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Hearts of Iron IV

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App ID 394360
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Hearts of Iron
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Paradox_Launcher Launcher
Last Changenumber 31682367
Last Record Update 15 October 2025 – 11:01:12 UTC ()
Release Date 6 June 2016 – 15:57:00 UTC ()
😎 88.25%
354k reviews
48,584
In-Game
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💡 Strategy 🪂 World War II 🛡️ Grand Strategy ⚔️ War 📜 Historical

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.

Additional Information

Developer Paradox Development Studio
metacritic_name Hearts of Iron IV
metacritic_score 83
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/hearts-of-iron-iv?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Paradox Interactive
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/394360_eula_0
version1
Store Release Date 6 June 2016 – 15:57:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/hoi.paradoxinteractive.com
https://discord.com/invite/hoi4
https://www.facebook.com/Heartsofiron
https://www.instagram.com/hearts_of_iron_pdx/
https://www.reddit.com/r/hoi4/
https://www.twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive
https://x.com/HOI_Game
https://www.youtube.com/@heartsofironofficial/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 6 June 2016 – 15:57:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 26 September 2025 – 08:35:21 UTC () (1758875721)
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review_percentage 89
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Detected Technologies (?) Paradox_Launcher Launcher, CEF SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, Lua SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 23 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8200750
  • configuration:
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    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs1
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 12 August 2015 – 13:00:08 UTC (), in changelist #1217013

Supported Languages

9 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes
German Yes
Polish Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
Japanese Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes

Tags

💡 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

Categories

Single-player Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Remote Play on Tablet Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Assets

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timestamp30 September 2025 – 11:23:56 UTC

Trailer 682731 ↴

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timestamp 4 April 2024 – 13:01:08 UTC

Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228983 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2010 Redist No size
228988 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2019 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
394361 Hearts of Iron IV Content 5.25 GiB 2.03 GiB
394362 Windows Hearts of Iron IV Windows 376.75 MiB 215.57 MiB
394363 Linux Hearts of Iron IV Linux 463.52 MiB 232.23 MiB
394364 macOS Hearts of Iron IV OSX 565.06 MiB 387.96 MiB
445630 UnusedDLC 445630Hearts of Iron IV - Game Book (445630) Depot No size
460551 DLC 460551Hearts of Iron IV: French Tanks Unit Pack (460551) Depot 6.13 MiB 2.43 MiB
460555 DLC 460555Hearts of Iron IV: US Tanks Unit Pack (460555) Depot 5.52 MiB 1.97 MiB
460552 DLC 460552Hearts of Iron IV: Famous Battleships Unit Pack (460552) Depot 6.00 MiB 6.00 MiB
460556 DLC 460556Hearts of Iron IV: British Tanks Unit Packs (460556) Depot 6.68 MiB 2.26 MiB
460554 DLC 460554Hearts of Iron IV: Soviet Tanks Unit Pack (460554) Depot 4.38 MiB 1.78 MiB
460553 DLC 460553Hearts of Iron IV: Heavy Cruisers Unit Pack (460553) Depot 82.39 KiB 82.81 KiB
460550 DLC 460550Hearts of Iron IV: German Tanks Unit Pack (460550) Depot 6.76 MiB 2.79 MiB
460559 DLC 460559Hearts of Iron IV: Rocket Launchers Unit Pack (460559) Depot 2.39 MiB 2.34 MiB
460557 DLC 460557Hearts of Iron IV: German March Order Music Pack (460557) Depot 42.88 MiB 41.11 MiB
460600 DLC 460600Hearts of Iron IV: Polish - United and Ready (460600) Depot 5.95 MiB 2.37 MiB
460558 DLC 460558Hearts of Iron IV: Allied Radio Music Pack (460558) Depot 49.88 MiB 37.10 MiB
460610 DLC 460610Hearts of Iron IV: German Historical Portraits (460610) Depot 6.21 MiB 2.11 MiB
461800 DLC 461800Hearts of Iron IV: Sabaton Soundtrack (461800) Depot 52.55 MiB 52.53 MiB
471560 DLC 471560Hearts of Iron IV Preview (471560) Depot 0 B 0 B
472411 DLC 472411Hearts of Iron IV: Unique Wallpaper (472411) Depot 18.16 MiB 18.36 MiB
472410 DLC 472410Hearts of Iron IV: Wallpaper (472410) Depot 26.00 MiB 26.30 MiB
473130 DLC 473130Hearts of Iron IV: Artbook (473130) Depot 29.22 MiB 28.46 MiB
486950 DLC 486950Hearts of Iron IV: Original Soundtrack (486950) Depot 187.57 MiB 177.23 MiB
530760 DLC 530760Hearts of Iron IV: Together for Victory (530760) Depot 0 B 0 B
584140 DLC 584140Hearts of Iron IV: Death or Dishonor (584140) Depot 0 B 0 B
584141 DLC 584141Hearts of Iron IV: Sabaton Soundtrack Vol. 2 (584141) Depot 94.35 MiB 94.52 MiB
642010 DLC 642010Hearts of Iron IV: Anniversary Pack (642010) Depot 21.75 MiB 13.70 MiB
702350 DLC 702350Hearts of Iron IV: Cornflakes (702350) Depot 0 B 0 B
815460 DLC 815460Hearts of Iron IV: Russian Earl Grey (815460) Depot 121.86 MiB 72.93 MiB
1032150 DLC 1032150Hearts of Iron IV: Man the Guns Wallpaper (Pre-Order) (1032150) Depot 25.41 MiB 25.69 MiB
1086480 DLC 1086480Hearts of Iron IV: Axis Tanks Unit Pack (1086480) Depot 76.18 MiB 42.98 MiB
1086481 DLC 1086481Hearts of Iron IV: Radio Music Pack (1086481) Depot 214.39 MiB 213.01 MiB
1158100 DLC 1158100Hearts of Iron IV: Project Husky (1158100) Depot 162.12 MiB 111.95 MiB
1206030 DLC 1206030Hearts of Iron IV: Project Husky Fur (1206030) Depot 11.23 MiB 11.27 MiB
1317230 DLC 1317230Hearts of Iron IV: Allied Armor Pack (1317230) Depot 71.82 MiB 39.10 MiB
1317250 DLC 1317250Hearts of Iron IV: Allied Speeches Radio Pack (1317250) Depot 192.30 MiB 192.81 MiB
1348661 DLC 1348661Hearts of Iron IV: Project Barbarossa (1348661) Depot 384.33 MiB 266.62 MiB
1348660 DLC 1348660Hearts of Iron IV: Project Collie (1348660) Depot 159.38 MiB 86.71 MiB
1579991 DLC 1579991Hearts of Iron IV: Project Collie Fur (1579991) Depot 309.35 MiB 228.58 MiB
1579992 DLC 1579992Hearts of Iron IV: Project Collie Tail (1579992) Depot 134.48 MiB 134.76 MiB
1785140 DLC 1785140Hearts of Iron IV: Project Barbarossa P (1785140) Depot 9.34 MiB 9.36 MiB
1880650 DLC 1880650Project Avalanche (1880650) Depot 262.45 MiB 164.16 MiB
1880660 DLC 1880660Hearts of Iron IV: Project Avalanche P (Pre-Order Bonus) (1880660) Depot 9.62 MiB 9.63 MiB
2183930 DLC 2183930Hearts of Iron IV: Arms Against Tyranny 266.26 MiB 187.05 MiB
2280250 DLC 2280250Hearts of Iron IV: Arms Against Tyranny - "Säkkijärven Polkka" 2.51 MiB 2.50 MiB
2695150 DLC 2695150Country Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Trial of Allegiance 170.49 MiB 100.94 MiB
2786480 DLC 2786480Country Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Trial of Allegiance Pre-order Bonus 3.67 MiB 3.65 MiB
2981720 DLC 2981720Hearts of Iron IV: Content Creator Pack - Soviet Union 2D 12.16 MiB 3.65 MiB
3152820 DLC 3152820Expansion pass 1 Bonus - Hearts of Iron IV: Supporter Pack 4.00 MiB 2.04 MiB
3152840 DLC 3152840Expansion Pass 1 Bonus - Hearts of Iron IV: Ride of the Valkyries Music 1.65 MiB 1.64 MiB
3152780 DLC 3152780Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: Götterdämmerung 377.28 MiB 241.56 MiB
3152790 DLC 3152790Country Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires 199.38 MiB 137.11 MiB
3152800 DLC 3152800Cosmetic Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Prototype Vehicles 71.65 MiB 35.40 MiB
3757310 DLC 3757310Focus Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Peace for our Time No size
3796250 DLC 3796250Hearts of Iron IV: Seaplane Tenders 4.52 MiB 2.60 MiB
3796260 DLC 3796260Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: No Compromise, No Surrender No size

Total size on disk is 10.36 GiB and total download size is 5.62 GiB.

Total size on disk is 5.62 GiB and total download size is 2.24 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 20110105 25 September 2025 – 16:00:16 UTC
1.10.5 Collie (Old) 6513881 2 June 2021 – 20:26:43 UTC
1.10.8 Collie Anniversary (Old) 7337794 12 November 2021 – 08:34:04 UTC
1.11.13 Barbarossa (Old) 9324400 22 September 2022 – 11:10:34 UTC
1.12.14 Avalanche (Old) 12405907 10 October 2023 – 18:16:19 UTC
1.13.7 Stella Polaris (Old) 13209680 7 March 2024 – 11:33:56 UTC
1.14.3 Bolivar (Old) 13788539 2 April 2024 – 14:53:05 UTC
1.5.4 Cornflakes (Old) 2895913 19 February 2019 – 13:05:29 UTC
1.6.2 Ironclad (Old) 3698640 3 April 2019 – 11:56:16 UTC
1.7.1 Hydra (Old) 3948182 26 June 2019 – 07:43:50 UTC
1.8.2 Fork (Old) 4649066 10 February 2020 – 14:47:01 UTC
1.9.x Husky (Old) 5841295 17 November 2020 – 09:44:52 UTC
1.14.10 Bolivar (Old) 16033080 22 October 2024 – 07:59:30 UTC
1.14.5 Bolivar (Old) 14111852 5 June 2024 – 06:55:59 UTC
1.15.3 Kaiser (Old) 16721020 22 January 2025 – 11:56:15 UTC
1.15.4 Kaiser (Old) 17075581 3 March 2025 – 13:57:15 UTC
1.16.0 Countenance (Old) 17590860 12 March 2025 – 13:07:20 UTC
1.16.1 Countenance (Old) 17692163 19 March 2025 – 13:00:36 UTC
1.16.2 Countenance (Old) 17781108 26 March 2025 – 13:31:51 UTC
1.16.3 Countenance (Old) 17868586 28 March 2025 – 09:52:42 UTC
1.16.4 Countenance (Old) 17895991 28 April 2025 – 08:52:19 UTC
1.16.5 Countenance (Old) 18239579 14 May 2025 – 11:21:54 UTC
1.16.6 Countenance (Old) 18460246 19 May 2025 – 13:45:11 UTC
1.16.7 Countenance (Old) 18518426 21 May 2025 – 14:25:24 UTC
1.16.8 Countenance (Old) 18550822 11 June 2025 – 11:31:34 UTC
1.16.9 Countenance (Old) 18823923 8 September 2025 – 09:08:28 UTC

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