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Paradox Development Studio games

Paradox Development Studio: 131 games developed from 1999 to 2026. Best rated: Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due (95).

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Paradox Development Studio is based on the heritage of the Swedish board game company Target Games, and has been a game developer of PC-focused grand strategy games since 1995, including the Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, and Victoria series. The company continued to create PC games and in 1999, the company was divided into two separate entities: Paradox Interactive, which focused on creating grand strategy games for PC, and Paradox Entertainment, which focused on creating board and role-playing games. In January 2012, the company divided yet again into two companies, becoming Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio. Paradox Interactive became the game publisher focused on PC games of various genres and Paradox Development Studio became the game development studio focused on grand strategy games. The game development studio was one of the first video game developers to create games in the grand strategy genre, and most of the games the studio has developed falls into that category. Grand strategy games are historical strategy games that usually cover the entire world map and include elements such as economy, diplomacy and warfare.

Best-rated Paradox Development Studio games

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Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due
95
Crusader Kings II: The Reaper's Due
Paradox Development Studio2016
Role-playing (RPG)Simulator
Crusader Kings III
91
Crusader Kings III
Paradox Development Studio2020
Role-playing (RPG)Simulator
Victoria 3
87
Victoria 3
Paradox Development Studio2022
SimulatorStrategy
Crusader Kings
86
Crusader Kings
Paradox Development Studio2004
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Stellaris: Utopia
85
Stellaris: Utopia
Paradox Development Studio2017
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Crusader Kings II: Monks and Mystics
85
Crusader Kings II: Monks and Mystics
Paradox Development Studio2017
SimulatorStrategy
Europa Universalis IV
85
Europa Universalis IV
Paradox Development Studio2013
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Imperator: Rome
84
Imperator: Rome
Paradox Development Studio2019
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Hearts of Iron IV
83
Hearts of Iron IV
Paradox Development Studio2016
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Crusader Kings II
83
Crusader Kings II
Paradox Development Studio2012
Role-playing (RPG)Simulator
Europa Universalis: Rome
80
Europa Universalis: Rome
Paradox Development Studio2008
SimulatorStrategy
Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland
80
Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland
Paradox Development Studio2011
StrategyTactical
Stellaris: Ancient Relics
80
Stellaris: Ancient Relics
Paradox Development Studio2019
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Stellaris: Apocalypse
80
Stellaris: Apocalypse
Paradox Development Studio2018
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Stellaris: Leviathans
80
Stellaris: Leviathans
Paradox Development Studio2016
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Stellaris: Console Edition
79
Stellaris: Console Edition
Paradox Development Studio2019
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Crusader Kings II: The Republic
79
Crusader Kings II: The Republic
Paradox Development Studio2013
SimulatorStrategy
Stellaris
78
Stellaris
Paradox Development Studio2016
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Sengoku
71
Sengoku
Paradox Development Studio2011
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Role-playing (RPG)
Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday
70
Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday
Paradox Development Studio2005
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Strategy
March of the Eagles
65
March of the Eagles
Paradox Development Studio2013
Real Time Strategy (RTS)Simulator
Hearts of Iron
60
Hearts of Iron
Paradox Development Studio2002
Strategy
Crusader Kings II: Charlemagne
Crusader Kings II: Charlemagne
Paradox Development Studio2014
Role-playing (RPG)Simulator
Crusader Kings II: Conclave
Crusader Kings II: Conclave
Paradox Development Studio2016
Role-playing (RPG)Simulator