Strategic level military system - over 100 different ground, air and naval forces fighting the total war on divisional level.Historical generals and political leaders - Thousands of real persons researched for individual detailed uniqueness.Real Time gameplay set to pause at any time - One minute of gameplay translates to one hour passed in reality.

This expansion adds greater detail for many nations in Eastern Europe, unique game systems to reflect Soviet politics, and many improvements to the military aspect of the game.

Highly advanced research model - Change the course of war by getting super weapons and better production capabilities. No Step Back is the newest expansion for Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive’s grand strategy wargame about the world crisis of the 1930s and World War II.

Deep diplomatic model - Unique system to simulate political systems and their effect on neutral nations in relation to alliances.

Scenario generator - Allows the players to modify and construct their own settings and campaigns and add national detail in thousands of combinations!.

Epic gameplay - Global map with all the nations between 1936-1946.

You can play any nation in the world, but the game focuses on the epic struggle between the great alliances of the world orders - Fascism, Communism and Democracy. HoI2 is still very complex but once you learn it it's not a chore to play. HoI3 added a lot of stuff that feels overly micromanage-y and not fun. And Darkest Hour is like the 'ultimate' version of HoI2. The game map spans the entire world and allows players to take part in any front they choose. Hearts of Iron: The Board Game is a game of grand strategy warfare, tactical battles, and shrewd diplomatic choices based on the popular Hearts of Iron. Hearts of Iron 2 is better than Hearts of Iron 3. Hearts of Iron is the first ever World War II PC game of true Grand Strategic scope.

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