Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game
Live player count and Steam charts
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.
Player history
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
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 85 | -7 | -7.6% | 158 |
| Jun 2026 | 92 | +5 | +5.7% | 165 |
| May 2026 | 87 | -3 | -3.3% | 155 |
| Apr 2026 | 90 | +1 | +1.1% | 162 |
| Mar 2026 | 89 | +3 | +3.5% | 162 |
| Feb 2026 | 86 | -4 | -4.4% | 157 |
| Jan 2026 | 90 | +11 | +13.9% | 167 |
| Dec 2025 | 79 | -3 | -3.7% | 150 |
| Nov 2025 | 82 | -5 | -5.7% | 150 |
| Oct 2025 | 87 | -3 | -3.3% | 178 |
| Sep 2025 | 90 | 0 | 0.0% | 159 |
| Aug 2025 | 90 | +5 | +5.9% | 156 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Apr 11, 2024Dev Diary #36 has been published on the Pdox forum
- Apr 10, 2024Patch 1.05.2 is now available
- Jun 21, 2019Patch 1.05.1 now officially released
- Feb 14, 2018Hotfix 1.5.1 now available
- Feb 14, 2018Hotfix 1.5.1 now available
- Dec 3, 2017Patch 1.05 now available
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 20:00 — 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
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 457 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
