Europa Universalis is back in another hit grand strategy game that will test your skills and see if you have what it takes to conquer your foes and build a lasting empire. The game has been developed by Paradox Development Studio, and this is their fourth installment in the immensely popular Europa Universalis series. Create your own dominant force in the world and guide your nation through many challenges and hardships. The years will present many opportunities for you to either advance and make your nation stronger, or if you're going to succumb to the challenges that will be waiting for you. Europa Universalis IV offers immense freedom, depth, and historical accuracy in its gameplay. Experience true exploration, complex trading, cunning warfare, and intricate diplomacy as you rise to power and crush or subdue your enemies. Europa Universalis IV offers flexible nation building, meaning you're free to do whatever you want in this grand strategy. The new system of monarch power introduces a new way of playing the game, as there are a men and women at the top which will influence your decisions and affect the flow of the gameplay. Be witness to various historical events and even make your mark on them and change the course of history. The world is your playground in this grand strategy game. Use the brand new trade system to establish huge trade empires by controlling important trade routes and amass wealth as your empire and reach expand. Europa Universalis IV has co-op multiplayer where up to 32 players can work together in order to control and expand a single nation.