Hearts of Iron is a grand strategy computer game developed by Paradox Interactive and published by Strategy First, set in the years 1936-1948. In the game you can control any one nation as World War II unfolds. It was released for Windows-compatible PCs in 2002. A Macintosh version was also released by Virtual Programming. The lead game programmer was Johan Andersson. A sequel, Hearts of Iron II, was created and released in 2005 with several changes in the tech tree and gameplay. Hearts of Iron III was released on August 7, 2009. Hearts of Iron - The Card Game was released as a free to play,... browser-based collectible card game on the 3rd of October, 2011. Hearts of Iron is based on Paradox's successful Europa Universalis game engine, but has many changes: Gameplay revolves around surviving World War II, and the player may cause or witness events different from how they historically occurred. Hearts of Iron is considered an alternate history game. There are three main alliances in the game, the Allies, the Axis, and the Communist International, that the player can either participate in or stay out of.
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