@coolboymew@givenup >Is that even a genre? Yes! The focus of grand strategy is knowing how various territories and their properties work and interact with one another, then using that knowledge to either effectively invade or diplomatically acquire those territories. Paradox has the near monopoly on grand strategy, unfortunately, but there are other devs who make GS titles.
Note that since this infograph was created, EUIV has gotten worse due to stupid DLC and updates, and some minor info is outdated.