Europa Universalis V reportedly sold around 200K preorder copies

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Key points
- Alinea Analytics estimates that Europa Universalis V has sold 200,000 preorder copies.
- The game was the No. 1 title on Steam’s global top sellers chart for eight hours.
- Europa Universalis V is only available on PC.
On Nov. 5, 2025, Alinea Analytics revealed that it estimates Europa Universalis V has gotten around 200,000 preorders on Steam, leading it to have its current 77,000 concurrent players peak at its launch on Nov. 4, 2025.
The analytics company also said that the game debuted with 100% critic recommendation and a “Mostly Positive” 73% user rating on Steam. Despite this, the game’s Chinese and Russian reviews are more mixed, and those languages constitute 24% of the game’s total reviews on Steam.
Alinea Analytics revealed that Turkey has ranked in the top three countries that have wishlisted the game but did not disclose the other two countries. They also said that during its launch, the game was the No. 1 title on the global top sellers chart for eight hours.
Europa Universalis V is a grand strategy game developed by Paradox Interactive. The game is the fifth entry in the Europa Universalis line of games, which are Paradox’s most complex strategy games, according to various reviews.
The game is only available on PC.





