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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 2026-09-10)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

90.0%positive375,793 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 90.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

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 2026-09-05.

293achievements
1.2%median completion
0.0%rarest: Old Zealand
19.8% of players 10.9% of players 9.0% of players 7.9% of players 5.7% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.6% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.8% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% 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 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% 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 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% 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 0.4% of players 19.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
19.8%Friend in Need — Join a faction.
17.2%We'll build it in a day — Research Construction V.
17.1%Transport Tycoon — Have at least 1000 convoys.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Old Zealand — As New Zealand, control and own the states of Brabant (Zeeland) and Sjaelland (Zealand).
0.0%Maphilindia — As Indonesia or the Philippines, form Maphilindo and control all Indian core states.
0.1%Waltzing Matilda — Deploy 25 Heavy Tank Battalions as Australia.

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 2026-09-10 20:53 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 US Australia UK EU≈$58

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-22 08-03 08-16 08-29 09-10

Latest official news

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

Sep 08, 2026
HOI IV Dev Corner | Industrial Might & Military Production

Generals ! Welcome to an additional Dev Corner on Military Production. Hello, I am Zwirbaum , Game Designer for Hearts of Iron, and welcome to this Dev Corner about Industry. This is a follow-up to th

Sep 04, 2026
Studio GoldUpdate | September 2026

Hello Generals, Admirals and Air Chief Marshals! Swedish summer is over, and we were blessed as it lasted a good 5 weeks. We’d already started work on the 1.19.3 patch before, and we’ve been at work p

Sep 01, 2026
HOI IV Dev Corner | Inlay Windows & Congress

Hello there! Welcome to the next Dev Corner, where we might present something we’re working on or gauging people’s thoughts on mechanics and other things. Those of you who have been keeping up with ou

Aug 28, 2026
HOI IV | Open Beta SE™ Update 3.03

Generals! Hello, I’m Zwirbaum , Game Designer for Hearts of Iron , and I want to welcome you to yet another Open Beta SE™ (Not really trademarked) Update for Hearts of Iron IV. This week I am bringing

Aug 25, 2026
HOI IV Dev Corner | Romania, an Industry Divided

Hello all! In today's Dev Corner, we're diving into the economic crossroads of Romania . Like many nations in the 1930s, Romania was torn between its agrarian foundation and a push for rapid industria

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

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
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.