Best games by Paradox Interactive

For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game (2009)

For the Glory invites players to seize control of a nation, meticulously guiding its domestic and foreign policies through centuries of intricate history. This grand strategy title plunges you into a world spanning from 1399 to 1836, where you navigate thousands of historical figures and events, engaging in various struggles to lead your country to prosperity. With unparalleled historical immersion, it boasts over 10,000 historically accurate events, allowing you to choose from over 400 countries – from the mighty Habsburg Empire to the aggressive Swedish state, or even attempting to resurrect ancient empires like the Mauryans. Build your empire through trade, diplomacy, colonialism, and war, interacting with real historical turning points and personages to determine your nation's unique path, as nothing is truly predetermined. This game earns its place among Paradox Interactive's best by embodying the core tenets of their grand strategy philosophy. It is widely celebrated as the definitive evolution of Europa Universalis II, taking an already deep system and enhancing it with an enormous wealth of content, notably its groundbreaking event system that offers unparalleled historical depth and player agency. Its vast scope, allowing play as nearly every historical nation on a full world map across four centuries, coupled with its robust mod-ability and modernized interface for its era, established a high benchmark for the genre. For the Glory perfected the intricate dance of nation-building, strategic decision-making, and emergent storytelling that Paradox fans cherish, demonstrating the company's commitment to rich, complex historical simulation.