In the strategy game Victoria 3 on Steam, the developers shared some statistics about the game on the occasion of the anniversary, and they make the players look bad.
What are these statistics? Victoria 3 has been on the market for 3 years now, and the developers shared some statistics about the game on Reddit on the occasion of the anniversary. Notably, the statistics about starvation deaths in the game are striking.
While players mainly consider the economic side of their nation in Victoria 3, they also need to ensure enough food. Many players struggle with this, as the developers state that around 860 billion people have died of hunger in the game. That’s about 107 million times the entire world population.
At first glance, one might think this is a mistake, but a look at the players makes the large number very real.
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“I have no idea what I’m doing”
What do the players say about the high number? Players are hardly surprised that humanity has often suffered from hunger in the game. The systems in the strategy game are complex, which means that many have no idea how to get out of the famine.
Players comment on the high number on Reddit:
- Oxu90: “I’m doing my part. I have no idea what I’m doing.”
- cpt_justice: “Paradox games will always be Paradox games.”
- Milk_Mindless: “Could you please not do that? I live here.”
- lesser_panjandrum: “You can’t make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. Also, there are no eggs left due to the famine.”
The developer and publisher Paradox are known for complex strategy games, where one often has to find their way through many sessions. The fact that one’s population suffers from hunger is probably a side effect of that.
What else do the developers say? The developers of Victoria 3 have shared additional statistics. For instance, the Trans-Siberian Railway, which runs from Moscow to Vladivostok, has been constructed nearly 270,000 times in the game.
However, most players choose China or Japan as the nations they want to lead to prosperity. One possible reason for the famines could also be droughts. According to the developers, there have been droughts at least over 39 million times in the game.
Paradox’s strategy games attract many players because they offer virtually endless possibilities to defeat the game and win through their own strategies. Another strategy game from Paradox is supposed to get even bigger than it already is: Fans spend thousands of hours on a strategy game on Steam, and now it is supposed to get even bigger
