Hearts of Iron III
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
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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.
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 8.77€ on K4G.
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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 13 (Ventura)
- 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 22.04
- 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.
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Bought HOI4 thinking it was going to be a serious historical strategy game. After way too many hours, I've realized the playerbase is basically three groups: Fascists, communists, and democrats. The fascists want to conquer everything. The communists want to turn everything red. The democrats are femboys. And somehow all of them think they're military geniuses. Every lobby has that guy with 4,000 hours who knows every focus tree, division template, production ratio and exploit, yet still loses half his army because he forgot to check supply. There's always someone who says “I know what I'm doing” right before losing 30 divisions. Someone will build 40 factories worth of tanks and have no infantry equipment. Someone will make a division template that looks like a tax form and call it “meta.” Someone will have 200 divisions and somehow none of them have equipment. Someone will forget to research something for three years and blame the game. Someone will launch a naval invasion with three divisions and act surprised when they get deleted. And then there's the navy. Nobody f*cking knows how the navy works. Not the new players. Not the experienced players. Not the guy with 6,000 hours. Nobody. You click on a fleet, send it into a sea zone and just pray. Someone will explain naval mechanics to you for 20 minutes and somehow make you understand it less than before. “Okay, so you need enough screens to protect the capitals, but make sure your task force composition doesn't—” Brother, I have no f*cking idea what you're talking about. You build battleships? Wrong. You build carriers? Wrong. You build submarines? Apparently you're playing like a rat. You build destroyers? Wrong. You don't build a navy? Somehow also wrong. Then you put your entire fleet into one sea zone and watch it disappear. You check the battle. Enemy lost: 2 submarines. You lost: the entire Royal Navy. And nobody can explain what happened. Someone just says: “Bad screening.” What does that mean? Nobody knows. The entire naval system could be replaced with a button that says “Hope” and most players wouldn't notice. Meanwhile, everyone confidently gives naval advice despite having absolutely no clue what they're doing. “Just use naval bombers.” “Just build submarines.” “Just get air superiority.” “Just use screens.” “Just don't lose.” Brilliant. 10/10 naval mechanics. Absolutely nobody understands them. 10/10. Excellent strategy game. Terrible decision-making simulator. Perfect community.
Before I bought this game, I had a loving family, a normal sleep schedule, and a healthy relationship with sunlight. I knew that World War II involved tanks, planes, and a guy with a bad mustache. That was the extent of my knowledge. Then my friend sent me a Discord message: "Hey man, HOI4 is on sale. Let’s do a quick coop game." That was 1,250 hours ago. I don't remember what my mom's voice sounds like. I only hear the screeching air-raid sirens of the main menu music and the subtle click of placing 40 division templates in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. Phase 1: Denial (0 - 100 Hours) You open the game for the first time. You pick a nice, normal country like France. You look at the interface. There are 47 different top-bar icons screaming at you in red font. You have no rubber. Your civilian factories are building a single radar station in Normandy that will take 4 years to complete. You draw a line across the German border and hit the big green arrow, believing in the power of French bravery. Result: You are capitulated by lunch. The Wehrmacht didn't even use the Maginot Line; they just walked around it while you were trying to figure out why your infantry divisions have zero artillery. Phase 2: The Illusory Mastery (100 - 500 Hours) You start learning the game. You watch a 45-minute YouTube tutorial by a teenager with a microphone that sounds like a lawnmower. You learn what "CAS" is. You start talking about division width at family dinners. "Pass the salt, dad. Also, did you know that 7/2 infantry templates are outdated and you should really be running 9/1s with support anti-air if you want to push through the Balkans?" Your dad looks at you like you’ve joined a cult. You have. You decide to play as Tannu Tuva. Through pure, unadulterated exploit abuse, strategic redeployment, and stealing Chinese manpower, you annex the Soviet Union by 1941. You feel like God. You go to bed feeling accomplished. You dream in NATO counter-symbols. Phase 3: Total Mental Collapse (500 - 1,000 Hours) You play non-historical mode. The year is 1938. Germany has restored the Kaiser, who is currently in a royal alliance with Communist Imperial Japan. Great Britain turned Fascist, renamed itself the "Britannic Empire," and instantly declared war on Ireland, Peru, and Ireland again. Trotsky is running Mexico and has somehow puppeted Liechtenstein. You are playing as Switzerland, doing absolutely nothing, staring at a supply map mode for 6 real-time hours while eating cold beans out of a can. You try to understand the Navy system. You open the Naval Designer. You stare at "Heavy Cruiser Hull Type II" and "Fire Control System 1." You close the Naval Designer. You build 5,000 naval bombers instead and pretend the ocean doesn't exist. Nobody knows how navy works. The developers don't know how navy works. If someone tells you they understand naval task forces, they are lying to you or working for the CIA. Phase 4: Enlightenment / The 1,200-Hour Mark I went outside last week. I looked up at the sky. A flock of birds flew overhead in a tight V-formation. My first thought was not "Oh, look at nature." My first thought was "My green air bubble is flickering. I need to deploy 500 more fighters to the Western Alps immediately or my supply lines will yellow-out." I looked at a tile floor in a grocery store. I didn't see tiles. I saw province chokepoints. I calculated an encirclement strategy using two elderly ladies with shopping carts and a teenager stocking cereal shelves. I executed a double-pincer movement to reach the checkout line 30 seconds faster. Final verdict: its ight. 10/10
When I first bought this game I had a girlfriend, within half a month of me playing we broke up. I haven’t managed to get a girlfriend since. But that may just be a necessary sacrifice. 10/10 I still consciously reject learning navy and despite all this wasted time I am still ass.
Hearts of Iron IV offers a captivating experience for strategy and history enthusiasts. Despite its positive aspects such as deep strategic options, historical recreation, and military planning, the steep learning curve and certain mechanical shortcomings might be challenging for some players. However, for those who appreciate the complexity and details, it can provide a rewarding war strategy experience.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Hearts of Iron IV is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
No, Hearts of Iron IV is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.
Yes, 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.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV is playable and fully supported on Linux.
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No, Hearts of Iron IV does not support VR.
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.
Yes, there are 24 DLCs available for Hearts of Iron IV. Explore additional content available for Hearts of Iron IV on Steam.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.
Yes, Hearts of Iron IV supports Remote Play on Tablet. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Hearts of Iron IV.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
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Online players
43,029
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release
06 Jun 2016
Platforms
Remote Play
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