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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.

Hearts of Iron IV is a strategy, world war ii and grand strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
Released on June 06th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 342,150 reviews of which 305,168 were positive and 36,982 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 8.63€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Hearts of Iron IV into these genres:

Strategy World War II Grand Strategy War Historical Military Alternate History Multiplayer Simulation Tactical Singleplayer Real-Time with Pause RTS Diplomacy Sandbox Co-op Strategy RPG Open World Competitive Action

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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.

MacOS

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.

Linux

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.

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025

I bought Hearts of Iron IV because I saw tens of thousands of people playing it on Steam and thought, “Hey, if that many people are into it, it’s gotta be good, right? Probably just Risk with better graphics.” Wrong. So very wrong. This game isn’t Risk. This is a full-blown world domination simulator built entirely out of spreadsheets, buttons, and pain. It’s like someone weaponized Excel and gave it historical trauma. I started a game as Japan, thinking “Cool, I’ll conquer the Pacific like in the movies.” I didn’t even make it past 1938 before I’d completely derailed history. I invaded China with full confidence... and zero supply. My tanks ran out of fuel, my troops starved in the mountains, and I accidentally built more horses than actual weapons. My navy? Still stuck in port because I forgot to give them orders. Classic rookie admiral move. Things only got worse when I tried to join multiplayer. The chat hit me with: “J A P rush 40w marines, meta is CAS-heavy micro, USA does AA spam, GER go 7-2s.” I felt like I was reading secret military code. People were throwing out terms like "air meta" and "naval micro" like we were planning a real war. Someone told me to “rush AA with 40w support recon CAS” and I honestly considered uninstalling. I asked what “7-2” meant and someone called me “Malta-tier.” I don’t know what that means, but I took it personally. And look, I tried to get better. I even launched a naval invasion on the UK forgot convoys. My entire army just stood at the edge of France, staring across the channel like sad kids waiting for a school bus that doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, the British invaded me with paratroopers. I didn’t even know paratroopers were in the game. My capital fell before my invasion plan even got off the ground. But then I discovered a mod. Old World Blues. And suddenly, it all clicked. Now I’m not just failing at World War II I’m thriving in the Fallout universe. I’m leading an army of radioactive ghouls through post-apocalyptic Utah. I’ve got super mutants with rocket launchers. I invaded a toaster cult and took over a robot factory. I still don’t really know how combat width works, but at least now I can wear power armor while not knowing. It’s way more intuitive, way more fun, and somehow I understand it. Probably because the game isn’t pretending to be historically accurate it’s just chaos, lasers, and lore. I’m still losing wars, but now it’s to talking bears and brain-in-a-jar dictators instead of Belgium. Huge improvement.

Jan. 2025

-played for the first time as italy -took too long to figure out how to play -lost against ethiopia -got absolutely demolished by yugoslavia and the swiss -started a new game as germany -lost to poland.

Jan. 2025

Been playing this game for 2 years, now I no longer can talk to women only know how to get sino-japanese war within 4 months. Just started to understand how navy works. If you are radical socialist or fascist, I would totally recommend this game, and I am extremely racist. 10/10

Nov. 2024

honestly a great game, BUT, the DLC policy can be overbearing, and it is one of the games that are very hard to master. BEWARE that it will give you gender dysphoria and either make you a hardcore fascist or communist.

Oct. 2024

Mountainous learning curve.. I'm on 20 odd hours and still playing through the tutorial. The scope of the game even without DLC is remarkable. I'm 65 and unsure if I'll master the game before i go to the great gaming room in the sky, but hey this makes it fun. Get it on sale btw.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hearts of Iron IV is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.

Hearts of Iron IV is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.

Hearts of Iron IV received 305,168 positive votes out of a total of 342,150 achieving a rating of 8.83.

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Hearts of Iron IV was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.

Hearts of Iron IV is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Hearts of Iron IV is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Hearts of Iron IV is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Hearts of Iron IV offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Hearts of Iron IV includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There are 21 DLCs available for Hearts of Iron IV. Explore additional content available for Hearts of Iron IV on Steam.

Hearts of Iron IV is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Hearts of Iron IV supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Hearts of Iron IV is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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