Hearts of Iron IV

Hearts of Iron IV

Steam Deck Playable

Paradox Development Studio · Strategy · Jun 6, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

90%
Very Positive
374k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 374k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Unlimited replayability and the workshop pumps out so much content its practically anyone's choice of game.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Gameplay16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters10 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend
Monetization23 reviews
48%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 7 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
293
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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