Victoria II

App ID	42960
App type	Game
Developer	Paradox Development Studio
Publisher	Paradox Interactive
Homepage	http://www.victoria2.com/
Release date	2010-08-30 23:53 UTC
DLC list (appinfo)	42964,42965,42966,42967,42968,215000,215001,215002,215003,215004,215005
Store page	store.steampowered.com/app/42960
Last store refresh	3 hours ago

#	Executable	Arguments	OS	Description
0	victoria2.exe

Playing now	380 (16 minutes ago)
24-hour peak	470
All-time peak (tracked)	470 2026-09-11 21:30 UTC

Date	Price	Regular	Discount
2026-09-11 21:01 UTC	$19.99	$19.99

DLC	AppID	Release	Price
No DLC known for this app.

Branch	Build ID	Description	Updated
public	4904558		2020-05-04 07:50 UTC
3.04-no_security_fix	918427	No LUA security fix. Use at your own risk.	2020-02-19 11:44 UTC
beta_3.04	918427	BETA - Use at own risk
old_version_3.03	118613		2016-12-26 21:31 UTC

Depot	OS	Size	Download	Public manifest	Notes
42961	windows	990.99 MB	454.92 MB	1909759566002417877	branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
42962	windows · french	683 B	528 B	6614064855365379358	branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
42963	windows · german	683 B	528 B	437643416717690894	branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
42964	windows	3.55 MB	1.43 MB	7479657694269151046	DLC 42964 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
42965	windows	3.78 MB	1.53 MB	9166542754481913463	DLC 42965 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
42966	windows	2.96 MB	1.23 MB	3738290336951758781	DLC 42966 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
42967	windows	98.51 MB	32.82 MB	575643009873984135	DLC 42967 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
42968	windows	516.95 MB	127.78 MB	9034953149494409632	DLC 42968 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
215000	windows	4.51 MB	1.88 MB	8818419819605222129	DLC 215000 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
215001	windows	1.04 GB	473.66 MB	5476719493072834078	DLC 215001 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
215002	windows	12.26 MB	12.22 MB	6822750999316264099	DLC 215002 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
215003	windows	4.75 MB	1.95 MB	247135711695354332	DLC 215003 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
215004	windows	3.58 MB	1.47 MB	833481973264279536	DLC 215004 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
215005		3.18 MB	1.34 MB	7136596945419614389	DLC 215005 · branches: 3.04-no_security_fix, beta_3.04, old_version_3.03
228981	windows				from app 228980 · shared install
228983	windows				from app 228980 · shared install

Build ID	Branch	Updated	First seen
918427	beta_3.04	2026-09-11 21:01 UTC	3 hours ago
4904558	public	2020-05-04 07:50 UTC	3 hours ago
918427	3.04-no_security_fix	2020-02-19 11:44 UTC	3 hours ago
118613	old_version_3.03	2016-12-26 21:31 UTC	3 hours ago

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Forget Victoria 3, this Victoria 2 mod can give you an (almost) 3D map

2021-05-14 18:15 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com

PDXCon Remixed is next week, and everyone is hoping that Victoria 3 will be the new grand strategy game announced by Paradox Interactive during the show. Maybe it will be, or maybe we're looking at Europa Universalis 5 or even a new fantasy-themed game, which would be quite cool. But let's be honest, you don't need Victoria 3. Victoria 2 is right there, and it's still pretty boss (if a little old-school by now), and now you can take it to the next level with this Victoria 2 mod that can almost give you a 3D map. It's called Mish Mash Map Mod, and it's a visual mod that attempts to uplift Victo

Paradox fans are desperate for the new grand strategy game to be Victoria 3

2021-03-26 17:37 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com

As you may remember, during Paradox Interactive's recent Paradox Insider event, the company announced that a brand new grand strategy game was going to be announced during the annual PDXCon event in May. Naturally, I joked and said that it could be Victoria 3, but fans on Reddit are now hotly debating whether it actually will be Victoria 3 or not. The main thing that's got everyone worked up is a bunch of information that's been brought up by user LocalPizzaDelivery in a reddit thread. Essentially, someone potentially affiliated with Paradox trademarked the victoria3.com domain back in 2014, a

The best Victoria 2 mods and how to install them

2020-09-29 15:13 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com

Writing this roundup of Victoria II mods is like stepping back in time. It's off to ye olde ModDB (along with a jaunt or two to the Paradox Forums) for all your Victoria II modding needs. Steam Workshop has spoiled us with its handy library and easy integration, but there's no such luck here despite the game being available on Steam. Despite the meme amongst Paradox's fans that every soon-to-be-announced Paradox game is Victoria III, the fact remains that Victoria II has never had the broad following that its younger siblings maintain. For all the dedication of some, we are dealing with a game

The Best Victoria 2 Mods (and how to install them!)

2020-07-28 09:00 UTC · Strategy Gamer

Writing this roundup of Victoria II mods is like stepping back in time. It's off to ye olde ModDB (along with a jaunt or two to the Paradox Forums) for all your Victoria II modding needs. Steam Workshop has spoiled us with it's handy library and easy integration... but there's no such luck here. The game's modding landscape says everything really. Despite the meme amongst Paradox's fans that every soon-to-be-announced Paradox game is Victoria III, the fact remains that Victoria II has never had the broad following that its younger siblings maintain. For all the dedication of some, we are also

Victoria II security update May 4th

2020-05-04 09:08 UTC · Community Announcements · BjornB

Hi! After discovering a minor potential securty problem we decided to patch the game to correct it. Patch notes: - Fixed additional Lua vulnerabilities This should not change anything noticeable for you in your game. But there is the small possibility that mods you are using may be utilizing the security flaw in a non-malicious way and may therefore stop working with this patch. If that's the case, you can revert your game version by right clicking the game in Steam -> properties -> BETAS and select the "3.04-no_security_fix..." version. Please note that you do that on your own risk! That vers

Victoria II Security Update

2020-02-17 13:22 UTC · Community Announcements · BjornB

Greetings! To resolve a security issue tied to the way LUA libraries were loaded for mods we released a minor update. This update will not change your version number or cheksum, and save files should be unaffected. The update has already been applied through Steam. To prevent IO or system/OS access in Lua (to prevent mods abusing it), we want to disable the `luaopen_io` and `luaopen_os` functions in the LUA library/dll. These are updated LUA libraries with that functionality disabled. This does not change behavior of the base game, or impact the multiplayer checksum. Some mods might use these

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

2019-10-05 17:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Victoria II and DLCs!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Monday 10/7 at 10AM Pacific Time

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

2018-12-14 18:10 UTC · Announcement · Valve

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Victoria II!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

2018-02-15 18:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Victoria II!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

2017-10-17 17:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve

Today's Deal: Save 75% on Victoria II!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Thursday at 10AM Pacific Time

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Forget Victoria 3, this Victoria 2 mod can give you an (almost) 3D map

Paradox fans are desperate for the new grand strategy game to be Victoria 3

The best Victoria 2 mods and how to install them

The Best Victoria 2 Mods (and how to install them!)

Victoria II security update May 4th

Victoria II Security Update

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

Daily Deal - Victoria II, 75% Off

The most historically accurate PC games

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