The railroad and the telegraph. Steamships and the birth of flight. Mass conscription, emancipation and the campaign for women’s rights. The Victorian Age saw a world transformed by new technology, new philosophies and new ways of doing politics.

This tumultuous century springs to new life in Victoria 3.

After years of community requests and curiosity about the future of one of the company’s iconic games, Victoria 3 is one of the most highly anticipated grand strategy games in Paradox’s history. Victoria 3 is a society simulator set in a time of great change. Track the needs and desires of national populations, each group with its own political and material preferences. Conservative factions may resist political reform as growing numbers of tradespeople and intellectuals push for a greater say in how the nation is run. Trade a wide range of goods on a global scale to make sure that needs are met at home, because if people are hungry and disenfranchised, revolution beckons.

Victoria 3 promises major new improvements and historical flavor in Volume 3, a new expansion pass for the coming content.

This expansion pass will include major upgrades to important game systems, including naval warfare and gunboat diplomacy, as well as new journal entries and cultural detail that add greater immersion into this tumultuous century of technological and societal change.

Volume 3 for Victoria 3 includes:

• Warships Bonus Pack:  This cosmetic pack of 3 new battleships unit models is instantly unlocked upon purchase of Volume 3. 
• The Great Wave: This naval themed expansion pack allows you to design your own ships as you please, customize prestigious flagships for your fleets, purchase ships from other nations and use your navies as a leverage during diplomatic plays. This expansion will also include historical content for Japan, focused on rapid political, industrial and societal changes..
• State and Revolution: This Russian themed immersion pack adds new events and content for Russia and selected countries trying to gain independence from it.Narrative content focuses on Tsarist personal government, Russian Civil War, Revolution, Russification and cultural renaissance.
• Century of Strife: This Chinese themed immersion pack adds new events and content for Qing China, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and Korea. Resist Western incursions, progress through the “century of humiliation” and adapt to a rapidly modernizing world.

Victoria 3 Volume 3 is available now for the suggested retail price of $47.97/￡40.99/€ 47.97.

The Great Wave

The nineteenth century was the time of great fleets projecting imperial power around the globe. Gunboat diplomacy advanced the demands of the great empires of Europe, naval arms races threatened the stability of the global order, and grand tours of battleship fleets enhanced the prestige of rising nations.

On 28 April, you will be able to use your ironclads and dreadnoughts in new ways in Victoria 3: The Great Wave, a new expansion pack for Victoria 3. This addition to Paradox Interactive’s societal simulation of the Victorian age highlights the power and influence of great battle fleets, giving you new ways to interact with and use naval power, as well as new historical content centered on the Japanese Empire.

Victoria 3: The Great Wave includes new content related to:

• Ship Designer: Design and construct a fleet according to your country’s strategic needs. Build powerful but expensive ocean-travelling warships to influence other nations, or build an efficient fleet designed to keep your coasts safe.
• Flagships: Customize your very own pride of the fleet and let it lead your navy to prestigious victories.
• Ship purchase treaties: Sell your ships to other countries across the globe, and draw profit from your ship building capabilities.
• Gunboat Diplomacy options: Use your fleet to influence other countries in new diplomatic actions.
• Narrative content:
  • Steer Japan through the social and political tumults of the late Edo period, characterized by increased challenges to Tokugawa samurai rule. Adapt to or revolt against a changing domestic and international landscape, and reform the country to see your vision through.
  • Contend with the entry of Japan onto the world stage, and best the Western powers at their own game. Use your navy to extend the reach of Japan beyond the home islands, and compete for land and influence with your powerful neighbours.
• New historical characters.
• Art: New clothing assets, a Japanese building style, UI skin, map, and table assets.

Victoria 3: The Great Wave will be available on 28 April 2026 for the suggested retail price of $29.99/￡25.99/€29.99.

Key Features:

• Infinite Replayability: Rewrite history as any of dozens of nations from the Victorian Era, from industrial powerhouses like Great Britain and Prussia to populous giants like Russia and Qing China or powers in waiting like Japan or Colonial Canada.
• Deep Societal Simulation: Cultural, economic and ideological divisions compete for power and resources in one of Paradox’s most detailed historical worlds.
• Tend Your National Garden: Nurture your population, educating it and preparing it for the future, guaranteeing their prosperity and improving their happiness.
• Wonders of the Industrial Age: Scientific and social progress give you the chance to improve the lives of your citizens.
• Sophisticated Economic System: Import goods to keep costs low, export goods to enrich your citizens, and then tax that wealth to advance your plans.
• Challenging Diplomacy: Maintain harmonious relations with your neighbors or provoke a crisis to grab valuable resources or force open new markets.
• Political Dealmaking: Manage competing interests in your government, opening up new reforms but risking revolution if key voices are not heard.
• Detailed and Living World: Cities grow and factories darken the landscape on a beautifully drawn map of the 19th century globe. Play any of dozens of nations from 183 and try to claim your place in the sun.

Victoria 3 is available for PC (Steam), Microsoft Game Pass and the Paradox Store at $49.99/£41.99/€49.99.