Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game (Steam 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.
- Strategy (114)
- Grand Strategy (88)
- World War II (87)
- Historical (66)
- World War I (53)
- Wargame (47)
- Simulation (46)
- Military (30)
- RTS (27)
- Cold War (22)
- War (21)
- Moddable (19)
- Multiplayer (17)
- Sandbox (7)
| Release Date | Apr 8, 2011 |
| Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 90.7% (very positive) Top 25% / 89.9% Top 25% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 86.3% Top 10% / 85.8% Top 10% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 1.6K Top 10% / 1.9K Top 10% |
| Curators | 59 reviews Top 10% |
| Median Play Time | 112 hours Top 1% |
| Play Time per Dollar | 11.2 hours Top 1% |
| Followers | 7.4K Top 15% |
| Owners | ± 331.3K Top 10% |
| Copies Sold | ± 98.4K Top 10% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 373.7K Top 15% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game's Steam rating and reviews from April 2011 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (November 2011) and 88.8% (October 2019).
With 1.9K reviews Top 10%, Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (54%), followed by Russian (9%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game is available in 7 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game, comparing positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 474 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 63 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 131 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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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 90.7% rating Top 25% 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 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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