State and Revolution, a Russia-focused immersion pack for Victoria 3, went live on Thursday, November 5, 2026, together with the free Update 1.15 “Ivan-Chai/Fireweed,” Paradox announced on Steam. The pack costs $14.99 (£12.99, €14.99) on its own, and it is also part of the game’s Volume 3 expansion pass.
The Details
State and Revolution is built around the Russian Empire and its Tsars. Per Paradox’s release and the patch notes, the paid pack adds:
- Favorites: autocratic rulers can appoint favorites and adopt their ideological stances, in countries with Autocracy, Oligarchy, Technocracy, or Landed Voting.
- Exile to Siberia: send unwanted dissidents to a Siberian exile pool.
- Emperor and Autocrat: a journal entry with 26 agenda entries tied to the Tsars and their favorites, which reward powerful Ukase decrees.
- The revolution: four journal entries covering the buildup to the Russian Revolution, the Provisional Government, the rise of the Bolsheviks, and the Russian Civil War.
- National struggles: content for Congress Poland, Russification in the western borderlands, and the Ukrainian and Belarusian cultural renaissances.
- Cosmetics: a Russian city building set, the “Revival and Grandeur” interface skin, map decorations such as the Winter Palace, new clothing, and new music.
Update 1.15 is free for everyone. Its biggest change is a full rework of war support, which now runs from 0% to 100% and can rise or fall over a war. Countries no longer capitulate automatically when it runs out: wars where both sides are fully exhausted end in a stalemate instead, and war goals can now be enforced in the middle of a war. The update also adds copper as a new good, a cold system that freezes sea nodes and slows ships, up to four world market hubs per market area, Cossack Hosts for Russia, a rebuilt journal panel with search and filters, and a long list of AI changes.
What This Means for Players
Paradox gives two warnings in the release post: “non-updated mods most likely will not work,” and old saves will not work because of map and mechanical changes. If you are deep into a campaign, finish it before the update lands on your machine, and give your mod list time to catch up before starting a new one.
Victoria 3 is one of several Paradox strategy games getting big drops this fall. Europa Universalis V’s first Chronicle Pack, Across the Pillars, arrived in October, Stellaris: Willpower has a release date, and our Crusader Kings hub covers the By God Alone expansion. For mod fans, our list of the best moddable games on PC is a good next stop.
When and Where
- Out now: November 5, 2026, on PC (Windows, macOS, and Linux) through Steam and the Paradox Store.
- Price: $14.99, £12.99, or €14.99, or as part of the Volume 3 expansion pass.
- Free for all owners: Update 1.15.
Source: Paradox Interactive, Dev Diary #196: State and Revolution and Update 1.15 Now Live, November 5, 2026, and Paradox’s release, November 5, 2026.