# Games like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

> The closest matches to Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game: Hearts of Iron III, Victoria II, Steel Division 2, Supreme Ruler Ultimate, and Making History: The Great War. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Hearts of Iron III](https://imho.run/games/25890/hearts-of-iron-iii) — Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 2,730 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/25890/)
2. [Victoria II](https://imho.run/games/42960/victoria-ii) — Also World War I and Grand Strategy, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 9,038 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/)
3. [Steel Division 2](https://imho.run/games/919640/steel-division-2) — A frequent pick in Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game players' libraries, and another Action. 4,264 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/919640/)
4. [Supreme Ruler Ultimate](https://imho.run/games/314980/supreme-ruler-ultimate) — A frequent pick in Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game players' libraries, and another Strategy. 833 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/314980/)
5. [Making History: The Great War](https://imho.run/games/279140/making-history-the-great-war) — Also World War I and World War II, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 279 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/279140/)
6. [Unity of Command II](https://imho.run/games/809230/unity-of-command-ii) — A frequent pick in Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,130 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809230/)
7. [Panzer Corps Gold](https://imho.run/games/268400/panzer-corps-gold) — Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 1,280 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268400/)
8. [Wargame: European Escalation](https://imho.run/games/58610/wargame-european-escalation) — Also Cold War and Wargame, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 1,361 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/58610/)
9. [Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star](https://imho.run/games/275290/graviteam-tactics-operation-star) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 273 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/275290/)
10. [Soldiers: Heroes of World War II - Enhanced Edition](https://imho.run/games/11480/soldiers-heroes-of-world-war-ii-enhanced-edition) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 308 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/11480/)
11. [NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence](https://imho.run/games/392470/nobunaga-s-ambition-sphere-of-influence) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 446 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392470/)
12. [Supremacy: Call of War 1942](https://imho.run/games/672680/supremacy-call-of-war-1942) — Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 2,211 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/672680/)
13. [Ultimate General: Civil War](https://imho.run/games/502520/ultimate-general-civil-war) — Also Grand Strategy and Wargame, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 5,516 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/502520/)
14. [Regiments](https://imho.run/games/1109680/regiments) — Also Cold War and Wargame, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 1,598 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109680/)
15. [Age of History 3](https://imho.run/games/2772750/age-of-history-3) — Also World War I and World War II, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 3,761 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2772750/)
16. [The Operational Art of War IV](https://imho.run/games/792660/the-operational-art-of-war-iv) — Also World War I and Cold War, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 134 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792660/)
17. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — A frequent pick in Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game players' libraries, and another Simulation. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
18. [Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts](https://imho.run/games/1069660/ultimate-admiral-dreadnoughts) — A frequent pick in Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,273 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069660/)
19. [To End All Wars](https://imho.run/games/312360/to-end-all-wars) — Also World War I and Grand Strategy, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 113 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312360/)
20. [Order of Battle: World War II](https://imho.run/games/312450/order-of-battle-world-war-ii) — Also World War II and Wargame, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 1,906 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312450/)
21. [Armored Brigade II](https://imho.run/games/1934300/armored-brigade-ii) — Also Cold War and Grand Strategy, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 103 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1934300/)
22. [Rule the Waves 3](https://imho.run/games/2008100/rule-the-waves-3) — Also World War I and Cold War, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 650 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008100/)
23. [Men of War™](https://imho.run/games/7830/men-of-war) — Also World War II and RTS, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 1,240 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7830/)
24. [Firefight](https://imho.run/games/500190/firefight) — Also World War II and Grand Strategy, like Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game. 156 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500190/)

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## About Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 73170
- **Developer:** Martin Ivanov
- **Publisher:** Paradox Interactive
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 8, 2011
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 81
- **Platforms:** windows

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