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Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV

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.

Released Jun 6, 2016 Developer Paradox Development Studio Publisher Paradox Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux StrategyWorld War IIGrand StrategyWarHistorical
View on Steam ↗ $49.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

89.2%positive342,150 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 103 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Huge modding community that compensates for the predatory policy of Paradox regarding DLCs. On one hand it's good that they're still adding content to a 10 year old game, even giving away free content updates, but that makes only a small percentage. At this point, they sell you…”

— a player, Steam review · 811 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“Broke 1000 hours, still have only won once and still have never touched navy. With the mods you could never play anything else.”

— a player, Steam review · 1,144 hrs played
Not recommended · 344 found this helpful

“Earlier, Hearts of Iron IV DLC felt like true expansions. Things like tank design, espionage, and special units added depth—but the base game still stood on its own. That’s no longer the case. With version 1.17, core systems like doctrines are clearly built around DLC content.…”

— a player, Steam review · 2,670 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:25 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

55,711playing at last check
56,49824-hour peak
93,196all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 41.6k avg · Nov 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

293achievements
1.2%median completion
0.0%rarest: Thai fighters
19.7% of players 10.9% of players 8.9% of players 7.9% of players 5.6% of players 4.7% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.0% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 19.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
19.7%Friend in Need — Join a faction.
17.1%We'll build it in a day — Research Construction V.
17.0%Transport Tycoon — Have at least 1000 convoys.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Thai fighters — As Siam, have 10 aces.
0.0%Saving Private Bryansk — Capture a General in the state of Bryansk.
0.0%The rightside up — As Australia, own and fully control Jan Mayen.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$49.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$49.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US49.99 USD
EU49.99 EUR
UK41.99 GBP
Australia69.95 AUD
Canada66.99 CAD
Japan6,990 JPY
Brazil188.99 BRL

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$37 Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$57

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 21, 2026
HOI IV Dev Corner | Civilian Economy & Consumer Goods

Hello, I am Zwirbaum , Game Designer for Hearts of Iron, and uncharacteristically for me, instead of writing an entire wall of text, I am just going to ask a couple of questions that are very much tie

Jul 15, 2026
HOI IV Creator Interviews with Leadership

Generals! High Command is aware that certain war correspondents have, in recent days, taken it upon themselves to question senior staff. Studio Manager Gorion and Game Director Batya were located, esc

Jul 14, 2026
HOI IV Dev Corner | Warfare in the Third Dimension - Airborne Units in HOI

Hi all, it's time for the next Dev Corner. I'm Jamor . I started as a producer on Stellaris, Imperator , and other games back in 2017, and now I'm happy to be back as a designer on HOI . Hearts of Iro

Jul 13, 2026
HOI IV - Open Beta SE™ Update 1

Generals! Hello, I’m Zwirbaum, Game Designer for Hearts of Iron, and I want to welcome you to the first update of the Open Beta SE™ (Not really trademarked). To avoid writing too much, and boring ever

Jul 07, 2026
HOI IV Dev Corner | Questions about Civil Wars

Hello all! First of all I want to be extra clear - we are not talking about a rework for civil wars. What I am after is understanding how you’ve enjoyed content with civil wars, what feels good, what

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation, Strategy
Player tagsStrategy · World War II · Grand Strategy · War · Historical · Military · Alternate History · Multiplayer · Simulation · Tactical · Singleplayer · Real-Time with Pause (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
Achievements273
Estimated owners5,000,000 – 10,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.heartsofiron4.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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.