Game App 394360

Hearts of Iron IV

Paradox Development Studio · published by Paradox Interactive · released Jun 6, 2016

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.

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Price

-70%$14.99

$49.99

Reviews

90%

263,723 · Very Positive

Playing now

36,936

sampled 44m ago

24h peak

49,206

all-time seen 49,206

Followers

504,549

22h ago

Owners (est.)

~7.9M

4M – 12.7M

Revenue (est.)

~$218M

gross, lifetime · how

Twitch activity 11 watching · 5 live

Product info

from Steam's PICS · read 18h ago

Change number: 40,916,055 · seen 18h ago
Public build: 26,479,645 · Nov 12, 2026 (1d ago)
Operating systems: windows, macos, linux
Architecture: —
Install size: 12 GB · 6.8 GB download
Install folder: Hearts of Iron IV
Controller support: —
Metacritic: 83
Homepage: www.heartsofiron4.com/
Release state: released
Community: hub · Workshop · stats

Steam Deck

Playable

Tested Feb 23, 2022 on build 8,200,750

!Controller glyphs do not match deck device
!Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
!Interface text is not legible
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Default configuration is performant

Branches · 33

every build Steam serves for this app

Branch	Build	Updated	Description
public	26,479,645	Nov 12, 2026 · 1d ago
open_beta	25,826,175	Oct 9, 2026 · 1mo ago	Open Beta
1.19.3.0	25,205,862	Sep 17, 2026 · 1mo ago	Operation Postern (Old)
1.19.1.0	23,764,500	Jun 17, 2026 · 4mo ago	Operation Postern (Old)
1.18.3.0	23,541,986	Jun 4, 2026 · 5mo ago	Case Green (Old)
1.17.5.2	22,500,574	Mar 26, 2026 · 7mo ago	Musketeer (Old)
1.17.3.0	21,119,377	Feb 19, 2026 · 8mo ago	Musketeer (Old)
1.16.10	20,110,105	Oct 29, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.9	18,823,923	Sep 8, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.8	18,550,822	Jun 11, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.7	18,518,426	May 21, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.6	18,460,246	May 19, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.5	18,239,579	May 14, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.4	17,895,991	Apr 28, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.3	17,868,586	Mar 28, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.2	17,781,108	Mar 26, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.1	17,692,163	Mar 19, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.16.0	17,590,860	Mar 12, 2025 · 1y ago	Countenance (Old)
1.15.4	17,075,581	Mar 3, 2025 · 1y ago	Kaiser (Old)
1.15.3	16,721,020	Jan 22, 2025 · 1y ago	Kaiser (Old)
1.14.10	16,033,080	Oct 22, 2024 · 2y ago	Bolivar (Old)
1.14.5	14,111,852	Jun 5, 2024 · 2y ago	Bolivar (Old)
1.14.3	13,788,539	Apr 2, 2024 · 2y ago	Bolivar (Old)
1.13.7	13,209,680	Mar 7, 2024 · 2y ago	Stella Polaris (Old)
1.12.14	12,405,907	Oct 10, 2023 · 3y ago	Avalanche (Old)
1.11.13	9,324,400	Sep 22, 2022 · 4y ago	Barbarossa (Old)
1.10.8	7,337,794	Nov 12, 2021 · 5y ago	Collie Anniversary (Old)
1.10.5	6,513,881	Jun 2, 2021 · 5y ago	Collie (Old)
1.9.x	5,841,295	Nov 17, 2020 · 5y ago	Husky (Old)
1.8.2	4,649,066	Feb 10, 2020 · 6y ago	Fork (Old)
1.7.1	3,948,182	Jun 26, 2019 · 7y ago	Hydra (Old)
1.6.2	3,698,640	Apr 3, 2019 · 7y ago	Ironclad (Old)
1.5.4	2,895,913	Feb 19, 2019 · 7y ago	Cornflakes (Old)

Build history

every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)

Build	Branch	Released	First seen
26,479,645	public	Nov 12, 2026 13:58	1d ago
26,409,260	public	Nov 5, 2026 13:57	4d ago
25,826,175	open_beta	Oct 9, 2026 11:36	4d ago
25,205,862	1.19.3.0	Sep 17, 2026 11:00	4d ago
23,764,500	1.19.1.0	Jun 17, 2026 11:00	4d ago
23,541,986	1.18.3.0	Jun 4, 2026 12:58	4d ago
22,500,574	1.17.5.2	Mar 26, 2026 15:00	4d ago
21,119,377	1.17.3.0	Feb 19, 2026 09:48	4d ago
20,110,105	1.16.10	Oct 29, 2025 10:00	4d ago
18,823,923	1.16.9	Sep 8, 2025 09:08	4d ago
18,550,822	1.16.8	Jun 11, 2025 11:31	4d ago
18,518,426	1.16.7	May 21, 2025 14:25	4d ago
18,460,246	1.16.6	May 19, 2025 13:45	4d ago
18,239,579	1.16.5	May 14, 2025 11:21	4d ago
17,895,991	1.16.4	Apr 28, 2025 08:52	4d ago
17,868,586	1.16.3	Mar 28, 2025 09:52	4d ago
17,781,108	1.16.2	Mar 26, 2025 13:31	4d ago
17,692,163	1.16.1	Mar 19, 2025 13:00	4d ago
17,590,860	1.16.0	Mar 12, 2025 13:07	4d ago
17,075,581	1.15.4	Mar 3, 2025 13:57	4d ago
16,721,020	1.15.3	Jan 22, 2025 11:56	4d ago
16,033,080	1.14.10	Oct 22, 2024 07:59	4d ago
14,111,852	1.14.5	Jun 5, 2024 06:55	4d ago
13,788,539	1.14.3	Apr 2, 2024 14:53	4d ago
13,209,680	1.13.7	Mar 7, 2024 11:33	4d ago
12,405,907	1.12.14	Oct 10, 2023 18:16	4d ago
9,324,400	1.11.13	Sep 22, 2022 11:10	4d ago
7,337,794	1.10.8	Nov 12, 2021 08:34	4d ago
6,513,881	1.10.5	Jun 2, 2021 20:26	4d ago
5,841,295	1.9.x	Nov 17, 2020 09:44	4d ago
4,649,066	1.8.2	Feb 10, 2020 14:47	4d ago
3,948,182	1.7.1	Jun 26, 2019 07:43	4d ago
3,698,640	1.6.2	Apr 3, 2019 11:56	4d ago
2,895,913	1.5.4	Feb 19, 2019 13:05	4d ago

Depots · 65

content of the public branch

Depot	OS	DLC / shared	Size	Download	Manifest
394361	all		6.5 GB	2.5 GB	3969542038148902551
394362	windows		223 MB	177 MB	5623650948763976164
394363	linux		259 MB	186 MB	6029983942413021400
394364	macos		472 MB	362 MB	6191372461249246900
445630	all	DLC #445630	—	—
460550	all	DLC #460550	7.1 MB	2.9 MB	5911192872142258248
460551	all	DLC #460551	6.4 MB	2.5 MB	4533585690398081686
460552	all	DLC #460552	—	—	7892184416916918423
460553	all	DLC #460553	84 KB	85 KB	722034115866212654
460554	all	DLC #460554	4.6 MB	1.9 MB	8377404771774500894
460555	all	DLC #460555	5.8 MB	2.1 MB	8892536187614377217
460556	all	DLC #460556	7.0 MB	2.4 MB	6165699058774358489
460557	all	DLC #460557	45 MB	43 MB	5823949483229347544
460558	all	DLC #460558	52 MB	39 MB	5214797986296799350
460559	all	DLC #460559	2.5 MB	2.5 MB	5093762405086364885
460600	all	DLC #460600	6.2 MB	2.5 MB	1482098517571169599
460610	all	DLC #460610	6.5 MB	2.2 MB	6692245069856235421
461800	all	DLC Music - Hearts of Iron IV: Sabaton Soundtrack	55 MB	55 MB	7284808149016748977
471560	all	DLC #471560	—	—	6371823134000697462
472410	all	DLC #472410	27 MB	28 MB	1902430195696851694
472411	all	DLC #472411	19 MB	19 MB	2210067973138152887
473130	all	DLC #473130	31 MB	30 MB	9072240424424475042
486950	all	DLC #486950	197 MB	186 MB	2613510165549400531
530760	all	DLC #530760	—	—	7737702241375883740
584140	all	DLC #584140	—	—	5338798216403972785
584141	all	DLC Music - Hearts of Iron IV: Sabaton Soundtrack Vol. 2	99 MB	99 MB	3085227223220677933
642010	all	DLC #642010	23 MB	14 MB	8268665884695314227
702350	all	DLC #702350	—	—	7446681591222407330
815460	all	DLC #815460	—	—	9035856187811656401
1032150	all	DLC #1032150	27 MB	27 MB	6946175976150883270
1086480	all	DLC Cosmetic Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Axis Armor	96 MB	55 MB	2622071548072208482
1086481	all	DLC Music - Hearts of Iron IV: Radio Pack	225 MB	223 MB	5299289962220713936
1158100	all	DLC Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance	171 MB	118 MB	4721386625305758373
1206030	all	DLC #1206030	12 MB	12 MB	2486247990575468371
1317230	all	DLC Cosmetic Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Allied Armor	75 MB	41 MB	6441393697329983387
1317250	all	DLC Music - Hearts of Iron IV: Allied Speeches Pack	202 MB	202 MB	5590993095464206705
1348660	all	DLC Country Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus	167 MB	91 MB	8275359308098341591
1348661	all	DLC Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back	402 MB	279 MB	2398449775181876803
1579991	all	DLC Cosmetic Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Eastern Front Planes	324 MB	240 MB	5265963005161277519
1579992	all	DLC Music - Hearts of Iron IV: Songs of the Eastern Front	141 MB	141 MB	4645207992410657842
1785140	all	DLC #1785140	9.8 MB	9.8 MB	8612312908555194757
1880650	all	DLC Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone	273 MB	171 MB	1063531940111172762
1880660	all	DLC #1880660	10 MB	10 MB	1621465627603606167
2183930	all	DLC Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: Arms Against Tyranny	279 MB	196 MB	8666729742739656847
2280250	all	DLC #2280250	2.6 MB	2.6 MB	4595125195305836438
2695150	all	DLC Country Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Trial of Allegiance	179 MB	106 MB	789334679240844559
2786480	all	DLC #2786480	3.9 MB	3.8 MB	8283911209602854697
2981720	all	DLC Hearts of Iron IV: Content Creator Pack - Soviet Union 2D Art	13 MB	3.8 MB	6070501894157223792
3152780	all	DLC Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: Götterdämmerung	396 MB	253 MB	2597162523324191326
3152790	all	DLC Country Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Graveyard of Empires	209 MB	144 MB	7797936234979588397
3152800	all	DLC Cosmetic Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Prototype Vehicles	75 MB	37 MB	5524253229234759002
3152820	all	DLC #3152820	4.2 MB	2.1 MB	5017632462182964817
3152840	all	DLC #3152840	1.7 MB	1.7 MB	6272489151809561924
3757310	all	DLC Focus Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Peace For Our Time	33 MB	28 MB	1871876567900092182
3796250	all	DLC #3796250	4.7 MB	2.7 MB	3011498097703768713
3796260	all	DLC Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: No Compromise, No Surrender	266 MB	196 MB	8733835811564979229
3796270	all	DLC Cosmetic Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Warships of the Pacific	50 MB	27 MB	7626713667245954061
3796290	all	DLC Theater Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: Thunder at our Gates	495 MB	403 MB	1362151780629472947
4758590	all	DLC Hearts of Iron IV: Songs of Liberty	26 MB	26 MB	2682797079467542841
4758600	all	DLC Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: The Giant Wakes	—	—
4758610	all	DLC Focus Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: To the Bitter End	—	—
4758620	all	DLC Theater Pack - Hearts of Iron IV: The Price of Peace	—	—
228983	windows	shared from #228980	—	—
228988	windows	shared from #228980	—	—
228990	windows	shared from #228980	—	—

Launch options · 13

Executable	OS	Description
`dowser.exe` --	windows 64-bit
`dowser` --	macos
`dowser` --	linux 64-bit
`hoi4.exe`	windows beta: 1.0.0 1.1.0 1.2.1 1.3.3 1.4.2 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.7.0 1.7.1	Launch game (1.7.1 and older)
`hoi4.app`	macos beta: 1.0.0 1.1.0 1.2.1 1.3.3 1.4.2 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.7.0 1.7.1	Launch game (1.7.1 and older)
`hoi4`	linux beta: 1.0.0 1.1.0 1.2.1 1.3.3 1.4.2 1.5.3 1.5.4 1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.7.0 1.7.1	Launch game (1.7.1 and older)
`hoi4.exe`	windows beta: public atlantis_rising atlantis_rising_backup chonky_cats chonky_cats_backup maine_coon maine_coon_backup closed_beta marketing open_beta open_balance_beta preview 1.8.2 1.9.x 1.10.5 1.10.8 1.11.13 1.12.14 1.13.7 1.14.3 1.14.5 1.14.10 1.15.3 1.15.4 1.16.0 1.16.1 1.16.2 1.16.3 1.16.4 1.16.5 1.16.6 1.16.7 1.16.8 1.16.9 1.16.10 1.17.3.0 1.17.5.2 1.18.3.0 1.19.1.0 1.19.3.0	Launch game (skip launcher)
`hoi4.app`	macos beta: public atlantis_rising atlantis_rising_backup chonky_cats chonky_cats_backup maine_coon maine_coon_backup closed_beta marketing open_beta open_balance_beta preview 1.8.2 1.9.x 1.10.5 1.10.8 1.11.13 1.12.14 1.13.7 1.14.3 1.14.5 1.14.10 1.15.3 1.15.4 1.16.0 1.16.1 1.16.2 1.16.3 1.16.4 1.16.5 1.16.6 1.16.7 1.16.8 1.16.9 1.16.10 1.17.3.0 1.17.5.2 1.18.3.0 1.19.1.0 1.19.3.0	Launch game (skip launcher)
`run_hoi4`	linux beta: public atlantis_rising atlantis_rising_backup chonky_cats chonky_cats_backup maine_coon maine_coon_backup closed_beta marketing open_beta open_balance_beta preview 1.8.2 1.9.x 1.10.5 1.10.8 1.11.13 1.12.14 1.13.7 1.14.3 1.14.5 1.14.10 1.15.3 1.15.4 1.16.0 1.16.1 1.16.2 1.16.3 1.16.4 1.16.5 1.16.6 1.16.7 1.16.8 1.16.9 1.16.10 1.17.3.0 1.17.5.2 1.18.3.0 1.19.1.0 1.19.3.0	Launch game (skip launcher)
`hoi4`	linux beta: 1.8.2 1.9.x 1.10.5 1.10.8	Launch game (skip launcher)
`hoi4.exe` -nakama	windows beta: 1.13.7	Launch game (Nakama MP)
`hoi4.app` -nakama	macos beta: 1.13.7	Launch game (Nakama MP)
`run_hoi4` -nakama	linux beta: 1.13.7	Launch game (Nakama MP)

Languages · 10

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
French	✓	—	—
German	✓	—	—
Polish	✓	—	—
English	✓	—	—
Korean	✓	—	—
Russian	✓	—	—
Spanish	✓	—	—
Japanese	✓	—	—
Simplified Chinese	✓	—	—
Portuguese - Brazil	✓	—	—

Packages · 6

all packages

Sub	Name	Billing	Price
680337	Hearts of Iron IV - DLC Subscription: 1 Month	Monthly	$7.99
680339	Hearts of Iron IV - DLC Subscription: 3 Months	Monthly	$14.99
808474	Hearts of Iron IV	Store or CD key	$49.99
1429184	Hearts of Iron IV: General Edition	Store or CD key	$59.99
808478	—	Store or CD key	—
1429185	—	Store or CD key	—

Bundles · 3

all bundles

Bundle	Games	Bundle discount	Price
Hearts of Iron IV: Ultimate Bundle	1	-30%	$169.93
Hearts of Iron IV: Big Nations Bundle	1	-15%	$106.21
Hearts of Iron IV: Expansion Pass 2 Last Chance	1	-20%	$88.75

DLC in product info · 61

includes DLC not sold separately

Change numbers

all changes

#40,916,055 · 18h ago#40,875,065 · 1d ago#40,874,964 · 1d ago

Updates · patch notes

Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed

all games →

When	Note	Build	Update size
Oct 27, 2026	Hearts of Iron IV \| QoL Patch Notes 1.19.4 (Updated Nov. 5th) Generals! Christmas is coming a little early this year in the shape of a large War Effort update. Once again we have put emphasis on adding various QoL features we feel improve the Hearts of Iron IV experience. This has been an effort to address some of the outstanding requests we have been seeing over time from our community and we hope you will enjoy them. While there are quite a few things we’v	—	—
Sep 17, 2026	HOI IV \| Patch 1.19.3 Generals! With the weather becoming more gloomy and the summer on its way out, we bring the last “Summer” release. This will be the last patch that specifically targets Thunder at our Gates and brings a few additional pieces of content for the countries that were introduced with it. This patch also comes with a solid number of balance changes that were introduced from the Open Beta Summer Edition™	—	—
Aug 28, 2026	HOI IV \| Open Beta SE™ Update 3.03 Generals! Hello, I’m Zwirbaum, Game Designer for Hearts of Iron, and I want to welcome you to yet another Open Beta SE™ (Not really trademarked) Update for Hearts of Iron IV. This week I am bringing more of the experimental features and changes, which may or may not end up in the game integrated into the main branch. That’s why your feedback is important and to let me know how you feel and how it	—	—