Hearts of Iron 4

War is tricky business, and when your conflict stretches to the globe's far-flung corners, it gets that much tougher. That's what Hearts of Iron IV is all about. You command one of the world's many countries (you can play as just about any nation that...

Hearts of Iron IV is a strong contender for the title of ultimate armchair-general game. The biggest problems I can point to are almost all performance-related, putting a slow, frustrating finale on what is otherwise an ingeniously detailed strategic...

Hearts of Iron IV is an easy recommendation for grand strategy fans of all ages and encourages them to take the time to figure everything out. There are some issues including the lack of popups, flavor events and opacity as to what the other AI players are trying to accomplish, but these things are rather small complaints in the grand scheme of things considering the overwhelming quality here. Hearts of Iron IV is the sort of game that requires real thought and that you’ll enjoy pondering even when you’re not playing it.

Developer: Paradox Development Studios Publisher: Paradox Interactive Platform: PC (Steam, £34.99 ) Review code provided by the publisher.Every now and then you can play a game that makes time seem like such a fleeting thing, where you start playing...

Hearts of Iron IV is a strong contender for the title of ultimate armchair-general game. The biggest problems I can point to are almost all performance-related, putting a slow, frustrating finale on what is otherwise an ingeniously detailed strategic stimulation of just about every aspect of 20th-century global warfare. I long for a way to extract more meaningful, personal stories and tactical feedback out of the hundreds of battles, but rarely did I ever feel like I was lacking for some weighty decision to make or interesting puzzle to put my mind to.