About the Game

Shape a bright future for China by advancing wise reforms, strengthening governance, and utilizing the vast potential of the nation to resist western encroachment and avoid the Century of Humiliation. Decide the fate of the examination system, support modernization, and forge unity at home while securing influence abroad.

Victoria 3: Century of Strife includes the following:

• Walk the tightrope of reforming China, striking the right balance between necessary change and the country’s stability.

• Decide the fate of the imperial examination system, reforming or abolishing it to achieve your ambitions.

• Resist foreign encroachments and safeguard Chinese interests, such as in Korea.

• Support the Self-Strengthening movement to reform the Empire, or bring about its end through revolutionary action.

• Foster social and economic change in post-revolutionary China.

• Make use of unique cabinet interactions for China.

• Strengthen imperial power, or seek to end dynastic rule and establish a new base of legitimacy.

• Engage with new content for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

• Experience events around the attempted opening of Korea by western powers from Korea’s perspective.

• New historical characters for the involved nations.

• Art: New clothing assets, a Chinese building style, UI skin, map, and table assets.

• Music: New melodies inspired by Chinese history and music traditions.