Hearts of Iron III overview

Overview

Hearts of Iron III comes from Paradox Development Studio and is published by Paradox Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Aug 7, 2009, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Hearts of Iron III's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 85 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:18:25 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1,548. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 6,054 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Hearts of Iron III is available in 4 languages including:

7 regional rating boards including esrb, oflc, nzoflc, pegi, and dejus

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Hearts of Iron III has sold up to 392,000 units and has 4,962 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $2,500,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Hearts of Iron III overview details

Hearts of Iron III combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made. Features: Play as any nation from 1936 to 1948, more than 150 countries to choose from. Control the oceans with aircraft carriers, submarines and battleships and use your air force to defend your skies, support your naval and ground forces, and to bomb your enemies Thousands of historically accurate real-world military commanders and politicians. Realistic military command AI with unprecedented levels of interaction In-depth diplomatic and political system. Historical accuracy combined with an unparalleled level of freedom of choice More than 10,000 land provinces makes the game five times more detailed than HoI2 and the most detailed depiction of World War 2 ever made. Customize your divisions in detail with more than 20 types of brigades New economic system makes it possible to buy weapons from abroad. Mobilization and reserves gives the option of surprise attacks, Blitzkrieg made real. Government-in-exile makes it possible to continue to struggle from abroad with underground movements and uprisings against the oppressing power. Strategic warfare system makes it more important to defend the skies and oceans against foreign attacks; leaving cities open to enemy bombing will now be devastating. A completely new intelligence system, with several type…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Hearts of Iron III is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, Co-op, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 85 players at 12 September 2026 - 19:18:25 UTC, a tracked peak of 1,548, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Grand StrategyStrategyWorld War IIHistoricalSimulationMilitaryReal-Time with PauseWarSandboxMultiplayerDifficultSingleplayerRTSWargameAlternate History

Support and legal notes

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