Hearts of Iron IV

Item: Hearts of Iron IV
Rating: 54
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-12-17

Summary

Highly engaging and replayable gameplay
Strong modding and DLC support available
Accessible yet challenging learning curve
Excessive and overpriced DLC practices
Game-breaking bugs and AI issues
Severe late-game performance degradation

Emotions

Frustration34%Disappointment13%Satisfaction9%Amusement7%Excitement5%

Sample precision
Helpful reviews: 39%
Unhelpful reviews: 55%
Protest reviews: 7%

54%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
46%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 388
Negative points: 619
Gameplay points: 629
Perf. points: 48
Rec. points: 98
Misc points: 11

Point	Description	Importance
Highly engaging and replayable gameplay Description The game is praised for its immersive and addictive gameplay mechanics, offering high replayability through diverse scenarios and strategic depth. Players highlight its ability to remain entertaining even after hundreds of hours of play, particularly in multiplayer and co-op modes. Importance 68%	The game is praised for its immersive and addictive gameplay mechanics, offering high replayability through diverse scenarios and strategic depth. Players highlight its ability to remain entertaining even after hundreds of hours of play, particularly in multiplayer and co-op modes.	68%
Accessible yet challenging learning curve Description The game is easy to grasp for those familiar with strategy games but offers a steep and rewarding learning curve. Players note that mastering its complexity leads to deeper enjoyment, though initial overwhelm is a common hurdle. Importance 51%	The game is easy to grasp for those familiar with strategy games but offers a steep and rewarding learning curve. Players note that mastering its complexity leads to deeper enjoyment, though initial overwhelm is a common hurdle.	51%
Strong modding and DLC support Description Mods significantly enhance the game's replayability, realism, and variety, with a robust community creating content like Kaiserreich and alternate history scenarios. DLCs are noted for adding meaningful content, though some players emphasize the base game's standalone value. Importance 47%	Mods significantly enhance the game's replayability, realism, and variety, with a robust community creating content like Kaiserreich and alternate history scenarios. DLCs are noted for adding meaningful content, though some players emphasize the base game's standalone value.	47%
Historical and alternate history appeal Description The game is recommended for history and war enthusiasts, offering accurate WWII-era mechanics and the ability to explore alternate history scenarios. Mods further expand this by enabling creative or humorous deviations from real events. Importance 23%	The game is recommended for history and war enthusiasts, offering accurate WWII-era mechanics and the ability to explore alternate history scenarios. Mods further expand this by enabling creative or humorous deviations from real events.	23%
Affordable and value-packed experience Description The game is frequently praised for its value, especially during sales, with some DLCs incorporated into the base game for free. Players highlight its extensive content and years of replayability as justifying its price. Importance 10%	The game is frequently praised for its value, especially during sales, with some DLCs incorporated into the base game for free. Players highlight its extensive content and years of replayability as justifying its price.	10%
Unique and emergent gameplay scenarios Description Players enjoy the game's ability to generate unexpected, humorous, or creative scenarios, such as unconventional military strategies or historical 'what-if' moments. These emergent dynamics contribute to its long-term engagement. Importance 7%	Players enjoy the game's ability to generate unexpected, humorous, or creative scenarios, such as unconventional military strategies or historical 'what-if' moments. These emergent dynamics contribute to its long-term engagement.	7%

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