# Victoria II: Heart of Darkness Summer DB entity ID: bfb25ce9\-bc3c\-4ef0\-8de4\-8cdb9e319a67 Steam App ID: 215001 Victoria II: Heart of Darkness is the second expansion for the grand strategy and political simulator Victoria II\. This expansion focuses on the Scramble for Africa\. Compete with other colonial powers and experience international crises which require Great Power mediation if the world is to avoid war in this experience crafted by Paradox Development Studio\. Key Features Experience a brand new colonization system: Use your navy to expand your empire, compete against other colonial powers and struggle to maintain your overseas control\. Colonial conflicts can spiral out of control and become international crises\. They will have to be decided by diplomatic negotiations or risk costly wars Battle your enemies in the new naval combat system: Together with the new colonization system, your navies are more important than ever\. A new system of gun ranges brings more depth and strategy to warfare on the high seas\. Powerful new battleships also join the other classes of ships to bridge the gap to Dreadnoughts Prepare for International Crises: Around the world international crises continually call on the Great Powers to mediate and compromise, with war always being the last resort\. As one of the lesser powers, use your influence to stir up local flash points so you can use fleet footed diplomacy to get the Great Powers to right the wrongs that have been committed against your nation\! Follow the global events with the new newspaper system: Attain a greater sense of immersion by receiving local and global reports on world events\. Over 60 newspapers, both historic and otherwise, periodically present you with the latest news reports of war, major events, royal gossip and other matters of interest ## Game information - Type: dlc - Developer: Paradox Interactive - Publisher: Paradox Interactive - Release date: Apr 16, 2013 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: 42968 - Genres: Strategy - Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Downloadable Content, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_8ce7b79cf323c983b23200a6c9b5e4df8b21aab8\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_50ff28c81fb824fa81279eccaec862e691bd1d32\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_0f30c3c55c5c84744df57202fb1ae4bc1fe6ba26\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_121ed2c1e737022c755bc3728ef7b45f8eb4776d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_3b0123dba2af54624a3675848eee4054eac277db\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_0f862ffed2216c8770be1eaa8902f8478ee4a217\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_fbb2d5df3f0e9c7ab75ab9000b480586665c7cba\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_1e5c46081f2a09960b37c52067e0f880fa912253\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_7a426fea0bfc170007049bd58f73ab53ffa06b3e\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/215001/ss\_fa7bd291803cd93f61af1453c673a97db0ece0fb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1622805923 - Price: 1999 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: Not collected - Steam review count: 148 - Steam positive reviews: 121 - Steam negative reviews: 27 - Steam positive percentage: 81.75675675675676% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/bfb25ce9-bc3c-4ef0-8de4-8cdb9e319a67/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/bfb25ce9-bc3c-4ef0-8de4-8cdb9e319a67/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T20:36:01\.343246\+00:00 - Player count observed: Not collected - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T20:36:02\.388435\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/215001/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/215001/","players":null,"reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/215001"\},"price":"2026\-09\-21T20:36:01\.343246\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-21T20:36:01\.343246\+00:00","players":null,"reviews":"2026\-09\-21T20:36:02\.388435\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"34fec15a\-badf\-4b0c\-aebc\-2228a9ad2725","catalog":"22984015\-7f7c\-4a64\-9db1\-a85733770de5","details":"cd1d9a8e\-73d0\-488c\-9018\-1f3ea59e4083","players":null,"reviews":"ced70a38\-1d1e\-425a\-832e\-45a9be61e4ea"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"bfb25ce9\-bc3c\-4ef0\-8de4\-8cdb9e319a67","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215001/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/bfb25ce9-bc3c-4ef0-8de4-8cdb9e319a67)