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Hearts of Iron III

Hearts of Iron III lets you play the most engaging conflict in world history, World War 2, on all fronts as any country and through multiple different scenarios. Guide your nation to glory between 1936 and 1948 and wage war, conduct diplomacy and build your industry in the most detailed World War 2 game ever made.

Released · 2009-08-07

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About this game

Core game information and the store records it came from.

Title
Hearts of Iron III
Content
Game
Release date
2009-08-07
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Connected stores
2
GOG GOG source details
Store title
Hearts of Iron III
Product ID
1437401338
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Store release date
2009-08-07
Source checked
2026-10-14 12:17 UTC

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Steam Steam source details
Store title
Hearts of Iron III
Product ID
25890
Developer
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Store platforms
Windows + macOS
Source checked
2026-10-07 16:27 UTC

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Features and tags

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Store tags

  • Grand Strategy
  • Strategy
  • World War II
  • Historical
  • Simulation
  • Military
  • Real-Time with Pause
  • War
  • Sandbox
  • Multiplayer
  • Classic
  • Management
  • Resource Management
  • Real-Time
  • RTS

Genres

  • Strategy

Categories and genres from the Steam store, observed 2026-10-07. Store tags from Steam and GOG, as players and the store apply them.

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One game, connected stores

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Recorded price comparison

Matching store titles. One currency. One market.

EUR SE

Lowest recorded amount

2.49 EUR

Steam

Recorded 12 days ago Over 48 h old

Difference between stores

6.56 EUR

Lowest to highest included amount.

2 comparable stores

Distance from observed low

At observed low

Steam listing only. Low: 2.49 EUR.

Last seen
Newest included record
Oldest included record

2 records are over 48 hours old.

2 included price records from 2 stores · 2 linked listings

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  • Steam history →Hearts of Iron III
    2.49 EUR
    12 days ago · over 48 h old
  • GOG history →Hearts of Iron III
    9.05 EUR
    19 days ago · over 48 h old
How this comparison works

Only original EUR amounts recorded for SE and matching titles linked to this game are compared. Edition words and numbers must match. Other editions, source-market fallbacks and currency estimates are excluded.

These are recorded observations. Check the store for the current price, availability and included content. Historical lows belong to the named listing in this market and reflect the history Lumiri GameDB has collected.

Ratings at a glance

Community and editorial ratings

74/100

Lumiri average

2 included sources · 5,403 underlying reviews · source range 72–76

GOG

GOG

76/100 3.8/5

76/100

133 user reviews · GOG user rating

Included in the combined rating.

Checked
Steam

Steam

72/100 72% positive

72/100

5,270 user reviews · Mostly Positive

3,769 positive · 1,501 negative

Included in the combined rating.

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Player activity

Observed Steam player history

Latest 1,000 points at most. Bucket averages; the first bucket is included in full. Summary averages are approximate.

Last observed Steam players
40
2026-10-12 23:41 UTC
Observed peak · all
64
Within the displayed history
All-time observed peak
64
· since Lumiri started observing
Average players · all
40
9 local samples · approximate for grouped data
Observed player history Local bucket averages over time, in UTC. Exact values follow below. Lines connect collected points; gaps have not been measured. 0 18 36 54 72 2026-09-25 00:00 UTC · 32 players2026-10-05 00:00 UTC · 58 players2026-10-06 00:00 UTC · 42 players2026-10-07 00:00 UTC · 30 players2026-10-08 00:00 UTC · 33 players2026-10-09 00:00 UTC · 28 players2026-10-10 00:00 UTC · 31 players2026-10-11 00:00 UTC · 64 players2026-10-12 00:00 UTC · 40 players 2026-09-25 00:00 UTC 2026-10-12 00:00 UTC
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  • 2026-09-25 00:00: 32 average players
  • 2026-10-05 00:00: 58 average players
  • 2026-10-06 00:00: 42 average players
  • 2026-10-07 00:00: 30 average players
  • 2026-10-08 00:00: 33 average players
  • 2026-10-09 00:00: 28 average players
  • 2026-10-10 00:00: 31 average players
  • 2026-10-11 00:00: 64 average players
  • 2026-10-12 00:00: 40 average players

Observed by Lumiri GameDB during all. Times are UTC. Lines connect observations; gaps are not measured.

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  • Samples: 9
  • Minimum: 28
  • Maximum: 64
  • Average: 40
Recorded prices

Price history · Steam

EUR observations for market SE. History belongs to the selected store listing; regional prices and taxes may differ.

Historical low observed by Lumiri GameDB: 2.49 EUR, last seen

Observed EUR price history Recorded prices over the past year, in UTC. A price holds until the next observation. Exact values follow below. 0 3 6 9 12 2026-09-24 09:18 UTC · 9.99 EUR2026-10-02 13:27 UTC · 2.49 EUR 2026-09-24 09:18 UTC 2026-10-02 13:27 UTC
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  • 2026-09-24 09:18: 9.99 EUR
  • 2026-10-02 13:27: 2.49 EUR (75% off)

Prices observed by Lumiri GameDB in EUR.

Catalogue activity

Recent changes

Prices, release dates and store listing updates we detected. Repeated store refreshes are grouped.

  1. Store details updated GOG

    Store details

  2. Price increase Steam

    2.49 USD → 9.99 USD (+301%)

  3. Store details updated GOG

    Store details

  4. Price drop GOG

    9.99 EUR → 2.49 EUR (−75%)

  5. Store details updated GOG

    Store details

  6. Price drop Steam

    9.99 EUR → 2.49 EUR (−75%)

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  1. Store details updated GOG 4 updates since 25 Sep

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