Choose Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Choose Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game launched in 2011.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game vs War In The Dark
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and War In The Dark both land in Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Strategy games on Steam. Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game (2011) is 16 years older than War In The Dark (2027). Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; War In The Dark has no Deck rating yet. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose War In The Dark
Choose War In The Dark if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2027) and ships with the modern feature baseline. War In The Dark launched in 2027.
Both Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and War In The Dark sit in Strategy on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game |  War In The Dark | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2027 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 91.5% positive (929 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Martin Ivanov | Sprout Studio |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game (2011) is 16 years older than War In The Dark (2027).
- Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; War In The Dark has no Deck rating yet.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game vs War In The Dark — FAQ
- Should I play Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game or War In The Dark first?
- If you want chronology, Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game (2011) came out before War In The Dark (2027). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and War In The Dark similar?
- They overlap on Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does War In The Dark have multiplayer like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game?
- No. Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while War In The Dark is listed as single-player only.