50 Games like Hearts of Iron IV that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Hearts of Iron IV does: open world exploration, tactical combat and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and PvP competition. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings a medieval setting and base building.

It shares the essentials of what Hearts of Iron IV does: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. The distance is in tone and progression — its own ground is punishing difficulty and base building.

It comes from the same genre as Hearts of Iron IV and shares a sandbox world, tactical combat and historical setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on progression and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and base building.

It shares the essentials of what Hearts of Iron IV does: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression and combat: ranged combat and base building.

On paper it is what Hearts of Iron IV is — open world exploration, tactical combat and historical setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings punishing difficulty and resource management.

Same family as Hearts of Iron IV: tactical combat, PvP competition and an isometric view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

Shelved next to Hearts of Iron IV for good reason: exploration and discovery, tactical combat, and co-op play. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Shelved next to Hearts of Iron IV for good reason: exploration and discovery, tactical combat, and co-op play. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Same family as Hearts of Iron IV: tactical combat, single-player focus and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and pixel art.

Shelved next to Hearts of Iron IV for good reason: tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Hearts of Iron IV’s, and with it open world exploration, tactical combat and co-op play. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on setting and world: this one brings procedural generation and fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Hearts of Iron IV’s, and with it open world exploration, tactical combat and co-op play. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an isometric view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world.

On paper it is what Hearts of Iron IV is — tactical combat, historical setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in tone and visuals — its own ground is strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Hearts of Iron IV, and so does exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and tactical combat. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is skill tree progression and pixel art.

Same family as Hearts of Iron IV: a sandbox world, tactical combat and co-op play. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: strong narrative focus and fantasy world.