Development Studio · Paradox Development Studio^* +1^*

Europa Universalis IV

2013 historical video game · real-time strategy · computer wargame +2^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Series

Europa Universalis

Game facts

Developers

Development Studio
Paradox Development Studio^*
Paradox Tinto^*

Publishers

Paradox Interactive

Engines

Clausewitz Engine

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
32^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Unsupported^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Unsupported^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
97^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
Mac OS Catalina 10.15 or better^*
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core 2 or equivalent^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
ATI Radeon HD 6750 / NVIDIA GeForce 320 / NVIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required^*
Storage
6 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: GLSL 1.3, OpenGL 2.1. Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows® 10 Home 64 bit^*
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™ i3-2105 / AMD® FX 4300^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850 Video Memory: 1 GB RAM DirectX®: 9.0c^*
Storage
6 GB HD space Sound: Direct X- compatible soundcard Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer^*
Linux · Minimum^*
Operating system
18.04 LTS (64 bit)^*
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™ i3-2105 / AMD® FX 4300^*
Memory
4 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 460 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 5850 Video Memory: 1 GB RAMIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher, 1024MB graphics memory required^*
Storage
6 GB HD space Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection Additional: GLSL 1.3, OpenGL 2.1. Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 560 Ti^*
Processor alternatives
Intel® Core™ i3 3240 / AMD® FX 8120^*
Memory
8 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
8 GB^*
Video memory
1 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
German^*
French^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
PvP^*
Online PvP^*
Co-op^*
Online Co-op^*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Steam Workshop^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Simulation^*
Strategy^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Europa Universalis IV

Screenshot 2 from Europa Universalis IV

Screenshot 3 from Europa Universalis IV

* Provisional data