Europa Universalis v. Announced as Paradox's next big strategy game with Cinematic Repart trailer
Blog Andrew Joseph 08 May , 2025 0
Paradox Interactive announced that its next grand strategy game is Europa Universalis 5 after the teasing released last week.
Publishers behind titles like City: Skylines, Crusader Kings and Stellaris on their latest continuation of curtains with A mopping movie trailer today. It was developed by Spain-based Paradox Tinto, which has been developed in the same team developed in the past few years on Europa Universalis 4. Although there is no release date yet, European 5 Steam Page Already online.
“Challenge your 500-year-old strategic skills, in Europa Universalis 5, the latest version of the famous Grand Strategy game,” Paradox's description says. “Master the largest and most detailed art of war, trade, diplomacy and government in the simulated life world of unparalleled depth and complexity.”
Europa Universalis 5 has been developed in Paradox Tinto for more than five years, and the team says this gives the “remember loyal paradox fans” the experience. The team has considered “more than a year of public discussion”, adding that the public voice played a major role in what is called “the largest and most detailed Universal Europa ever”.
The campaign for Europa Universalis 5 began with the dawn of the Hundred Years' War in 1337. As players lead their people through major moments in history, they will have a new feature. Highlights revealed today include the promise of a new map that utilizes accurate map projections from hundreds of different societies. Paradox said this time is a crowd-based system, as well as an upgraded production and trade system, which will see players carve a place for themselves by building farms, plantations, factories and factories or dealing with neighboring areas.
All of this is in the name of creating strategic experiences, allowing players to freely build and operate their own country in ways they see fit. Last week, it was a mysterious and “ambitious” project by the Paradox Team, although Fans have figured out what advance store to a large extent.
The description continues: “Europa Universalis 5 builds on the core concept of the franchise to develop and advance countries from an in-depth historical world,” he continues: “Adding more detailed diplomacy, more complex economic models, revised military systems, and greater logistical depth, it will challenge even the most experienced strategic players.”
Europa Universalis 5 will now be available for PCs in the future unspecified time. You can read our hands-on preview as we wait for updates here.
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