Games like Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
If Hearts of Iron 2 Complete is your kind of game, the closest matches are Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game, Hearts of Iron III and Hearts of Iron IV — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its infinite replayability, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Hearts of Iron 2 Complete: 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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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Top pick for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
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.
Hearts of Iron III
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Second-strongest match for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.
Hearts of Iron IV
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Shares naval combat and an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Third-strongest match for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
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.
Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Ranked #4 for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Europa Universalis Rome Gold combines the epic strategy title Europa Universalis Rome with the expansion pack Vae Victis. Experience one of the most defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Steel Division 2
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Ranked #5 for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
Europa Universalis III Complete
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Ranked #6 for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Europa Universalis III Complete includes the original Europa Universalis III as well as the expansions In Nomine and Napoleons Ambition Europa Universalis III delves deeply into the areas of exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy.
Victoria II
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Ranked #7 for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Crusader Kings III
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Ranked #8 for Hearts of Iron 2 Complete fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
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Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hearts of Iron 2 Complete at current Steam store prices.
shapez
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Priced ~74% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Bejeweled® 3
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Priced ~74% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
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Priced ~74% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
Sid Meier's Civilization® III Complete
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Priced ~74% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Sid Meier's Civilization III: Complete, the latest offering in the Sid Meier's Civilization III franchise, provides gaming fans with Sid Meier's Civilization III, the highly-addictive journey of discovery.
Party Hard
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Priced ~47% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means.
STAR WARS™ Galactic Battlegrounds Saga
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Priced ~60% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Lead the great armies of the Star Wars™ Episode II: Attack of the Clones saga in intense real-time strategy clashes. Enter the fray as the Galactic Empire, Rebel Alliance, Wookies, Trade Federation, Gungans or Royal Naboo to determine the course of the Galactic Civil War.
Russian Life Simulator
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Priced ~74% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
The most realistic simulator of the life of a Russian person. Collect pension from birth, collect bottles to survive and become part of an exciting life-long story.
Achievement Clicker
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Priced ~74% under Hearts of Iron 2 Complete on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Feel like a real Achievement hunter! Earn Achievements, upgrades and get the most Achievements on steam!
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Crusader Kings II
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Age of Conquest IV
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Age of Conquest is a turn-based grand strategy wargame.
Celestial Empire: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Embrace your duties as a new provincial governor. Experience the beauty of ancient China, design the city of your dreams, and take care of your people’s needs. Earn the Gods’ favor to maintain the Mandate of Heaven for the ruling dynasty.
SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
This Long Term Strategy Game lets you take control of the armed forces of your nation. Become responsible for its military expansion, technological research and economic development. Form alliances and wage total war for global dominance on the battlefields of World War 3.
Order of Battle: World War II
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Order of Battle: World War II is a breath of fresh air for all strategy fans. It is a game that takes wargaming to a new level by upgrading every single game element and rebooting the genre for a new generation of players.
Blood of Steel
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
"Blood of Steel" is a fair competitive multiplayer online game. You will ride into a battlefield where thousands clash, employing unique four-directional slashing maneuvers and strategic formations to defeat your opponents, experiencing the charm of warfare in the age of cold weapons!
Aircraft Carrier Survival: Tutorial
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. And it is like none other. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy set in the merciless reality of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.
CivIdle
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
CivIdle is an idle/incremental game that allows you to lead your own civilization through thousands of years from ancient times to the modern era. Expand your territory, explore a vast tech tree, build various wonders, and trade with global players: empire must grow and numbers must go up!
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Hearts of Iron IV
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Shares naval combat and an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
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.
Stellaris
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Explore a galaxy full of wonders in this sci-fi grand strategy game from Paradox Development Studios. Interact with diverse alien races, discover strange new worlds with unexpected events and expand the reach of your empire. Each new adventure holds almost limitless possibilities.
Europa Universalis IV
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.
Crusader Kings III
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Love, fight, scheme, and claim greatness. Determine your noble house’s legacy in the sprawling grand strategy of Crusader Kings III. Death is only the beginning as you guide your dynasty’s bloodline in the rich and larger-than-life simulation of the Middle Ages.
Victoria 3
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Paradox Development Studio invites you to build your ideal society in the tumult of the exciting and transformative 19th century. Balance the competing interests in your society and earn your place in the sun in Victoria 3, one of the most anticipated games in Paradox’s history.
Crusader Kings II
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.
Imperator: Rome
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Dominate the classical Mediterranean in Imperator: Rome, a grand strategy game from Paradox Interactive. Navigate the dangerous waters of politics and diplomacy as you build up your provinces and conquer foreign lands. Now available with special content and the digital artbook.
Victoria II
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Shares an immersive mood with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Another title from Paradox Development Studio, the studio behind Hearts of Iron 2 Complete. Shares Strategy with Hearts of Iron 2 Complete.
Carefully guide your nation from the era of absolute monarchies in the early 19th century, through expansion and colonization, to finally become a truly great power by the dawn of the 20th century. Victoria II is a grand strategy game played during the colonial era of the 19th century, where the player takes control of a country, guiding...
Frequently asked about Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
- Does Hearts of Iron 2 Complete run on Steam Deck?
- Hearts of Iron 2 Complete is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Hearts of Iron 2 Complete cost?
- Hearts of Iron 2 Complete is listed on Steam at 3.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Hearts of Iron 2 Complete have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Hearts of Iron 2 Complete supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Hearts of Iron 2 Complete?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hearts of Iron 2 Complete are Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game, Hearts of Iron III, Hearts of Iron IV.
- Who developed Hearts of Iron 2 Complete?
- Hearts of Iron 2 Complete was developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive.
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