Genre StrategyReleased Jun 6, 2016

Hearts of Iron IV

Developed by Paradox Development Studio · Published by Paradox Interactive
Estimated lifetime revenue
$118.46M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$91.77M
After Steam's 23% cut
Units sold
5.12M
≈ 14 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 360,942 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
360,942
Very Positive90% positive
Playing now
20,381
14-day peak 54,130 · low 20,381
New reviews, last 14 days
-1,241
≈ -89 a day since Oct 2

History

Oct 2 – Oct 16

362.3K361.8K361.3K360.8K
Oct 2Oct 9Oct 16

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

Strategy →

Against the 120 most-reviewed Strategy games on Steam

Outearns 95% of them — in the top 10% of the group.

Median
$15.59M
114,721 reviews
Top 10% start at
$67.69M
This game
$118.46M
88th pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history.

Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Genre
Strategy
Released
Jun 6, 2016
Steam app ID
394360
Data updated
Oct 16, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.