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Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.

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Release DateJan 23, 2009
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.1% (very positive) / 86%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.6% Top 20% / 80.7%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)505  Top 20% / 572  Top 20%
Curators26 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time54.7 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar3.7 hours  Top 3%
Followers2.6K  Top 20%
Owners± 107.3K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 33K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 199.8K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Hearts of Iron 2 Complete steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Hearts of Iron 2 Complete's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (April 2011) and 82.3% (June 2019).

The 572 reviews Top 20% suggest that Hearts of Iron 2 Complete might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The June 2021 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Hearts of Iron 2 Complete's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (56%), followed by Russian (5%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Hearts of Iron 2 Complete percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Hearts of Iron 2 Complete depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 388 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 14 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (66 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Hearts of Iron 2 Complete's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • deep and detailed gameplay
  • tactical gameplay elements
  • lots to do in building your country
  • music of high quality
  • vibrant colors
  • expanded diplomacy and espionage systems
  • possible to play as any nation
  • can export game save from other games
  • includes Armageddon expansion
  • best WWII strategic game
  • repetitive at certain areas
  • AI mishaps
  • questionable features like obtuse air support and spamming pop-up messages
  • flickering screen bug
  • visuals are very basic and rigid
  • game seems too complex for majority of nowadays players
  • chances of game not starting or being too difficult to manage
  • universally bad AI for genre
  • not as good as actual warfare
  • might simply be beyond the capabilities of current AI technology

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 86.1% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Hearts of Iron 2 Complete's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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