Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $9.99. It has been as low as $6.49.
- Gameplay: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Monetization: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 hours ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
First, i can't get over how much faster it is to load. it is like 10x AOH2 and the overall gameplay feels less of a "map painter" and more of a simulation. 14000 or so provinces are very nice for building weird alt history countries like if poland did a mustache man. the added religion and auto features really tie the tie for me, but i still think there are some issues to be addressed.
While players searching for advanced graphical presentation may find the visuals relatively simple, the design serves gameplay effectively.
Multiplayer is also still quite annoying, implementing a functional system where multiple players play at the same time instead of steam remote play having to spend 50% of the time just waiting, know this would def make the game very popular.
The result is a strategy sandbox built around freedom of choice, historical experimentation, and global domination where nearly every campaign evolves into its own alternate version of world history.
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Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.49.
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