The Hearts of Iron series has become renowned for being the biggest, most detailed and complete strategic game series on World War 2 ever made. Hearts of Iron III will follow that tradition closely while focusing on satisfying veteran players through a multitude of brand new features and systems, including a huge map with more than 14,000 land and sea provinces.

Features

• Play as any nation from 1936 to 1948, more than 150 countries to choose from.
• Control the oceans with aircraft carriers, submarines and battleships and use your air force to defend your skies, support your naval and ground forces, and to bomb your enemies
• Thousands of historically accurate real-world military commanders and politicians.
• Realistic military command AI with unprecedented levels of interaction
• In-depth diplomatic and political system.
• Historical accuracy combined with an unparalleled level of freedom of choice
• Customize your divisions in detail with more than 20 types of brigades
• Government-in-exile makes it possible to continue to struggle from abroad with underground movements and uprisings against the oppressing power.
• Strategic warfare system makes it more important to defend the skies and oceans against foreign attacks; leaving cities open to enemy bombing will now be devastating.
• A completely new intelligence system, with several types of intelligence sources, makes it possible to get information about enemy reserves and troop movements.
• Assign troops to “theatres” on the map to fight two-front wars more successfully.
• The new AI system and more detailed map will allow for more strategic decisions.
• Flexible technology system with hundreds of categories, and unlimited research.
• Highly realistic historical order of battles.
• The first realistic logistic system ever in a strategy game.