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How popular is HOI4?

Metascore

83

User-score

7.5

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PC Gamer

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"You get a beautiful, thrilling wargame out of that bargain. While I found a number of flaws when I stood close to the tapestry, it's important to remember that Hearts of Iron 4 exists to encompass the whole sweep of the war. It captivates me because—imperfectly, impressionistically, and perhaps a little amorally—it lets me orchestrate the most titanic armed struggles in history, from the fussy economic details to the cut-and-thrust of mechanized warfare. There are other great strategic-level wargames out there. But I have never played anything like Hearts of Iron 4."


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IGN

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"Hearts of Iron IV is a strong contender for the title of ultimate armchair-general game. The biggest problems I can point to are almost all performance-related, putting a slow, frustrating finale on what is otherwise an ingeniously detailed strategic stimulation of just about every aspect of 20th-century global warfare. I long for a way to extract more meaningful, personal stories and tactical feedback out of the hundreds of battles, but rarely did I ever feel like I was lacking for some weighty decision to make or interesting puzzle to put my mind to. This one’s well worth the extensive time investment required to learn how to manipulate its myriad moving parts into a well-oiled engine of war. Hearts of Iron 4 wields complexity like a swift armor division during the blitzkrieg, allowing it to serve the idea of layered, cerebral, strategic warfare instead of letting it needlessly bog down the experience."


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Polygon

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"Hearts of Iron 4 lets players win or lose WWII on their own terms. For now, after many dozens of hours, I'm taking a break from Hearts of Iron 4. Not because I'm sick of it; quite the contrary, in fact. What I need to do is some serious reading, some careful planning on what my vision for the United States should be in 1936. And when I've done that planning — when I've formulated my character sheet, as it were — I have the utmost confidence that Hearts of Iron 4 will be ready for me to play a role in world affairs."


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Other people said:

Rrichard

10


Easily the best strategy game available right now. Lacked a bit of depth at release, but the two DLCs have been great. Hundreds of hours of potential, and even more in multiplayer. Absolutely recommended if you like strategy games. Graphics are great too, though the 32-bit single core engine is a bit of a letdown.

KGBMinamot

9


If you like WW2, and you have enough time on your hands, this game is near perfect. This game fulfils everyone of your micro and macro desires, with gorgeous graphics and refined combat system. Only reason its not 10/10 is because it chugs in the late-game.

Super12

10


Best. Game. Ever. No Argument. Ok, fine, the AI is a bit bad, but the level of detail is amazing, and the Modding community is the best. Just ever, it can fix whatever problems you may have, also the production system is the best, and also the air combat is the best.

vvmax

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.

Emperorfaris

9


it's a great grand strategy mixed with sandbox, alternate history (if you want to), accurate history (again optional) and actual balanced game play the only downside of it is the lag and stuttering that happens when there's a lot happening in the game and the game is calculating.