Hearts of Iron IV (PC Steam/MAC) - Free to Play until Mon 8th 6pm

Free to play until Monday 8th 6pm - good opportunity to try it out.

Metascore 83 (metacritic.com/gam…a1f)

From the website:

Take charge of history’s greatest war machines in Hearts of Iron IV, a grand strategy wargame that challenges your strategic abilities and political insight. Refight World War II at the head of nation from the time period, building up an industrial powerhouse and a diplomatic alliance that will effectively wage war on ideological opponents.

Hearts of Iron IV is more than a historical simulation. Alternate historical paths open up with almost every decision you make, from small ones such as where to launch your attack to crack open Fortress Europe, to large ones, such as whether to re-establish democracies or long forgotten monarchies.

Reviews
“Hearts of Iron 4 wields complexity like a swift armor division during the blitzkrieg, allowing it to serve the idea of layered, cerebral, strategic warfare instead of letting it needlessly bog down the experience.”
9/10 – IGN

“It captivates me because—imperfectly, impressionistically, and perhaps a little amorally—it lets me orchestrate the most titanic armed struggles in history, from the fussy economic details to the cut-and-thrust of mechanized warfare. There are other great strategic-level wargames out there. But I have never played anything like Hearts of Iron 4”
8.8/10 – PC Gamer

“For now, after many dozens of hours, I'm taking a break from Hearts of Iron 4. Not because I'm sick of it; quite the contrary, in fact. What I need to do is some serious reading, some careful planning on what my vision for the United States should be in 1936. And when I've done that planning — when I've formulated my character sheet, as it were — I have the utmost confidence that Hearts of Iron 4 will be ready for me to play a role in world affairs.”
8/10 – Polygon


System Requirements

Windows
Minimum:

• OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 Bit
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 750 | AMD® FX 4300
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 470 (1.28GB) | AMD® HD 5850 (1GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake) | AMD® Radeon™ RX Vega 11
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Storage: 2 GB available space
• Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
• Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

Recommended:

• OS: Windows® 10 Home 64 bit
• Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 2500K | AMD® Ryzen 3 2200G
• Memory: 6 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia® GeForce™ GTX 570 (1.28GB) | AMD® Radeon™ HD 7970 (3GB) | Intel Iris Xe G7 (Tiger Lake)
• DirectX: Version 9.0c
• Storage: 2 GB available space
• Sound Card: Direct X- compatible soundcard.
• Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available WHQL drivers from both manufacturers. / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

macOS
Minimum:

• OS: OS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
• Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.60 GHz or better
• Memory: 4 GB RAM
• Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6970M
• Storage: 2 GB available space
• Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers / Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.

Recommended:

• OS: OS: macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
• Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.90 GHz or better
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: ATI Radeon R9 390M or NVIDIA GeForce 750M with 1GB VRAM
• Storage: 2 GB available space
• Additional Notes: Mouse and keyboard are required. / Latest available proprietary drivers from both manufacturers/ Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer, Up to 32 other players in multiplayer mode.