Europa Universalis IV: Emperor

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Rule a Continent or Rule the World in Europa Universalis IV: Emperor Discover new ways to expand your empire in this expansion to Paradox Development Studio’s flagship game about the early modern era. Europa Universalis IV: Emperor brings new depth and new options to your efforts to dominate the globe in the early modern world.

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Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Engine:
Clausewitz Engine
Release date:
09 June 2020
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All Steam reviews:
Mixed (789)

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Rule a Continent or Rule the World in Europa Universalis IV: Emperor

Discover new ways to expand your empire in this expansion to Paradox Development Studio’s flagship game about the early modern era. Europa Universalis IV: Emperor brings new depth and new options to your efforts to dominate the globe in the early modern world. Can you make your reign endure through the centuries?

Emperor focuses on improving the game experience for European nations, adding greater depth for the Catholic states and a more energetic and interactive Holy Roman Empire. Revolutions spread like wildfire, demanding action from kingdoms that don’t want to be swept up in the feverish calls for reform. Old mechanics are reinterpreted and new options are available on a freshly redrawn map of the continent.

Features of Europa Universalis IV: Emperor include:

A Powerful Pope

Appoint cardinals, publish Papal Bulls and gather tithes. The Vatican and Papal Controller now have new abilities to sway the souls of the Catholic faithful.

New Holy Roman Empire System

Deal with major imperial incidents that challenge royal power in pursuit of a centralized monarchy or decentralized confederation.

Revolutions Revamped

The spirit of Revolution is a contagion that must be either embraced or vigorously opposed. Use the guillotine and revolutionary guard to enforce the new way of thinking.

New Religious Mechanics

The Hussite faith has power in Bohemia, Defenders of the Faith have power based on the size of their religion, the Counter-Reformation offers new choices in dealing with Protestantism.

Hegemonies

If you accomplish great feats, you should expect great rewards. Seize the mantle of honor for accumulating great wealth and armies.

And more:

Over 20 new unique mission trees for a variety of European nations, provoke rebellions to deal with a problem now, many new events and options.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows® 7 64 bit
Processor:
Intel® Core 2 or equivalent
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb video memory required
DirectX®:
9.0c
Hard Drive:
6 GB HD space
Sound:
Direct X- compatible soundcard
Other Requirements:
Broadband Internet connection
Additional:
Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer

recommended*

OS *:
Windows® 7 64 bit
Processor:
Intel® Core 2 or equivalent
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 1024mb video memory recommended
DirectX®:
9.0c
Hard Drive:
6 GB HD space
Sound:
Direct X-compatible soundcard
Other Requirements:
Broadband Internet connection
Additional:
Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer

User reviews

Corydalis MrM
Not recommended | 31 Dec 2022

HOW MUCH DLCs DO YOU WANT, PARADOX? I just can't believe a game of 3 Gigabytes could have a 'expansion' of 2.4 Megabytes. However, I still bought your DLCs because my favorite mods acquire them. Writing this review is

Helpful: 29
Rexous
Recommended | 09 Nov 2023

At launch this DLC was broken to kingdom come but now it is'nt; so: Buy it if it's on sale, its a relatively strong DLC all things considered, especially if you enjoy playing the countries surrounding central-europe.

Helpful: 14
Nacrelven
Not recommended | 29 Jun 2022

Somehow this 2 year old dlc is 27% more expansive now than it was 2 years ago. That's just absolutely ridicilous.

Helpful: 37
Soldatenkonig
Not recommended | 26 Jul 2022

This dlc did nothing to improve the actual gameplay within the HRE. All it did was give the emperor mechanic an unnecessary and badly design visual makeover. In fact all recent patches have actively made the HRE

Helpful: 11
Saint_Vicious
Recommended | 21 Oct 2023

Probably $15 USD is the absolute max it should be, but if you play in Europe/the HRE a lot, it's worth it for that much, although 9.99 is a much fairer price. As usual, it's very overpriced DLC, the Paradox way.

Helpful: 5
peace4tito
Not recommended | 31 Mar 2025

EU4 and Paradox is probably one of the biggest downfalls in the gaming industry. EU4 stared out as a great game in the grand strategy genre, after countless updates its now a truly horrible experience, filled with bugs

Helpful: 5