Europa Universalis V
- Developer
- Paradox Tinto
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- 04 November 2025
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: strategy
Use war, trade or diplomacy to satisfy your grandest ambitions and dominate five centuries of history in the newest version of Europa Universalis, Paradox Interactive's flagship historical grand strategy game.
Best gaming PC for Europa Universalis V in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Europa Universalis V today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Paradox Interactive on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit | Windows® 11 |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i7-8700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 5 3600 | Intel® Core™ i7-14700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D |
| RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 1060 (6GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 580 (8GB) | Intel® Arc™ A380 (6GB) | Intel® Arc™ 140V | Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (12 GB) |
| Storage | 20 GB | 20 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Europa Universalis V?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i7-14700K | AMD® Ryzen™ 7 7800X3D and your GPU is at or above Nvidia® GeForce™ RTX 3060 Ti (8GB) | AMD® Radeon™ RX 6700 XT (12 GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.