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Hearts of Iron III

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App ID 25890
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Hearts of Iron
Supported Systems macOS Windows
Technologies Clausewitz Engine
Last Changenumber 28969619
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 22:47:39 UTC ()
Release Date 7 August 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😏 74.22%
5k reviews
42
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Paradox Development Studio
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GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/25890/
developer_url http://www.paradoxplaza.com
InstallScript 25890_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
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installscriptosx Hearts of Iron 3.app/installscript_osx.vdf
ShowCDKeyInMenu Yes [view your cd keys in client]
DLCPurchaseFromInGame No
DisableOverlay_macos Yes
Publisher Paradox Interactive
eulas
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version1
Store Release Date 7 August 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 7 August 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 7 August 2009 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1249628400)
Store Asset Modification Time 30 November 2022 – 13:50:10 UTC () (1669816210)
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Detected Technologies (?) Clausewitz Engine, Lua SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 28 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4904561
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:42:34 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

4 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes

Tags

🛡️ Grand Strategy 💡 Strategy 🪂 World War II 📜 Historical 🖥️ Simulation 🪖 Military ⏯ Real-Time with Pause ⚔️ War 🧱 Sandbox 🕹️ Multiplayer 😓 Difficult 👤 Singleplayer 🌐 RTS 🔵 Wargame 🕰️ Alternate History 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🎖️ World War I 🗳️ Politics

Categories

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Assets

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timestamp30 November 2022 – 13:50:32 UTC

Steam charts

  • 42 players right now
  • 74 24-hour peak
  • 1,551 all-time peak 4 October 2015
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Store data

  • 17,570 followers
  • #7961 in top sellers
  • 4,533 positive reviews
  • 1,421 negative reviews
  • 76.13% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 2,698 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 74.22% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,533 76.1% positive reviews
  • 1,421 23.9% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
7 August 2009 – 07:00 Steam Release -
13 February 2013 – 07:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Indie Gala Colossus -
29 August 2013 – 14:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Paradox Interactive -
20 January 2014 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Kingdoms Bundle -
11 September 2014 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Hearts of Iron III Complete Bundle -
12 May 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle -
23 January 2018 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle 2018 -
29 March 2021 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Paradox Interactive Bundle -

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How many players are playing Hearts of Iron III right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 42 players live playing Hearts of Iron III on Steam.

Hearts of Iron III had an all-time peak of 1551 concurrent players on 4 October 2015.

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