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| date= 2022-10-25
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[[File:Paradox Interactive logo.png|link=Paradox|24px]] '''Victoria 3''' is the third installment in the Victoria series developed by Paradox Interactive, following [[Victoria 2]] and [[Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun]]. Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.

== Game features ==

[[File:Exp Victoria 3.png|Victoria 3|24px]] '''The Ultimate Society Simulator'''
* Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936. Agrarian or Industrial, Traditional or Radical, Peaceful or Expansionist... the choice is yours.
* Detailed population groups with their own economic needs and political desires.
* Reform your government and constitution to take advantage of new social innovations, or preserve the stability of your nation by holding fast to tradition in the face of revolutionaries.
* Research transformative new technology or ideas to improve your national situation.

[[File:Exp Victoria 3.png|Victoria 3|24px]] '''Deep Economic System'''
* Expand your industry to take advantage of lucrative goods, taxing the profits to improve national prosperity.
* Import cheap raw materials to cover your basic needs while finding new markets for your finished goods.
* Secure vital goods to fuel your advanced economy and control the fate of empires.
* Balance employing available labor force with the needs for new types of workers.

[[File:Exp Victoria 3.png|Victoria 3|24px]] '''Play on a Grand Stage'''
* Use your diplomatic wiles to weave a tangled global web of pacts, relations, alliances, and rivalries to secure your diplomatic position on the world stage.
* Employ threats, military prowess and bluffs to persuade enemies to back down in conflicts.
* Increase your economic and military strength at the expense of rivals.
* Accumulate prestige and the respect of your rivals as you build an industrial giant at home or an empire abroad.

== Videos ==
=== Cinematic trailers ===
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: Release trailer'''''. Build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Lead dozens of world nations from 1836-1936, use your diplomatic wiles to weave pacts, alliances and rivalries to secure your position on the world stage. Expand your industry using new technology to create lucrative goods, and tax them for the betterment of your nation. Balance the competing interests in your society, and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3! Politics, Economy, Expansion, Revolution. History is in your hands!
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: Pre-order trailer'''''. Claim your place in the sun in Victoria 3. Master politics, industry, trade, diplomacy and war in this revelatory time period between the 19th and 20th century. The Victorians promised a grand tomorrow based on science and industry. Now you get to build it. 
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: Gameplay trailer'''''. Set in the rapidly moving 19th and early 20th centuries, Victoria 3 is a deep societal simulation, challenging players to develop a nation through industry, trade and political reform while keeping your population content and well-fed.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: Announcement trailer'''''. Shape a grand tomorrow in Victoria 3, Paradox's deepest society simulation ever. Lead your population through the age of exhibitions and steam engines in a grand strategy game about a century of revolution and innovation.
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=== Video diaries ===
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: Gameplay Reveal'''''. Join us on our first proper Victoria 3 stream!
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: July 2022 Update'''''. Within this monthly update, we shall enthrall you with a tale weaving through: the Graphics of Victoria 3, our Living Map, the Tutorial and Player Objectives & Agency!
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: June 2022 Update'''''. The team talks about the building blocks of society, including: Elections, Parties, Conversion and Assimilation, and Unification.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: May 2022 Update'''''. The team talks about the building blocks of society, including: Revolutions, Cultural Secessions, American Civil War, and Battles.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: April 2022 Update'''''. The team talks about the building blocks of society, including: Construction, Market Expansion, Trade Routes & Tariffs, Shipping Lanes, and Opium Wars.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: March 2022 Update'''''. The team talks about discovering the world and building marvelous monuments, including: Colonization, Decentralized Nations, Canals & Monuments, and Decisions & Expeditions.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: February 2022 Update'''''. Taking a moment to get an overview of the look and feel of the game., including: User Experience Overview, User Interface Overview, and Journal Entries.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: January 2022 Update'''''. A summary of last month's dev diaries, including: Peace Deals, Technology, and Flags.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: December 2021 Update'''''. A summary of last month's dev diaries focusing on the warfare systems in the game, including: The Concept of War, Fronts & Generals, Navies & Admirals, and The Cost of War.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: November 2021 Update'''''. A summary of last month's dev diaries, including: Rank and Prestige, Relations, Infamy and Interests, Diplomatic Actions, and Diplomatic Plays.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: October 2021 Update'''''. A summary of last month's dev diaries, including: Standard of Living, Political Movements, Slavery, States, and Migration.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: September 2021 Update'''''. A summary of last month's dev diaries, including: National Markets, Infrastructure, Employment & Qualifications, and Treasury.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: August 2021 Update'''''. A summary of last month's dev diaries, including: Groups, Laws, and Institutions.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: July 2021 Update'''''. A look at what has been going on in the first batch of dev diaries, including: Pops, Capacities, Buildings, Goods, and Production Methods.
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| description= '''''Victoria 3: Game Vision'''''. Population management, Society Building, Conflicts and Diplomacy: a grand tomorrow begins with a grand vision. In this video, Game Director Martin Anward and Lead Game Designer Mikael Andersson tell us about the Game Vision for Victoria 3.
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| description= '''''PDXCON Remixed: Vickynomics'''''. Economy plays a key part in many PDS games, and especially so in Victoria 3! In this panel from PDXCON, Lead Game Designer Mikael Anderson and QA Lead Paul Depre take a deep dive into the economics in Victoria 3.
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| description= '''''PDXCON Remixed: The Art of Victoria 3'''''. Meet Victoria 3 Art Director Max Elmberg Sjöholm and get a glimpse of what Victoria 3 looks like!
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| description= '''''PDXCON Remixed: Together for Victoria'''''. Victoria as a series has a lot of history. In this PDXCON Panel Martin Anward, Dan Lind and Henrik Hansson share some stories from the early days of Victoria.
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| description= '''''PDXCON Remixed: Welcome to Victoria'''''. In this panel from PDXCON, Game Director Martin Anward and Lead Game Designer Mikael Andersson have a chat about the Design Pillars upon which Victoria 3 is being built.
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== Dev diaries ==
{{main|Developer diaries}}
{{#lsth:Developer diaries|Victoria III}}
== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Victoria II|#]]