Victoria II 2010

Released: August 13, 2010
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Simulator · Strategy
Platforms: Linux · PC · Mac
Developer: Paradox Interactive
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Is it still worth playing?

A grand strategy game released in August 2010, in which you run one of roughly 200 states between 1836 and 1936. You manage its economy, science, domestic politics, diplomacy, army and navy. Its people are the core. The population is split into cultures, religions, classes and occupations, and a market covers over 50 types of goods and factories. On top of that, eight government types are available, and unclaimed regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa can be colonized. War is part of the game but not its focus, and up to 32 players can take part in multiplayer. Running a nation's economy and society, and not only its army, still makes a long campaign worth the time today.