Hearts of Iron IV

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 968 Ratings

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  1. vvmax
    Dec 26, 2018
    8
    The game was quite good but not as good as Crusader Kings 2. The game is about World War 2, which there are a hell lot of games about, making Hearts of Iron 4 very cliche, the game has a huge learning curve, which can make a lot of players quit. But other than that, Hearts Of Iron 4 is a brillian game.
  2. bastobasto
    Apr 15, 2018
    8
    I love HOI4. Really. But there are some things that are extremely frustating, especially the AI. and sometime lack of logic Atleast the mods are funny and well done. It is a good WW2 strategy game with amusing gameplay, but should have some corrections. ( And have Paradox stop milking money off the DLCS )

    For all of those crying that HOI3 is better : This is HOI4 we are criticing, not HOI3.
  3. Vesar
    Dec 18, 2022
    8
    I spent 250+ hours in Hearts of Iron IV, I can say this isn't the best game created by Paradox Interactive, but it has a lot of potential with mods, multiplayer role plays and e-sport. I really enjoyed playing it and Im still playing HoI to this day.

    PROS: -Good Graphics -Intuitive UI -Great models used for troops -A lot of free mods (wide modder community) CONS: -It needs a good    I spent 250+ hours in Hearts of Iron IV, I can say this isn't the best game created by Paradox Interactive, but it has a lot of potential with mods, multiplayer role plays and e-sport. I really enjoyed playing it and Im still playing HoI to this day.

    PROS:
    -Good Graphics -Intuitive UI
    -Great models used for troops
    -A lot of free mods (wide modder community)

    CONS:
    -It needs a good pc to play at decent speed after 1943/45
    -DLC's are of cours really overpriced, most
    content is blocked by a paywall
    -You need a lot of time to undestand complex mechanics like a where to build railroads for the best supply, what templates to create, what meta is in MP etc.

    Still HoI4 is one of my favourites grand strategy games!    … Expand
  4. poplo220
    Nov 28, 2018
    8
    De los mejores juegos de estrategia bélica en el mercado actualmente,
    Pese a que el juego base viene un poco flojo de contenido, la comunidad modder te permite jugar una infinidad de tiempo a este juego gracias a los mods que desarrollan.
    El juego cumple su función, entretiene y te ofrece un gran abanico de oportunidades a la hora de actuar. El encanto de este juego reside claramente    De los mejores juegos de estrategia bélica en el mercado actualmente,
    Pese a que el juego base viene un poco flojo de contenido, la comunidad modder te permite jugar una infinidad de tiempo a este juego gracias a los mods que desarrollan.

    El juego cumple su función, entretiene y te ofrece un gran abanico de oportunidades a la hora de actuar. El encanto de este juego reside claramente en esa posibilidad de poder coger cualquier país y llevarlo a lo más alto siendo un líder nato.

    La simualción es decente y la IA está currada, aunque eso no quita que sea predeciblem incluso en los niveles de dificultad más altos.

    El principal problema de esta entrega reside en la carencia de contenido en las civilizaciones, de 100 que puede llegar a haber ni 10 tiene una rama personalizada, algo que se ha intentado arreglar con los sucesivos DLC's que han ido sacando.

    Es un juego muy entretenido que cumple su función, pero en cuanto a estrategia es superado por Stellaris y EU4 sinceramente, si te gusta la segunda guerra mundial y la estrategia sin lugar a dudas este es tu juego.    … Expand
  5. didopalqka
    May 7, 2019
    8
    The game is really cool but whitout mods the game will be very boring. It is great game.
  6. glomman
    Feb 3, 2021
    8
    I personally love this game, havong "only" spent about 500 hours in it, I can say that this is one of the best World War 2 and/or strategy games I've ever played. Everything from Infantry management to politics is represented with comparably deep gameplay.
    There's also a vast modding community which led to World War One, Alternate History in general, and even Fallout finding a place in    I personally love this game, havong "only" spent about 500 hours in it, I can say that this is one of the best World War 2 and/or strategy games I've ever played. Everything from Infantry management to politics is represented with comparably deep gameplay.
    There's also a vast modding community which led to World War One, Alternate History in general, and even Fallout finding a place in Hearts of Iron.
    Things that irritate a lot of people are the DLC policy imposed by the developers, where few is sold for much and some bugs, especially in the new launcher, occuring frequently.
    Regardless I had a ton of fun in my 500 hours of playing this game and I'm not done, HOI is one of those games you can play for hours without realising how much time really passed, few games do that these days, at least for me.    … Expand
  7. Didok
    Oct 10, 2019
    8
    I have been playing since 2017, I am very pleased with the game, but there are some problems that can be fixed from the very release of the game and not for the purchase of DLS. But still, I recommend this game for purchase.
  8. TEYLIFE
    Nov 4, 2019
    8
    buen juego, aunque es agobiante durante las primeras horas debido a la gran cantidad de informacion a manejar luego se convierte en una delicia, para mi ese es precisamente el problema demasiada informacion y un tutorial que da mucho que desear, aparte de eso no le encontrado algun fallo mayor, bueno a ecxepcion de la mala autogestion que tiene el juego sobre los suministros, que enbuen juego, aunque es agobiante durante las primeras horas debido a la gran cantidad de informacion a manejar luego se convierte en una delicia, para mi ese es precisamente el problema demasiada informacion y un tutorial que da mucho que desear, aparte de eso no le encontrado algun fallo mayor, bueno a ecxepcion de la mala autogestion que tiene el juego sobre los suministros, que en partidas avanzadas llegan a ser un problema, y que estos suministros no se pueden gestionar manualmente… Expand
  9. JeikZim
    Dec 7, 2019
    8
    Та самая игра, покупая которую, вам нужно докупить ,желательно, все DLC. Без дополнений игра не то, что пустая - она не играбельна.
  10. vanzan100
    Dec 24, 2019
    8
    One of my favorites game... but they have to expensive DLCs with some content that should be on the base game
  11. tomaszrock22
    Jan 5, 2020
    8
    The game is very immersive and fun. Although some mechanics are hard to learn. I still recommend this game very much!
  12. Potatoes953
    Feb 2, 2020
    8
    Is a pretty good grand strategy game. It really is a helpful educational tool along with being fun. Avoid this game if you do not have hours of time to just sit in a computer chair killing millions of soviets as Hitler. Seriously I have lost countless hours do to this games kind of addicting game-play that to somebody who isn't playing may seem boring. A lot of the fun comes from if youIs a pretty good grand strategy game. It really is a helpful educational tool along with being fun. Avoid this game if you do not have hours of time to just sit in a computer chair killing millions of soviets as Hitler. Seriously I have lost countless hours do to this games kind of addicting game-play that to somebody who isn't playing may seem boring. A lot of the fun comes from if you know how the mess with the AI. "ah yes Stalin keep slapping your human wall at me in the middle of winter." One thing that I think needs to change with this game (and frankly all paradox games) is paradox not rolling out free patches for stuff that is integral to the enjoyment of the game.
    Another bad thing about this game is that it's not newcomer friendly. The tutorial is tart, the game gives you no hints as to what might be the best option in the focus trees, how to win a war, how to do a peace conference, how to make orders or anything really. It just says lets play as Italy and give you giant blocks of text to read.
    Another good thing about this game is that it has a massive and active modding community making mods like Kaiseriech and the old world blues mod and adding stuff that should be in the game now and for free like: focus trees, a world war 1 scenario, post-game, espionage, and the league of nations/UN.
    Overall it needs a lot of work but is still pretty good especially with mods.    … Expand
  13. Sheleshka
    Apr 23, 2020
    8
    After 600 hours of playing, I realized that this game is one of the best in paradox. It has a lot of advantages: the historical era, the mechanics of war, and so on. The additions expand the possibilities for the countries and mechanics of the game. The game is worth your attention.
  14. YigidOx2
    Feb 17, 2021
    8
    Even though the countries where you can play are a few, the trees are generally thought of and big, quite big. It is really nice to see and play with each country turning towards different ideologies.
  15. Bad_Reviewer
    Jan 4, 2022
    8
    This game is really close to being mediocre due to the bs DLC strategy Paradox uses but, I can't bring myself to give it a seven. I've sunk many hours into this game that I have to. This game sucks you in and forces you to like it.
  16. Sceleton
    Jul 12, 2020
    8
    Это одна из первых моих стратегий, в ней я наиграл почти 500 часов

    Плюсы: Игра интересная, радует куча хороших модификаций на любой вкус. Довольно лёгкая игра, если разобраться в ней. Можно играть по сети, за одну страну, разные, устроить мировую войну между игроками. Игра выглядит визуально приятно. Минусы: Очень плохая оптимизация, году в 42 начинает сильно лагать, а в 45 вообще не    Это одна из первых моих стратегий, в ней я наиграл почти 500 часов

    Плюсы: Игра интересная, радует куча хороших модификаций на любой вкус. Довольно лёгкая игра, если разобраться в ней. Можно играть по сети, за одну страну, разные, устроить мировую войну между игроками. Игра выглядит визуально приятно.
    Минусы: Очень плохая оптимизация, году в 42 начинает сильно лагать, а в 45 вообще не возможно играть. Без DLC за 400+ рублей играть скучно, советую ждать распродажи и брать намного дешевле. Можно "спиратить" , но тогда не получится играть по сети. Когда игра только вышла она было действительно ужасна, но сейчас после многих обновлений и DLC игра стала лучше.

    Всё же я советую эту игру    … Expand
  17. freenik
    Mar 26, 2021
    8
    I like almost everything about this game. The sheer number of possible historical outcomes is amazing.
    However the AI is really not cool... If you have ever countered primary school kids in games, say FPS games and tried to anticipate their moves like you would for regular players, you'd get the exact feeling facing the AI in this game.
  18. alexdestructor5
    Jul 31, 2020
    8
    The game is very good and funny. But the bad has a lot dlcs very expensive.
  19. Gorbunov2004
    Mar 27, 2021
    8
    Очень клёвая игра можно создать свою танковую армию и завоевать весь мир. Но есть множество нюансов которые надо учитывать. В игре на более поздних годах время идёт очень долго.
  20. ZeFox
    Nov 12, 2020
    8
    [Graphics]
    ☐ Masterpiece
    ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Will do ☐ Bad ☐ Awful [Gameplay] ☐ very very very good ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Bad ☐ Just don't [Difficulity] ☐ Very easy ☐ Easy ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Easy to learn / hard to master ☐ Not so easy ☑ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls [Bugs] ☐ Never had any ☑ Minor bugs ☐ Few bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ Ruining the    [Graphics]
    ☐ Masterpiece
    ☐ Beautiful
    ☑ Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Will do
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Awful

    [Gameplay]
    ☐ very very very good
    ☐ Very good
    ☑ Good
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Just don't

    [Difficulity]
    ☐ Very easy
    ☐ Easy
    ☐ Significant brain usage
    ☐ Easy to learn / hard to master
    ☐ Not so easy
    ☑ Difficult
    ☐ Dark Souls

    [Bugs]
    ☐ Never had any
    ☑ Minor bugs
    ☐ Few bugs
    ☐ Can get annoying
    ☐ Ruining the game
    ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs    … Expand
  21. Gokarty
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    Very good strategy, politics, economy, World War 2, a lot of mods and DLC..
  22. UnbiasedSalt
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    This is the game that introduced me to RTS games. Positives: The UI looks better and cleaner compared to other Paradox games; It is very very very addicting (I can never stop playing); Literally thousands of posibilities with historical AI turned off, DLCs and of course the huge amount of mods! Negatives: The game gets boring if you don't have DLCs, but there are mods so it balances itThis is the game that introduced me to RTS games. Positives: The UI looks better and cleaner compared to other Paradox games; It is very very very addicting (I can never stop playing); Literally thousands of posibilities with historical AI turned off, DLCs and of course the huge amount of mods! Negatives: The game gets boring if you don't have DLCs, but there are mods so it balances it out; The game gets boring after the 1945 mark; This game isn't that well optimised; AI can sometimes be retarded. In conclusion, it's not bad, it's not amazing either, it's just addicting for some reason for me.… Expand
  23. JanuszekPLY
    Sep 2, 2021
    8
    Hearts of Iron 4 - opinion.
    Great Things:
    Strategy aspect of using army, navy, flying forces.
    Good graphic
    Historic aspect of game
    Good mods
    Bad things:
    Without dlc, dont play. You will waste your time.
    Multiplayer servers connection are broken.
    Sometimes its glichy
  24. enro
    Feb 18, 2021
    8
    A good game that can be fun only with friends or with the countless DLCs installed
  25. hungarianball
    Jun 8, 2021
    8
    The game is actually good, but your AI is trash. Like if you create a frontline, it probably become a problem to you. Because frontline AI always makes mistakes and always makes one tile empty.
  26. vanyarobot08
    Jul 22, 2021
    8
    After 500 hours of playing and still not even remotely understanding HOI4, i must say that i love almost everything about it. the only thing that is a problem is the costs for the game and DLC's. i cant afford to buy all and i know that there are a lot of people like me.
  27. The_Senate
    Dec 22, 2022
    8
    I rarely play strategy games, much less grand strategy, but this game just works for me. Almost everything about this game works for me, but nothing really is outstanding. I like the focus tree, research, and division mechanics especially. This game is at it's best when you're playing a viable country, which kind of exposes then main flaw in the game. If you don't buys dlc's you experienceI rarely play strategy games, much less grand strategy, but this game just works for me. Almost everything about this game works for me, but nothing really is outstanding. I like the focus tree, research, and division mechanics especially. This game is at it's best when you're playing a viable country, which kind of exposes then main flaw in the game. If you don't buys dlc's you experience with the game is really dumbed down. I don't mind buying dlc's but fi you don't your handicapping yourself greatly. If you don't have any dlc's about half of the countries a hindered useless. For this one reason this game is held back from greatness.… Expand
  28. ThatOneHaloGuy
    Dec 19, 2021
    8
    It's a really good game but very hard to get into ( I have almost 200 hours and still have no idea what I'm doing really ), the base game is really good if you have the dlcs, and the mods are amazing, the dedication some people put into mods for this game is very impressive. Overall 8/10 for being a bit too expensive if you're trying to get the best experience by buying the dlcs, just waitIt's a really good game but very hard to get into ( I have almost 200 hours and still have no idea what I'm doing really ), the base game is really good if you have the dlcs, and the mods are amazing, the dedication some people put into mods for this game is very impressive. Overall 8/10 for being a bit too expensive if you're trying to get the best experience by buying the dlcs, just wait for a sale if you want it… Expand
  29. Motoritz
    Feb 5, 2022
    8
    Quite what you'd expect from Paradox: A great historical strategy game. Can become boring after some games, but hey, there are overpriced DLCs!
  30. Saadthelegend
    Apr 13, 2023
    8
    أسهل لعبة من بين بقية ألعاب شركة بارادوكس الصعبة مثل كروسيدر كينقز 3 أو يوروبا يونفرساليس 4

    واللعبة طبعا لعبة إستراتيجية ومع المودات حقتها تصير رهيبة
    لكنها صعبة التعلم نوعاً ما
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#47 Best PC Game of 2016
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#22 Most Discussed PC Game of 2016
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#66 Most Shared PC Game of 2016

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 37
  3. Negative: 0 out of 37
  1. Cubed3
    Mar 20, 2018
    50
    The complexity and slow speed of how things evolve take the fun down notches lower than it otherwise would deserve. Endless clicking through menus, and a glacial speed, ruin what could have been a pretty slick overall experience.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 28, 2016
    85
    Hearts of Iron 4 successfully streamlines a complex strategy game while still retaining the feel of total industrial warfare. AI difficulties persist, however, and some revamped mechanics still need a bit of polishing. [Aug 2016]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Sep 14, 2016
    80
    Excellent revival of a rusty brand with improved accessibility to a wider audience. Paradox studio has rocked in recent years and proof of this is the best episode of the series Hearts of Iron. [Issue#266]
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