Hearts of Iron IV
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.
- Developer
- Paradox Development Studio
- Publisher
- Paradox Interactive
- Released
- Jun 6, 2016
- Genres
- Simulation, Strategy
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Metacritic
- 83 ↗
- Website
- heartsofiron4.com ↗
How many people are playing Hearts of Iron IV?
Hearts of Iron IV had 34,399 concurrent players on Steam at the latest hourly reading, Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, down 14% from 39,890 a day earlier. As of Nov 2, 2026, 21:00 UTC, it ranks #43 of the 502 games tracked here, up 1 place from #44 a day earlier.
The highest count recorded here since tracking began on Sep 14, 2026 is 64,678, on Oct 10, 2026; the latest reading is 53% of that.
Over the last four weeks, Hearts of Iron IV has been busiest during the evening in East Asia, with the busiest hour around 15:00 UTC. That's when its players play, not necessarily where they live.
Insights
What the hourly counts say about when it's played and how updates land.
Recent Hearts of Iron IV updates
The change in average players in the week after each update, compared with the week before.
- Oct 27, 2026 Regular update Hearts of Iron IV | QoL Patch Notes 1.19.4 ↗ ▲ +0.4% 35,116 → 35,274 avg players · 5 days in
- Sep 17, 2026 Regular update HOI IV | Patch 1.19.3 ↗ Not tracked the week before
- Jun 30, 2026 Regular update Thunder at our Gates | Patch 1.19.2 ↗ Not tracked the week before
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