Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game overview

Overview

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game comes from Martin Ivanov and is published by Paradox Interactive. It arrived on Steam on Apr 8, 2011, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 111 players at 12 September 2026 - 12:56:27 UTC, with a tracked peak near 492. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 2,076 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is available in 7 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game has sold up to 146,000 units and has 1,721 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $900,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game overview details

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

Steam Store description

Developed by a team of experienced modders from the Paradox forum, Darkest Hour is a stand-alone Hearts of Iron game. The game features a mixture of short and in-depth campaigns set across the darkest chapters of the 20th century. Play from the outbreak of the Great War up until the onset of the Cold War. Darkest Hour will introduce a new artificial intelligence that is now able to react to hundreds of different situations simultaneously. It implements a dynamic diplomatic system that will allow the player to have a real impact on the course of history. Key Features: Short and grand campaigns allow players to experience the darkest hours of the 20th century, from the Great War to the onset of the Cold War New map, redesigned to offer greater detail as well as strategic and tactical opportunities Dynamic diplomatic system giving the player greater influence on the course of events New artificial intelligence capable of reacting to hundreds of different situations Scenarios: Grand campaign scenarios (where it is possible to choose any of the nations involved): 1914 The Great War (starting on June 27, 1914) 1933 Day of Decision (starting on March 4, 1933) 1936 The Road to Another War (starting on January 1, 1936) 1939 Invasion of Poland (starting on September 1, 1939) 1940 Burning Europe (starting on May 10, 1940) 1941 Awakening the Giant (starting on June 22, 1941) 1942 Enemy at the Gate (starting on November 22, 1942) 1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily (starting on July 26, 1943) 1944 Allied Landing in Normandy (starting on June 20, 1944) 1945 Battle of the Bulg…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 111 players at 12 September 2026 - 12:56:27 UTC, a tracked peak of 492, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategyGrand StrategyWorld War IIHistoricalWorld War ISimulationWargameMilitaryRTSWarCold WarModdableMultiplayerSandboxSingleplayer

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