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Master land, air and sea with the Hearts of Iron IV - General Edition. This bundle gives you all you need to begin building the ultimate war machine, with the industrial and political will to make it work.
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About Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition
About this game
Begin your foray into the chaos of the 20th century’s darkest hour with Paradox’s classic grand strategy wargame and a selection of region focused expansion packs. Write your own history of the Second World War, guiding any nation’s political, industrial or military development while trying to stay ahead of rapidly mobilizing hostile neighbors.
Learn to master land, air and sea with the Hearts of Iron IV - General Edition. This package includes:
Hearts of Iron IV (base game): Play any nation on earth in the lead up to WW2, directing its research, industrial production, political fate and military operations. Includes the Together for Victory, Waking the Tiger, Death or Dishonor expansions, formerly sold separately.
Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance (expansion): This expansion adds secret agents, espionage missions and new options for resistance movements. Send agents into dangerous territory to decipher enemy secrets or prepare the ground for your invasion by propping up collaborators who will be happy for any taste of power.
Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus (country pack): This country pack adds dedicated national focus trees to the minor powers around the Black Sea and the Aegean. Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey can each chart unique historical and alternate history paths as they resist efforts by the major powers to dominate the strategic sealanes of the Bosporus and Dardanelles.
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- October 15, 2025
- Developer:
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher:
- Paradox Interactive
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- Hearts of Iron
- Features:
- CrossPlatform Multiplayer
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Workshop
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Tablet
Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Co-op
Product Requirements
Steam account is required for game activation and installation.
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: 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
- 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.
Mac OS 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.
Linux Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: OS: Ubuntu 20.04
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Recommended:
- OS: OS: Ubuntu 20.04
- Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6950 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with 2GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Product Requirements
Steam account is required for game activation and installation.
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: 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
- 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.
Mac OS 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.
Linux Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: OS: Ubuntu 20.04
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Recommended:
- OS: OS: Ubuntu 20.04
- Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6950 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with 2GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Hearts of Iron IV Editions
Critic Reviews
Based on 37 Critics
GameSpot
80 / 100"For the dedicated, Hearts of Iron IV could end up being the best grand strategy game in some time. It’s many disparate pieces harmonize, and your decisions, and the responses...
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...
PC Gamer
88 / 100"It captivates me because—imperfectly, impressionistically, and perhaps a little amorally—it lets me orchestrate the most titanic armed struggles in history, from the fussy...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic
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69.07% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
69.07% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
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Simple
2.72%
Easy
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Just Right
23.81%
Tough
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Unforgiving
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Don't Ragequit! 52.38% of players consider this game to be Tough
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18.01%
Completionist! 18.01% of players have Conquered It
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Frequently Asked Questions
There are 2 editions. They are Standard Edition and General Edition
General Edition contains:
- Base Game (Hearts of Iron IV )
- Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance
- Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus
Available DLCs for Hearts of Iron IV include Expansion Pass 2, Götterdämmerung, No Compromise, No Surrender, and No Step Back
Are you ready for a challenge? 10% of GameFAQs users said Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition is Simple or Easy. 24% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 67% of GameFAQs users said Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to USK, Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition 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
Steam account is required for game activation and installation.
Windows Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: 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
- 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.
Mac OS 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.
Linux Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: OS: Ubuntu 20.04
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5850 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 with 1GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
Recommended:
- OS: OS: Ubuntu 20.04
- Processor: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6950 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 with 2GB VRAM / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard, and speakers are required. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 74 hours. 69% of users played Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition for over 80 hours.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition has broad critical consensus. 90% of critics on Metacritic recommend Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition. The Metascore is 83 out of 100.
Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition was released on October 15, 2025
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition supports MacOS.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition supports Linux.
Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition is published by Paradox Interactive
Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition was developed by Paradox Development Studio
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