“A Golden Era for the Series”: First Reviews of Europa Universalis 5 Are In

01.11.2025 Comment Views: 32

The next instalment in the franchise is approaching, and some players have already had hands-on time with it.

The global strategy Europa Universalis 5 is slated to release on November 4. Early reviews of Paradox Interactive’s new title have begun to appear online.

Europa Universalis 5 earned an 85 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 14 reviews. On OpenCritic the score is a touch higher — 87 (from 13 reviews) — and 100% of critics recommend giving the game a try.

Notable scores:

· PC Gamer — 87 / 100

· TheGamer — 4.5 / 5

· TheSixthAxis — 9 / 10

· Gameblog — 9 / 10

· CGMagazine — 8 / 10

· Digital Chumps — 9.5 / 10

· GameWatcher — 8.5 / 10

The reviewer at TheSixthAxis wrote that:

Europa Universalis 5 marks the dawn of a new golden era for Paradox’s grand strategy series, rethinking its fundamentals while preserving the breadth, granularity, and regional nuance that define it. There are some rough patches — unsurprising for a game of this magnitude — and ample opportunity for future expansions to better explore certain ideas and regions, but isn’t that part of the journey?

Source: iXBT.games

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