Hearts of Iron IV

Starts game for the first time

Being generic chose a major superpower

Got wrecked by the allies

Decide too try as allied super power

Lost everything too the axis

10/10 for people with no skill

It really was a good game, but the recent updates for more than one year since the Northern Europe DLC had been more and more hilarious, and I have run out of patience to wait for a good one. So sorry, a dislike for current HOI4 now.

Praise to the game mod creators, and a thumbs down to the arrogant Swedish donkeys.

Absolutely addicting, and with the amount of great free mods and DLCs, makes it perfect

As of this moment my play time on this game is 1437 hours while online. actual playtime is most likely twice to three times that 2874-4311 maybe more. I generally play Italy or another Minor such as Bulgaria, Hungary, or Manchukou.

This game is excellent in all aspects.
if you are new to the Paradox 4X scene, I'd suggest you just dive right in and enjoy the learning experience.

Aside from the main game there is ton of DLC all of them worth the prices listed. In this instance Paradox is one of the few game companies that actually gives you something for your money besides just skins.

This games biggest and only failing is that lack of any Paranormal and or Alien Tech DLC that would include cults and mythos type artifacts, hyper alien technology, and recruitable aliens or monsters. something akin to Indiana Jones which pioneered many fans into ww2. If you are listening Paradox Make these!!!!!!!!! $30 each is no big deal just make them smack full of content Please!

I'd love to see an Alien Tech Mothership, or Alien Tech Battleship, and somekind of Blacksite research facility. I'd also love to see a Mythos Styled Special Forces and Mythos Agents tasked with reclaiming or defending various sites. I'd love Tactical Zombies raised like Militia, and Church trained monster Slayers.

After 1340 hours on this game, I can finally say I'm only slightly good at this game.

I am amazed at the complexity and detail in this game! It is a challenge to learn and play HOI4, but that being said, the game is very rewarding! Who doesn't love a challenge? I am still learning even after 112 hours of play, so be prepared! I am playing as Poland, and if you know your WW2 history, then you know what I'm up against!

com mods um dos melhores que já joguei
sem mods um lixo 👻

It's good, but as soon as I pressed play, I was enveloped in a stinky green aura with flies.

perfect game
would be crazy if you could buy the game and get all dlcs for free....
imagine that..... hmm.....

HOI4 is a game where you start off thinking you're a strategic mastermind, and 30 minutes later, you're screaming because Poland just invaded you. 10/10 would rewrite history in the worst way possible again.

100 hours in and still get confused my the mechanics 10/10

I bought it for the mods, stayed for the mods, and returned for the mods

I might be addicted to this game. It is hard to get into with how many mechanics there are (especially with how many dlc's there are by this point) so it can be a bit daunting to new players. I'd always recommend getting it on sale along with most of the dlc's. It is worth playing and almost all the dlc's are good, but not at the price they have everything all totaled up. Great gameplay, and decent paths for most countries. It helps that it still get's updates relatively often. But the most amazing thing is the steam modding scene. There are so many alternate history mods in particular that are of such a high quality that they feel like their own respective games. I'd recommend getting it on sale, worth a play if you love large scale war map games, or country building games.

One of the best grand strategy games I've ever played. I always keep coming back to this one because of the sheer amount of content and mechanics that all mesh together beautifully. You never truly quit this game, you just take breaks. there's so many countries all with completely unique (At least most of the time) trees and paths that may be historical or completely new. Even bringing back empires from further in history. It's an extremely good game that I'd recommend to anybody who would be okay with taking many hours to learn an extremely intricate game

The best WW2 grand strategy ever and it is even better with mods.

very good game, i have 500 hours and i still get beaten by AI

I've spent 11 hours on tutorials just to learn the game is trash.

In all seriousness, the game probably isn't that bad, but it's so complicated that I would prefer to learn a real skill instead of joining this unemployed club.

A bit of getting used to this is needed; but it is a worthwhile learning experience for administrating a nationstate, especially when it comes to the updates to the game.

I have 55 hours on this game, I cant do shit in anything, not even casual difficulty, that was until I got a bunch of op mods because fun.
10/10

Some love the combat, others love the material management, but I loved the political position that can be done before the big war.

This game is a exercise in frustration and anger management.
No developer provided documentation, thus forcing you rely on user information: Which may or many NOT be correct, and/or out of date.

Want to waste ur life away looking at a map. Then this game is for you!
I cannot imagine how much more time i'll be spending on this game, especially with all the great mods the community has made. One fair warning tho, the DLC's are pricy

Ive played for almost 400 hours and I still dont know how navy works, also you have to pay for a lot of the interesting stuff through DLC's, would recommend though

Absolutely love the game, I can't wait until I get around 1000 hours into it, I'm definitely sure I'll actually know how to play it then. This definitely beats the soulsborne games in terms of difficulty.

Game is ok i think, haven't played a lot but dlc's are SO MUCH expensive (can't even afford the last ones). Same thing with EU IV, CK, etc... so if u like paradox, u can't be broke to play their games. Vanilla is interesting for learning, after that u NEED the dlc's.

I must say mods on this game extend the playtime by A LOT. U want to play in the universe of Fallout New Vegas ? => Possible. U want to play WW1 ? => Possible. The game can't be separated from the modders.

Can't wait for HOI5 but i'll have to sell one of my liver to afford it.

Yugoslavian bias
(honestly tho it is a great game and I highly recommend it)

In this game you have to manage your resources and you need to make strategic plans to beat the enemy and if you just want to have a chill game you can make your game in your favour by strengthening your country.

really starts to get boring after the first 500 hours, maybe i will try mods

Ruined my social skills and strengthened my autism, 10/10

In seriousness, this is a very very good game that I truly love. I cannot state enough how much I enjoy this game (when I'm not getting a Tannu Tuva world conquest). the only downside is the number of DLC, but waiting for a sale should fix that. I hope others enjoy this as much as i have! :)

Great game for people who like history and strategy games, And the modding scene is great.

Good but Euquestria at War is better than base game

400 hours and climbing, no idea how to play navy. still havent played most focus trees. love this game until i get encircled by a strange militia division then die.

best game

HOI4, pretty damn good game in itself. But the modern-day simulator mod known as Millennium Dawn that accompanies HOI4? Checkmate, liberals.

the mods make it so fun but it is kinda hard at the beginning

Game is decent, but if you don't have a DLC then the community will yell at you, saying your bad at the game, alongside dogshit multiplayer and tutorials, community's number 1 reply to a new player asking for help is "skill issue" so if you're thinking of getting HOI4, just expect to be bombarded by what seems to be unfair and unrealistic mechanics, alongside the shittiest multiplayer I've ever seen, alongside a community worse then Fortnite and Roblox combined.

Super fun game to play. Only 7 countries (USA,UK,FRA,ITA,GER,USSR,JAP) get their own focus tree, but the dlc's extend and create new focus tree, so that you can play (atleast more fun) with other countries if you get the dlc's.

The most I like is the Spanish Revolution content improved in the «La Resistánce» DLC.

bro this isnt just a ww2 game it can be any era game you want it to be , modern, boom mellenium dawn mod. you want a ww1 game, done, great war redux mod. theres even mods for alternate history! what if germany won ww1, bingo, kiaserreich. the sky is literally the limit

Fun, in depth, will take your life away for months, great mods, fun fun fun

i cant manage the entire eastern front or a conversation with a woman 10/10 would get 0 manpower with scraping the barrel again

I love Paradox games and have spent more than 1000 hours on Stellaris and CK3, this game however is way to hard to learn. The tutorial does not do a good job and this game is just to overwhelming to sit down and play. I'm sure its a great game but the learning curve is just absolutely ridiculous.

Once you learn the basics, the game is actually not that difficult and it's super fun

Big disappointment considering the fame of this game!
Heavily dependent on AI decisions, controlling the front-line troops movement that are not making any sense in most of the scenarios.

After spending hours of watching videos and tutorials, then another 200 hours playing the game on its single player mode, which supposed to be a mode beginners should start with,you get stuck somewhere on a front-line because the AI decides “you shall lose” trying to figure out what is going on , again and again!
You don´t see any benefit from appointing a flied Marchal and try to make logical planning as the AI takes over the moment you tick that Green activation box!

Absolute non-sense..

Like all Paradox games this one has an absurd amount of DLC, but thankfully they've added a subscription to make it easier for newer players. Huge learning curve that I'm still learning and won't fully know for another few hundred hours at LEAST. Well worth it when it goes right. Also one of those games that make you say "wait it's 3 am?!"

This game is janky trash and i could never recommend it until i see these small issues get resolved. things like not getting alerted when an ally gets naval invaded can ruin your entire playthrough and ruin your experience. also getting an alert when an ally is close to capitulation would be such a small QoL addition. I don't complain about any mechanics, But this game has been out for years! there is no excuse. putting the best QoL feature we've seen behind a dlc (ship route controls) is criminal. The lack of QoL and poor user experience genuinely sucks because there is no game like hoi4. I'll still be playing (because i still have fun), i just dont recommend it to new players until we see improvements

nearly 600 hours and i still don't know how to use tanks, or terrain, or supply, or artillery, or support companies, or like anything that isn't part of the decision tab, or like some parts of the decision tab. Fucking love hoi4.

been obsessed but the dlc is way too expensive might get the subscription

addicting very fun i dont have any dlcs yet but from watching youtbes they do seem to make a big difference. if you want guides or want to watch someone play than watch bitt3rsteel hes pretty good and has some guides