resource Management, Economy, Moddable, Historical and Replay Value and 3 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
57%
12. Stronghold Crusader 2
Shares Resource Management, Historical, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud and Steam Achievements and 1 more tags; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 65
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 41%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
57%
13. Terroir
Shares Economy, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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57%
14. Patrician IV
Shares Capitalism, Resource Management, Economy, Historical and Singleplayer; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 66
- Playtime
- 1h
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
57%
15. Tropico 4
Shares Capitalism, Politics, Political, Real-Time with Pause and Resource Management and 3 more tags.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 43%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
56%
16. Crazy Machines 3
Shares Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 71
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
56%
17. Fabledom
Shares Diplomacy, Resource Management, Economy and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2023
- Playtime
- 4h
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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56%
18. AI War 2
Shares Grand Strategy, Real-Time with Pause, Moddable, Replay Value and Cross-Platform Multiplayer and 3 more tags; rated 0.9 lower.
- Year
- 2019
- Playtime
- 2h
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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55%
19. Surviving Mars
Shares Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
55%
20. Jurassic World Evolution 2
Shares Resource Management, Economy, Steam Cloud, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 29%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
55%
21. Cities: Skylines
Shares Real-Time with Pause, Resource Management, Economy, Moddable and Replay Value and 4 more tags; rated 0.3 higher.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 9h
- Finish rate
- 38%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
55%
22. Cities in Motion 2
Shares Economy, Steam Workshop, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Achievements and Singleplayer; rated 1.0 lower.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 2.8
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 23%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
55%
23. Stronghold Crusader HD
Shares Economy, Historical, Steam Cloud and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 55%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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54%
24. Democracy 3
Shares Politics, Political, Economy, Moddable and Steam Workshop and 2 more tags.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 70
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
-
54%
25. Per Aspera
Shares Real-Time with Pause, Moddable and Singleplayer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- 10, 14
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Victoria 3?
On our similarity model, Hearts of Iron IV is the closest match to Victoria 3 — shares Diplomacy, Grand Strategy, Alternate History, Real-Time with Pause and Military and 6 more tags; same developer.
Which game like Victoria 3 is rated highest?
Against the Storm holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 80 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Victoria 3 on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.