Choose Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Choose Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 91.5% positive across 929 reviews.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game vs Steel Division 2
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and Steel Division 2 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 8 years older than Steel Division 2 (2019). Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game scores higher on Steam reviews (91.5% positive) than Steel Division 2 (79.6% positive). 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 Steel Division 2
Choose Steel Division 2 if you want an Action, Indie, and Simulation game with Online PvP, Online Co-op, and PvP. On Steam, it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,264 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game and Steel Division 2 sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, 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 |  Steel Division 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2019 |
| Genres | Strategy | Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.5% positive (929 reviews) | 79.6% positive (4,264 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Martin Ivanov | Eugen Systems |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game (2011) is 8 years older than Steel Division 2 (2019).
- Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game scores higher on Steam reviews (91.5% positive) than Steel Division 2 (79.6% positive).
- Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Steel Division 2 (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Steel Division 2 has co-op; Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game does not.
- Steam Deck: Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is Deck Unsupported, Steel Division 2 is Deck Playable.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game vs Steel Division 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game or Steel Division 2?
- On Steam reviews Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game scores higher (91.5% positive) than Steel Division 2 (79.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game or Steel Division 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game (2011) came out before Steel Division 2 (2019). 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 Steel Division 2 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.