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Paradox Interactive (not to be confused with Paradox Entertainment, from which it split off) is a Swedish computer-game developer, generally focusing on historical [[Real Time Strategy]] games. Unlike most [[Real Time Strategy]] games, the Paradox games tends to have a greater focus on the Grand Strategic level, you control not individual units but the resources of entire nations.
Paradox games are (in)famous for being buggy at release, having a cliff-side learning curve and comparatively unimpressive graphics except in the newest ''Hearts of Iron'' and the second [[Victoria:
[[Paradox Interactive]] also acts as a publisher for various other companies and publishes games from a wide variety of genres, e.g. the ''[[Penumbra (video game series)|Penumbra]]'' ,''[[Mount
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* ''Svea Rike'' ("The Swedish Realm") : An [[Edutainment Game]] focusing on Swedish history. Sort of a predecessor to their later historically-themed games.
* ''[[Europa Universalis]]'': The flagship franchise of the company, focusing on the period of roughly 1400-1820.
** ''[[For The Glory]]'': Another EU [[Spin-Off]], made by fans of the game and based on the older engine of ''EU II''.
** ''[[Magna Mundi]]''
* ''[[Crusader Kings]]'': Focusing on [[The High Middle Ages]], 1066-1400. Later followed by a sequel. ''Crusader Kings 2'' covering the same time period but with updated game mechanics.
** ''Europa Universalis : Rome'': A [[Spin-Off]] of EU which is more character-centric in the manner of Crusader Kings, set during the time of the [[Ancient Rome|Roman Republic]].
** ''[[Sengoku (video game)|Sengoku]]'': A game somewhat similar to [[Crusader Kings]], taking place in Japan during the [[Jidai Geki|Warring States period]].
* ''[[Victoria:
* ''[[Hearts of Iron]]'': A diplomatic and tactical wargame focusing on [[World War Two]].
** ''Darkest Hour''
* ''[[Stellaris (video game)|Stellaris]]'': A [[Science Fiction]] grand strategy game similar to ''[[Europa Universalis]]'' that focuses on space exploration, empire-building, diplomacy and combat.
The games also boast an active community of writers of [[After Action Report|After Action Reports]]. An interesting feature is the ability to [[Old Save Bonus|import your saves from one game to another]] using official or unofficial software tools or (if you have a lot of time and patience) manually, theoretically allowing you to play the same game from 1066 to 1963.
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