but not all of them meet the standards.
In the fourth entry to the beloved and award-winning Europa Universalis series, you'll experience how it feels to rule a nation throughout four centuries with a phenomenal amount of freedom, depth, and historical accuracy! Europa Universalis IV Develop your trade power in the key provinces, and use ships and governmental policies to bring the wealth of the world to your own ports!
Unbreakable Allies
Choose where and who to build alliances with, cemented by royal marriages! Or drop diplomacy and allies and strike your enemies when they're down, take new lands, and become even more powerful!
Be Wise
Above all, a monarch must be a wise and good ruler.. If you fancy starting anywhere else between those two periods, you can also choose where to begin!
Historical Moments
Throughout your reign, you'll get to experience hundreds of dynamic historical events! Try your hand at this classic grand strategy title and rewrite history in Europa Universalis IV.
Historical Eras
Choose from any of the hundreds of nations available and begin your journey right before the Renaissance all the way to the Age of Revolutions.