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Hearts of Iron 2 Complete
#2445 most played
Playing now
41
7d trend
+4.5%
62 vs 60
24h peak
83
low 41
7d peak
103
All-time peak
114
Apr 2020 · now 36% of peak
Avg 30d
61
Hours played
17,901
30d
Best rank
#2011
now #2445
Top sellers
#7,940
Positive reviews
87%
663

Hearts of Iron 2 Complete

Live player count and Steam charts

87% positive · 663 reviews
24h low 4124h high 83

Includes Hearts of Iron II plus the two expansions, Doomsday and Armageddon When Germany is defeated in 1945, the Allies and the new Soviet alliance fight for supremacy. World War III is drawing closer. Play as the ruler of one of 175 countries through World Wars II and III.

DeveloperParadox Development Studio
PublisherParadox Interactive
ReleasedJan 23, 2009
Runs onWindows
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Playable · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Playable
Price$14.99

Player history

2015201820202023

Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.

Monthly player counts

* current month, data so far
MonthAvg playersGain% gainPeak
Jul 2026 *60-2-3.2%114
Jun 202662-2-3.1%109
May 202664+4+6.7%112
Apr 202660-4-6.3%117
Mar 202664-4-5.9%117
Feb 202668-3-4.2%128
Jan 202671+2+2.9%134
Dec 20256900.0%123
Nov 202569+6+9.5%124
Oct 202563+5+8.6%114
Sep 202558-6-9.4%106
Aug 202564+3+4.9%115

* current month, data so far

When people play

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18:00
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103avg players

Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .

Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.

Audience

English
56%
Spanish (Spain)
8%
Russian
7%
Chinese (Simplified)
7%
German
5%
Swedish
4%
Other
11%

Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 856 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.

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