Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
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.
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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is a strategy game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by Martin Ivanov and released in 2011. With an estimated 122,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 2.1k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 89.8/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 36.56 hours, with side content bringing that to 70.72 hours, and a completionist run can reach 92.29 hours. Players commonly describe it as Strategy, Grand Strategy, World War II, Historical and World War I.
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User Reviews
89.8
Overall Score / 100
9.0/10
Steam (2064 rev)
Playtime Estimates
36.56h
🎯 Main Story
70.72h
⭐ Main + Sides
92.29h
💯 Completionist
Based on 11 player submissions
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Game Information
Release Date
April 8, 2011
Developer
Martin Ivanov
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Platforms
Windows
Price
$9.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
122.3K
(97.8K - 146.7K) VRI ScoreLearning
68.5
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Strategy
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Family Sharing
Tags
Strategy
Grand Strategy
World War II
Historical
World War I
Wargame
Simulation
Military
RTS
War
Cold War
Moddable
Multiplayer
Sandbox
Singleplayer
Real-Time with Pause
Supported Languages
Text Only
English
German
Spanish - Spain
French
Italian
Polish
Russian
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
- OS *: Windows 98/ ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
- Processor: Pentium III 800 MH
- Memory: 128 MB Ram
- Hard Disk Space: 2 GB hard disk space
- Video Card: 4 MB DirectX-compatible
- Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
- DirectX®: DirectX 9.0 or higher
- Additional: Mouse with scroll wheel, keyboard and internet for multiplayer