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Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.
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About Hearts of Iron IV

About this game

Take command of the world’s mightiest war machine, managing industry, diplomacy and battle plans to defend your interests and dominate the planet in Hearts of Iron IV.

This grand strategy wargame offers both deep historical gameplay and tantalizing alternate histories as the dramatic events of the Second World War unfold on your computer. Hearts of Iron IV is a compelling simulation of modern war that rewards replay and strategic thinking.

Main Features:

Rewarding Strategic Gameplay:

Manage continent wide battle fronts and a complex research tree, alongside diplomacy and politics. Prepare your nation for the coming storm, transforming the geopolitical landscape in your favour.

Complex Military Simulation:

Give orders to army groups composed of divisions of your own design, driving towards your objectives and managing supply lines. Coordination of air, land and sea theatres is vital to overall success.

Assume Control of Any Nation:

Choose from the greatest powers striving for victory, or challenge yourself as one of the smaller nations simply trying to weather the storm.

Internal Politics:

Choose your war cabinet based on your current needs. Manage researchers and industrialists before the war, and emphasize a military cabinet once the world inexorably slides into conflict.

Industrial Power:

Build factories and ports, and then use those structures to make everything a modern army needs. Plan wisely, balancing future investment against the needs of the moment.

Push the Limits of Science:

A flexible research system offers new weapons, new industrial systems and advanced strategic concepts.

Intense Online Combat:

Up to 32 players can play Hearts of Iron IV, whether competitively or cooperatively, with some players taking control of different aspects of a single nation’s strategy.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
June 06, 2016
Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive AB
Rating:
PEGI rating of 7
USK rating of 12
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Hearts of Iron
Genres:
Strategy
Grand Strategy

RTS

Sandbox

Simulation

Strategy RPG

Action
Themes:
World War II
War

Historical

Military

Alternate History

Tactical

Diplomacy

Competitive
Play Styles:
Multiplayer
Singleplayer

Real-Time with Pause

Co-op

Open World
Features:
CrossPlatform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements

Steam Trading Cards

Steam Workshop

Steam Cloud

Remote Play on Tablet

Singleplayer

Multiplayer

Co-op

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows® 7 64 Bit | Windows® 8.1 64 Bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 4300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 | Steam Deck
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

Recommended:

  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 2500K | AMD® Ryzen 3 2200G
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: OS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.60 GHz or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6970M
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

Recommended:

  • OS: OS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.90 GHz or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon R9 390M or NVIDIA GeForce 750M with 1GB VRAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

Hearts of Iron IV: Content Creator Pack - Soviet Union 2D Art Editions

Critic Reviews

83

Gamer.no

100 / 100
"Hearts of Iron IV delivers everything grand strategy is about, and balances armies, navies and air forces with the need for resources and industry. It is a true strategy game...

IGN

90 / 100
"Hearts of Iron 4 wields complexity like a swift armor division during the blitzkrieg, allowing it to serve the idea of layered, cerebral, strategic warfare instead of letting...

Wccftech

92 / 100
"The best grand strategy game out there. The setting is added an excellent level of authenticity with the battle-plan feature, excellent Ai and a world map that is absolutely...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

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68.09% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
2.8%
Easy
6.99%
Just Right
23.08%
Tough
53.15%
Unforgiving
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Don't Ragequit! 53.15%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
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Played It
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Halfway
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Beat It
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Conquered It
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Completionist! 17.95%  of players have Conquered It

Hearts of Iron IV User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 3 ratings
100% of users would recommend this.
4.7

User Ratings Breakdown

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Recommended

ultra
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I'm writing this review not as a rating of the game itself, but the legitimacy of this website. When I first saw the prices for some of these games, I was definitely taken aback as to how cheap they were- especially considering some other sites that are pretty grey in this area. However, now, after purchasing the game (which arrived instantly), I can confidently vouch for fanatical. Genuinely incredible sight. Also, no, i'm not a robot or a paid actor. I'm a person.
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The game is super fun and will gives you a ton of options on how to play. I Guarantee 100+ hours.

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
I'm going to keep it a buck, this is an incredible game. I've accidently spent hours, upon hours of this game just being Germany and taking over the world. Played the game and wanted a bit more? Try out the extensive modding scene on the steam workshop, where in just a click of a button you can play during the first world war, or play in the modern age. The DLC all add something unique, so if you ever want just a bit more juice out of your game, purchase some DLC, I recommend No Step Back, By Blood Alone, and Man the Guns as your first picks. Or you can buy a monthly subscription to all the DLC for 7.99 a month.
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Still Great even without DLC certainly much better than EU4

Turoo
Verified purchase
Great game. I don't have any DLC but it is still very much fun as most of the base mechanics are still there in some form. Unlike EU4 were the base game feels more like a clunky demo some such. There isn't a lot of flavour and events which is a definite negative but HOI4 without DLC is leagues better than EU4 without DLC though it runs worse on my potato laptop.
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 3 editions. They are Content Creator Pack Soviet Union 2D Art, Standard Edition, and Starter Edition
Starter Edition contains:
  • Hearts of Iron IV base game
  • Man the Guns
  • Allied Armor Pack
  • Allied Speech Music Pack
Available DLCs for Hearts of Iron IV include Expansion Pass 1, No Step Back, By Blood Alone, and Country Pack Graveyard of Empires
Are you ready for a challenge? 10% of GameFAQs users said Hearts of Iron IV is Simple or Easy. 23% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 67% of GameFAQs users said Hearts of Iron IV is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to USK, Hearts of Iron IV is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Hearts of Iron IV is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows® 7 64 Bit | Windows® 8.1 64 Bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 4300
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 | Steam Deck
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 2500K | AMD® Ryzen 3 2200G
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Minimum:
  • OS: OS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.60 GHz or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6970M
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Recommended:
  • OS: OS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.90 GHz or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon R9 390M or NVIDIA GeForce 750M with 1GB VRAM
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 73 hours. 68% of users played Hearts of Iron IV for over 80 hours.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV has broad critical consensus. 89% of critics on Metacritic recommend Hearts of Iron IV. The Metascore is 83 out of 100.
Hearts of Iron IV was released on June 06, 2016
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV supports MacOS.
Hearts of Iron IV is published by Paradox Interactive AB
Hearts of Iron IV was developed by Paradox Development Studio
Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as Strategy, Grand Strategy, RTS, and Sandbox
Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as World War II, War, Historical, and Military
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as having Multiplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as having Singleplayer
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as having Co-op
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as Strategy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as Grand Strategy
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Hearts of Iron IV as RTS

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