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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

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App ID 73170
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paradox Interactive
Franchise Hearts of Iron
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28969938
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 8 April 2011 – 23:12:00 UTC ()
😎 85.64%
2k reviews
103
In-Game

Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War.

Additional Information

Developer Martin Ivanov
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Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 8 April 2011 – 23:12:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 8 April 2011 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1302246000)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 November 2022 – 15:21:55 UTC () (1669648915)
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Steam Deck Compatibility
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 1 November 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:43:00 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

7 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes
German Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes
French Yes
Italian Yes
Polish Yes
Russian Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🪂 World War II 📜 Historical 🎖️ World War I 🖥️ Simulation 🔵 Wargame 🪖 Military 🌐 RTS ⚔️ War ☢️ Cold War 🛠️ Moddable 🕹️ Multiplayer 🧱 Sandbox 👤 Singleplayer ⏯ Real-Time with Pause

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing Multi-player Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

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Steam charts

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  • 103 players right now
  • 129 24-hour peak
  • 502 all-time peak 4 October 2015
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  • 7,622 followers
  • 1,810 positive reviews
  • 209 negative reviews
  • 89.65% positive reviews

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  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 623 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 85.64% SteamDB Rating
  • 1,810 89.6% positive reviews
  • 209 10.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
8 April 2011 – 23:12 Steam Release -
29 August 2013 – 14:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: Paradox Interactive -
10 October 2013 – 11:00 ⇄ Indiegala: The Indie Gala October -
1 December 2014 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Flash Bundle: Paradox's Giving Tuesday -
29 July 2015 – 18:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Kings and Knights Mega Bundle -
5 February 2019 – 19:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Paradox Bundle 2019 -

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How many players are playing Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 103 players live playing Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game on Steam.

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game had an all-time peak of 502 concurrent players on 4 October 2015.

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