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Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game is a real-time historical strategy game where players plan tactics, manage resources, and adapt to changing threats. It stands out for tactical depth, planning tension, and replayable decision-making, especially if you enjoy strategy experiences with a clear identity.

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About this game

Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game overview

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.

Darkest Hour will introduce a new artificial intelligence that is now able to react to hundreds of different situations simultaneously. It implements a dynamic diplomatic system that will allow the player to have a real impact on the course of history.

Key Features:

Short and grand campaigns allow players to experience the darkest hours of the 20th century, from the Great War to the onset of the Cold War

New map, redesigned to offer greater detail as well as strategic and tactical opportunities

Dynamic diplomatic system giving the player greater influence on the course of events

New artificial intelligence capable of reacting to hundreds of different situations

Scenarios:

Grand campaign scenarios (where it is possible to choose any of the nations involved):

1914 The Great War (starting on June 27, 1914)

1933 Day of Decision (starting on March 4, 1933)

1936 The Road to Another War (starting on January 1, 1936)

1939 Invasion of Poland (starting on September 1, 1939)

1940 Burning Europe (starting on May 10, 1940)

1941 Awakening the Giant (starting on June 22, 1941)

1942 Enemy at the Gate (starting on November 22, 1942)

1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily (starting on July 26, 1943)

1944 Allied Landing in Normandy (starting on June 20, 1944)

1945 Battle of the Bulge (starting on December 16, 1944)

Battle scenarios which focus on specific battles or wars and where players can choose between a small number of nations:

1904 Russo-Japanese War

1939 Invasion of Poland

System Requirements

Will this game run on your PC?

Minimum

  • OS: Windows 98/ ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / 7
  • Processor: Pentium III 800 MH
  • Memory: 128 MB Ram
  • Hard Disk Space: 2 GB hard disk space
  • Video Card: 4 MB DirectX-compatible
  • Sound: DirectX 9.0c Compatible
  • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0 or higher
  • Additional: Mouse with scroll wheel, keyboard and internet for multiplayer
Instructions

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  1. Click the download button to get the link. You'll be redirected to our link generator.
  2. Once you're there, you can either copy the link or open it directly.
  3. Download Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game v1.05.1 (latest). Wait until it is 100% complete, then locate the files.
  4. Install the game:
    • Run or double-click setup_********.exe.
    • If a DLC folder is included, run any .exe files inside it as well.
  5. After the installation is complete, launch the game and start playing.
  6. Enjoyed the game? Consider purchasing it from the official store to support the developers.

Need help?

Check our FAQs for common questions and fixes. If you need additional assistance, you can also visit the official GOG Support Center.
Game Discussions

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9 comments
    1. FreeGOGPCGames

      Sorry Alberto until now this is still the latest version we can get but do not worry once found we will surely update the game

  1. Code-Beta1234

    Hello. I played as italy and game crashed sereval months after the beginning. I am playing on windows 10, so it definitly isn’t related to hardware. Did anybody see something similar?

    1. freegogpcgames

      Hi Code-Beta1234, here’s what you can do:

      1. Please make sure you have installed all the redist
      – Microsoft Visual C++
      – Microsoft .NET Framework
      – Microsoft DirectX

      2. Try compatibility mode for the game

      You can visit our FAQs page for info.

      If you still have problems just let us know. Please if you encounter and error code please include it on your comment.

  2. Luftwaffe

    Can someone wake me up when the seed is available?
    Should never have delete torrent with data knowing that we actually can run out of seeds.
    Over all this game is actually a good history lesson teacher hehe

    1. freegogpcgames

      We have updated the game to the latest we can find please check 😀

  3. sea lice

    I’ve played it for a couple of days, and suddenly when i try to open the single player page in the main menu, how do i fix this? Also i downloaded this as an alternative to the steam version that also crashes.

        1. freegogpcgames

          There’s no available download link for the update 🙁

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