Hearts of Iron IV

- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- Jun 6, 2016
- Steam reviews
- 90% of players recommend it, from 361,776 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
- Tags
- SimulationStrategy
On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Playable on Steam Deck.
Valve rates it Playable on Steam Machine. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.
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About this game
The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.
Take charge of history’s greatest war machines in Hearts of Iron IV, a grand strategy wargame that challenges your strategic abilities and political insight. Refight World War II at the head of nation from the time period, building up an industrial powerhouse and a diplomatic alliance that will effectively wage war on ideological opponents.
Hearts of Iron IV is more than a historical simulation. Alternate historical paths open up with almost every decision you make, from small ones such as where to launch your attack to crack open Fortress Europe, to large ones, such as whether to re-establish democracies or long forgotten monarchies.
In Hearts of Iron IV, you can plan the military strategy almost down to the rivets, as you design division templates for your armies, research new modes of production and means of destruction, set out factory instructions and pursue political objectives. Almost no part of the war goes untouched as you guide a nation of your choice through humanity’s darkest hour.
This purchase comes with the Hearts of Iron IV base game as well as four expansion packs:
- Death or Dishonor: focuses on eastern and central European middle powers
- Together for Victory: focuses on British Commonwealth nations
- Waking the Tiger: focuses on China and Japan
- Man the Guns: focuses on naval features and alternate history paths for the United States
System requirements
As Steam lists them.
Windows
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.
macOS
Minimum
- 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.
Recommended
- OS
- OS: macOS 13 (Ventura)
- 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.
SteamOS + Linux
Minimum
- 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.
Recommended
- OS
- OS: Ubuntu 22.04
- 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.
Downloadable content
Steam lists 24 items of downloadable content for this game.
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