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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 ()
😏 74.25%
5k reviews
66
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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metacritic_name Hearts of Iron III
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metacritic_score 77
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hearts-of-iron-iii?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
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ValidOSList macOS Windows
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/25890/
developer_url http://www.paradoxplaza.com
InstallScript 25890_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
installscript_macos Hearts of Iron 3.app/installscript_osx.vdf
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
0 ↴
id25890_eula_0
nameHearts of Iron III EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/25890_eula_0
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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review_score 6
review_percentage 76
Detected Technologies (?) Clausewitz Engine, Lua SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 28 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 4904561
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav1
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
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

Single-player Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp30 November 2022 – 13:50:32 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228981 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2005 Redist No size
228983 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist No size
42905 Windows OptionalDLC 42905Hearts of Iron III - Stars and Stripes 808.29 MiB 315.93 MiB
42904 Windows OptionalDLC 42904Mega German Sprite Pack 29.85 MiB 11.32 MiB
25962 Windows OptionalDLC 25962German II Sprite Pack 5.08 MiB 1.85 MiB
25961 macOS Optionalhearts of iron 3 mac content 1.21 GiB 579.98 MiB
25960 Windows OptionalDLC 25960hearts_of_iron_3_soviet_infantry_pack 8.31 MiB 3.32 MiB
25899 Windows OptionalDLC 25899Soviet Music Pack 19.29 MiB 17.83 MiB
25898 Windows OptionalDLC 25898Soviet Sprite Pack 4.93 MiB 1.86 MiB
25897 Windows OptionalDLC 25897Japanese Infantry Sprite Pack 8.11 MiB 3.30 MiB
25896 Windows OptionalDLC 25896German Infantry Sprite Pack 10.66 MiB 5.10 MiB
25893 Windows OptionalDLC 25893German Sprite Pack 4.73 MiB 1.80 MiB
25892 Windows OptionalDLC 25892US Sprite Pack 4.73 MiB 1.76 MiB
25891 Windows hearts_of_iron_3_content 1.27 GiB 699.35 MiB
42900 Windows OptionalDLC 42900Semper Fi Expansion 414.07 MiB 133.15 MiB
42901 Windows OptionalDLC 42901Semper Fi Secret Weapons of WWII DLC 11.82 MiB 4.25 MiB
42902 Windows OptionalDLC 42902Hearts of Iron III Semper Fi: Dies Irae Gotterdammerung 554.55 MiB 179.01 MiB
42903 Windows OptionalDLC 42903Hearts of Iron III: For the Motherland 365.10 MiB 100.48 MiB
25894 FrenchHearts of Iron III French 676 B 544 B
25895 GermanHearts of Iron III German 676 B 544 B
214980 Windows DLC 214980US Infantry Unit Pack 8.65 MiB 3.65 MiB
214981 Windows DLC 214981Allies of the West 15.12 MiB 13.55 MiB
214982 Windows DLC 214982Changing Fronts 14.16 MiB 13.09 MiB
214983 Windows DLC 214983Peace in Our Time 17.89 MiB 16.82 MiB
214984 Windows DLC 214984The Good Fight 13.37 MiB 12.56 MiB
214985 Windows DLC 214985War to the End 16.82 MiB 15.42 MiB
214986 Windows DLC 214986Hearts of Iron III: Their Finest Hour 387.75 MiB 95.38 MiB
214987 Windows DLC 214987British Vehicles Unit Pack 6.03 MiB 2.24 MiB
214988 Windows DLC 214988Japan Vehicles Unit Pack 4.16 MiB 1.73 MiB
214990 Windows DLC 214990Italian Vehicles Unit Pack 4.89 MiB 1.74 MiB
214991 Windows DLC 214991Axis Minors Vehicle Unit Pack 5.83 MiB 2.72 MiB

Total size on disk is 5.16 GiB and total download size is 2.19 GiB.

Total size on disk is 1.27 GiB and total download size is 699.35 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 4904561 4 May 2020 – 07:51:12 UTC
4.02-no_security_fix No LUA security fix. Use at your own risk. 411935 17 February 2020 – 13:49:23 UTC

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
markdlcdepots 1
privatebranches 1
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