Ranking EVERY Paradox Grand Strategy Game!
1,586Paradox are the undisputed kings of grand strategy… but not every game has worn the crown with dignity. From buggy disasters to absolute masterpieces, today I’m ranking EVERY Paradox grand strategy game from worst to best.
We’ll cover it all:
The early days of Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron
Cult classics like Victoria II and Crusader Kings II
The modern juggernauts — Stellaris, HoI4, and of course Europa Universalis IV
And yes, the flops too… Imperator: Rome, I’m looking at you 👀
We’ll talk launch disasters, how each game plays today in 2025, the legendary mods that kept them alive, and the legacies they’ve left behind. If you’ve ever lost a weekend to Paradox map-painting (or fifteen years, in my case with EU4), you’re in the right place.
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00:00 Intro
01:38 March of the Eagles
02:44 Sengoku
03:59 Europa Universalis: Rome
05:19 Crusader Kings
06:42 Victoria
08:06 Heart of Iron
09:16 Imperator: Rome
10:55 Hearts of Iron
12:40 Europa Universalis
14:12 Victoria II
15:35 Crusader King III
17:06 Victoria III
18:42 Europa Universalis III
20:01 Europa Universalis II
21:30 Crusader Kings II
22:56 Hearts of Iron II
24:24 Hearts of Iron IV
25:56 Stellaris
27:45 Europa Universalis IV
Ranking EVERY Paradox Grand Strategy Game!