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Hearts of Iron IV

A Real Time Strategy (RTS) game by Paradox Development Studio, released in 2016

84/100🟢Very Healthy🥇Proton GoldLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac

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. From the heart of the battlefield to the command center, you will guide your nation to glory and wage war, negotiate or invade. You hold the power to tip the very balance of WWII. It is time to show your ability as the greatest military leader in the world. Will you relive or change history? Will you change the fate of the world?

Single playerMultiplayerCo-operative

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$13.18
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Hearts of Iron IV price comparison table across Steam, GOG, and Epic.
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🎮Steam$49.99StandardView ↗

Hearts of Iron IV Download Size

The official download size for Hearts of Iron IV is 4 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.24 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

4GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.24USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

5 mins

Is Hearts of Iron IV Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🟢Very Healthy
55.9KPlayers Online

There are currently 55,912 people playing Hearts of Iron IV, ranking it among the top 1% of most played games on Steam right now.

Current Activity24h Peak: 67.1K
Estimated Match Wait: Instant (< 10s)
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Hearts of Iron IV save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\HeartsofIronIV\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/HeartsofIronIV/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/HeartsofIronIV/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Hearts of Iron IV Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥇 Proton Gold

Community Verdict: Playable!

Don't let the "Unsupported" tag fool you. While Valve hasn't officially verified Hearts of Iron IV, ProtonDB users report it runs perfectly (Gold/Platinum rating). You may need to force a specific Proton version.

Confidence: High (Many Reports)
See 185 user configs ↗

Can I Run Hearts of Iron IV?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Hearts of Iron IV smoothly, your PC needs at least 6 GB RAM RAM and a Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) or equivalent GPU. Plan for 4 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 10 Home 64 Bit
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 4300
  • 🧠
    RAM4 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11
  • 💾
    Storage2 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows® 10 Home 64 bit
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel® Core™ i5 2500K | AMD® Ryzen 3 2200G
  • 🧠
    RAM6 GB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
  • 💾
    Storage2 GB available space
Download Size
4 GBSmall

Is Hearts of Iron IV Good?

Aggregated critic scores and player sentiment analysis.

84
Rated 84 out of 100
Generally Favorable6 Verified Reviews

The Verdict

Based on 6 critic reviews, Hearts of Iron IV has received generally positive feedback. With a solid score of 84, it stands out as a strong entry in the real time strategy (rts) category, though it may have minor flaws.

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