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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Description
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 Col...
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4.3/5

( 38 Reviews )

4.3

38 Reviews

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2011, Martin Ivanov, ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 1.8 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 2...
Time to beat
36.5 hMain
67 h Main + Sides
95.5 h Completionist
43.5 h All Styles
Description
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.

Darkest Hour will introduce a new artificial intelligence that is now able to react to hundreds of different situations simultaneously. It implements a dynamic diplomatic system that will allow the player to have a real impact on the course of history.
  • Short and grand campaigns allow players to experience the darkest hours of the 20th century, from the Great War to the onset of the Cold War
  • New map, redesigned to offer greater detail as well as strategic and tactical opportunities
  • Dynamic diplomatic system giving the player greater influence on the course of events
  • New artificial intelligence capable of reacting to hundreds of different situations
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Please Note: AMD graphics cards are NOT supported

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
36.5 hMain
67 h Main + Sides
95.5 h Completionist
43.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2011-04-09T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
1.1 GB

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Posted on: August 31, 2025

poparov

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This is game is a trash can.

I dont know why this game sucks, this roleyplay scnearios are a trash


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Posted on: November 3, 2024

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Posted on: April 14, 2019

terrible cursor lag on Windows 10

terrible cursor lag on Windows 10


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Posted on: January 1, 2021

B.Durruti

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Games: 22 Reviews: 4

Mostly unprogrammed & Hugely unbalanced

1. Allies Subs cannot use Torpedoes with last patch - 1.5. Axis subs may use torpedoes - unfair advantage. Its a BUG introduced by the 1.5 patch. 2. ai spies mostly succeed - despite having only 10-13% chance of success (the numbers do not add up). 3. Germany is WAAAAYY overpowered. It produces huge quantities of planes & Soldiers (at NO COST). 4. The earlier HOI 2, plays better, has more balance, but at sacrifice of terrible Map & OLD design. 5. France withdraws its entire army from Africa. 6. There is no BEF (no Brits to help France). Churchill is turning in his grave. 7. No American Troops to help liberate France, (1944, or any other year). At times a huge stack of American troops will appear in ALBANIA (& NOT MOVE OFF THE BEACH). 8. The Maginot Line is useless, as Troops are triggered to attack each other, DO NOT DEFEND. 9. I am aware that some like this game. They usually play Germany, & brag about winning. 10. ADVERTISED - WW I Scenario is unfinished. Playing as Italy, when I joined the Entente, The French & Germans ceased fighting & the Germans/Austrians combined to attack Italy. I relocated to New Jersey. 11. I am getting tired - You finish this list.


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Posted on: January 13, 2016

scooter567

Games: 32 Reviews: 1

Read the Manual

If like me, you are new to the series or have been away from strategy games for some time, then expect a world of frustration. The tutorial is a worse than useless, From dialogue screens hiding buttons, non-existent combat units that will support your attack (not), to the constant spamming of attrition reports. (Do I really need to know that a single horse has died.) The game conspires against you as you attempt to learn its basics. At one point your asked to add production capacity by clicking on an icon to the side of the province box. In reality the icon is located under the box and clicking on it will produce... nothing! You have to left click on the province to bring up a further menu from which you can then add extra capacity. The final straw came when I was asked to send a destroyer flotilla to sweep an area clear of submarines in preparation for an amphibious assault, only to see it annihilated by an American carrier fleet. It's a tutorial for goodness sake, all I'm doing is following the AI instructions. I certainly don't have the resources to sweep the seas clean of all and sundry. This is not an historical sim and some of its gaming decisions appear a touch arbitrary. If you expect to start the 1914 campaign with the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) ready and waiting, then you are going to be disappointed, yet the production queue is fully populated with historically correct navel vessels. Starting the 1914 campaign at the end of June gives you very little opportunity to put into place any grand strategy, conscription is a must and any hope of fortifying your colonies is scuppered by units being unable to move before certain trigger events. The manual is 150 pages long, after I have read it and tried to apply my new found knowledge to the game I will edit my rating accordingly, however after such a pitiful attempt at a tutorial I am not holding out much hope for the game.


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