91BANG SCORE
Hearts of Iron IV
banger · strategy · 2016
A lot of game for the money: about 51.8h, $9.99 (~$0.19/hr), 90% positive.
Better value than 93% of strategy games
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.
BANGER threshold
Already a BANGER at $9.99.
Buy it. The price is already a steal.
Real value
$0.19/hr over the 51.8h main story, $0.01/hr if you 100% it (1158.4h).
Heads up: only 0% finish a 51.8h game, so budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Advertised
51.8h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
1158.4h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$0.19/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$9.99
Reviews
90%
369,194 reviews
Metacritic
83
critic score
Players
7.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2016
What drives the score
Value$0.19/hr
price per hour of game — the biggest driver
Reviews90% positive
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DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
Genrestrategy
Achievements293
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