Hearts of Iron III

7 Aug, 2009Steam Store

★ 76%4,937 reviews9.99 €

Grand Strategy Strategy World War II Historical Simulation Military Real-Time with Pause War Sandbox Multiplayer Difficult Singleplayer RTS Wargame Alternate History Great Soundtrack World War I Politics Moddable

Most distinctive niche

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Among all this game's genres, this is the one where players have the most distinctive taste — they rate games very differently from the average Steam gamer, suggesting a more passionate, selective community. It's not about what the game is most tagged as — it's about which of its communities has the most opinionated audience.

Real-Time with Pause

Est. Revenue$000,000Unlock →

Copies Sold000,000Unlock →

Avg Playtime30.8h

Median Playtime3.6h

Reviewer Playtime Distribution

Playtime at review time for 96 Steam reviewers — non-reviewing owners excluded.

Mean significantly exceeds median — a small group of highly dedicated players is pulling the average up. A passionate minority logs hundreds of hours while most players finish their run or the whole story and move on. Classic pattern for sandboxes, roguelikes, and competitive games with infinite depth — the 'superfan tail' inflates the mean.

10th %ile0.7h

90th %ile224.4h

Median19.8h

Mean134.4h

MedianMeanP10–P90 range

Review History Summary

Monthly reviews — positive up, negative down. Dotted lines: Releases = EA · 1.0 · DLCs (soundtracks, radio, music EPs excluded). Hover a release date to see details in the tooltip.

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