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Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone

Paradox Development Studio | Sep 27, 2022 | DLC

Released

DLCfor Hearts of Iron IV

SimulationStrategySteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID1880650
  • Price$19.99
  • Release dateSep 27, 2022
  • DeveloperParadox Development Studio

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID1880650
  • Price$19.99
  • Release dateSep 27, 2022
  • DeveloperParadox Development Studio
  • PublisherParadox Interactive
  • Parent gameHearts of Iron IV

Genres: Simulation, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Paradox Development StudioPublisher: Paradox Interactive

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Game overview

Overview

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is a Steam DLC connected to Hearts of Iron IV. It was prepared by Paradox Development Studio, published by Paradox Interactive, and released on Sep 27, 2022. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to Hearts of Iron IV.

Language and system requirements

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is available in 10 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussianSpanish - SpainJapaneseSimplified ChineseKorean

2 regional rating boards including pegi and dejus

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedIntel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 43004 GB RAMNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 | Steam Deck2 GB available space
WindowsRecommendedWindows® 10 Home 64 bitIntel® Core™ i5 2500K | AMD® Ryzen 3 2200G6 GB RAMNvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)2 GB available space
macOSMinimumOS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)Intel Core i5 @ 2.60 GHz4 GB RAMATI Radeon HD 6970M2 GB available space
macOSRecommendedOS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)Intel Core i5 @ 2.90 GHz4 GB RAMATI Radeon R9 390M / NVIDIA GeForce 750M (1GB VRAM)2 GB available space
LinuxMinimumOS: Ubuntu 20.04Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon II X4 650 @ 3.20 GHz4 GB RAMATI Radeon HD 5850 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX470 (1GB VRAM). Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers2 GB available space
LinuxRecommendedOS: Ubuntu 20.04Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.20 GHz4 GB RAMATI Radeon HD 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX570 (2GB VRAM). Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers2 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone has 2,953 Steam recommendations. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone overview details

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Build a new empire, resist foreign aggression or explore the limits of neutrality in Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone. This new expansion for Paradox Interactive’s World War II grand strategy wargame adds new alternate history options and gameplay variety for three nations, as well as other significant changes. Features of Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone include: New Italian Focus Tree: Follow the historical path of Mussolini's Italy or rewrite history by restoring power to the monarchy, leading a Communist revolution or replacing Mussolini with one of a variety of new contenders. New Ethiopian Focus Tree: Defy the odds to defeat the Italian invader or resist the conqueror from abroad using unique Government in Exile abilities. New Swiss Focus Tree: Surrounded by France, Germany and Italy, the mountain nation of Switzerland finds strength in its neutrality, balancing competing factions and overtures from the great powers. New Peace Conference Options: Demilitarize zones of the map or entire nations, bid on the capital ships of defeated powers, or claim control of enemy resources or factories as reparations. Aircraft Designer: Design and build your own planes, from nimble interceptors that prioritize speed to durable bombers crafted to unload tons of destruction from high above. Unit Medals: A log of each division’s accomplishments lets you track their performance, and even allows you to award unique medals to division commanders for their actions in the field. Embargo Interaction: Embargo your enemies with a new diplomatic interaction, preventing them from tradi…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is listed as a DLC with $19.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Steam Workshop, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameExpansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone
Steam App ID1880650
TypeDLC
Release dateSep 27, 2022
DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
Price$19.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresSimulation, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews637
Negative reviews1,040
Total reviews1,677
Positive percent38%
Review typeMostly Negative
Recommendations2,953
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateSep 27, 2022
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)11 July 2026 - 05:50:56 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)11 July 2026 - 05:50:56 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice©2016-2022 and published by Paradox Interactive AB, HEARTS OF IRON and PARADOX INTERACTIVE are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Paradox Interactive AB in Europe, the U.S., and other countries. All other trademarks, logos, and copyrights are the property of their respective owners.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/1880650
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1880650/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/1880650
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IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone?

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is tracked here as a Steam DLC, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone growing or declining recently?

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone does not have enough dated player-history points yet to calculate a reliable growth or decline percentage. Once SteamPulse has at least two tracked player-history points, this answer will compare the first available chart point with the latest tracked point.

What country-level audience data is available for Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (24.1%), China (7.6%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (22.2%), China (9.5%), United Kingdom (5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.3%), China (11.6%), United Kingdom (5.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (20.8%), China (11.3%), United Kingdom (4.9%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone?

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone currently sits at 38% positive across 1,677 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 637 positive reviews and 1,040 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Negative.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone?

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is currently listed at $19.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 2,953, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Negative

38% positive, 637 positive, 1,040 negative

Price and discount

$19.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood AloneBuy Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone #677151$19.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows® 7 64 Bit | Windows® 8.1 64 Bit | Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 4300 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11 | Steam Deck DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard…

Recommended requirements

Recommended: OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 2500K | AMD® Ryzen 3 2200G Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer…

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