Paradox Interactive is a Swedish video game developer based in Stockholm that is known for producing historical strategy computer games. It is also a video game publisher, publishing its own games as well as others through traditional retail channels as well as digital distribution services, such as GamersGate. The lead game programmer is Johan Andersson. Paradox Interactive was previously a division of Paradox Entertainment, owners and developers of properties such as Conan the Barbarian as created by pulp author Robert Ervin Howard. Each game is marked by the use of standard real-time... elements but with an ability to make any and all changes while paused . The games also demonstrate a commitment to historical accuracy. Each game also has a loosely based set of "Victory Conditions" which defines the game winner as accumulating the most "points" by the closing date of the game. Apart from world conquest the games are mostly based on an open game engine in which the player can define their own victory. Their games are characteristically complex, with steep learning curves and highly detailed gameplay models.
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