Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun

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Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun
Developer(s)	Paradox Entertainment[a]
Publisher(s)	SWE: PAN Vision NA: Strategy First UK: Koch Media
Producer(s)	Johan Andersson
Designer(s)	Joakim Bergqwist
Programmer(s)	Johan Andersson
Artist(s)	Dick Sjöström
Engine	Europa Engine
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Release	Microsoft Windows SWE: November 2003 NA: November 24, 2003[1] UK: March 26, 2004[2] Mac OS X July 7, 2004[3]
Genre(s)	Grand strategy
Mode(s)	Single player

Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun is a grand strategy videogame by Paradox Entertainment (now known as Paradox Interactive), released in 2003. It covers primarily its namesake the Victorian period (1837–1901) and beyond, specifically 1836–1920 for the main game, and extends until 1936 if the expansion is installed. The game runs on a modified version of the Europa Engine, and the lead game programmer was Johan Andersson. It was later ported to Macintosh by Virtual Programming.

Unlike previous Paradox Games, which either focused on diplomacy or war, Victoria focuses on internal management, covering the industrialization and social/political changes in a country. The game itself gives a lot of importance to the economy of a country, having a complex market system which is described as being one of the best economic simulators ever made. Fans of Paradox's games have noted this one for being the deepest game Paradox had yet made, making it quite popular with the Paradox fanbase. However, Victoria received largely indifferent reviews on release, averaging only 60.4% on GameRankings. Critics cited reasons such as the game's steep learning curve and its relatively dated graphics. A sequel, Victoria II, was released in August 2010, and another sequel, Victoria 3, was released in October 2022.

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