Europa Universalis IV demo released

Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studio have released a demo on Steam for their upcoming empire-building game, Europa Universalis IV.

In the demo, players can take up the flag of one of four available nations, sampling the trade system as Venice, going to war as the Ottoman Empire, founding new colonies as Portugal, or engaging in diplomacy as Austria. Demo games will last for 28 in-game years and include an extensive tutorial and hint system. The demo will not include the ability to save or load a game in progress.

Europa Universalis IV also intends to foster a strong modding community through the support of Steam Workshop. For the first time in the series, players will be able to share their customizations to Europa Universalis IV through a central, searched repository, where fellow gamers can download and implement mods with a single click.

In addition, for the first time ever in a Paradox Development Studio strategy game, multiplayer matches in Europa Universalis IV will be fully cross-platform. Games will function just as if each player were using the same platform, whether they are playing on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer, for both competitive and cooperative play.

Europa Universalis IV releases on August 13, 2013.

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