https://gamedropdaily.com/updates/hearts-of-iron-iv/ Official Steam announcements and patch notes for Hearts of Iron IV. en-us Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:08:04 GMT 720 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1847286114032581 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1847286114032581#1792674484 Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:08:04 GMT News Generals! Greetings, I’m Norrman and I’ve been working with Marijn and Alex on the upcoming Romania Focus Pack and I will cover the first part of this Dev Diary. Some quick notes about me before I move on to the content that has been my main focus. I’ve been playing Hearts of… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1846018067926058 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1846018067926058#1791378299 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:04:59 GMT News Hello again! After a lot of reactions last week, we’ve made some changes. We are still not sure if we should release this or not, but based on the reactions we also decided to make this an open beta. Changes since last dev corner: Power plants now fulfill a state slot instead of… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1845383656396367 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1845383656396367#1791291921 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:05:21 GMT News Hello there! Your feedback has been much appreciated, both with civil wars and old Canada content. So I come here once again to ask you what do you think about…. Strikes! (As in the labour history, workers striking for better rights) I’m particularly curious about what you feel… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1845383656383011 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1845383656383011#1790874690 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:11:30 GMT Event Generals! We've received communications from our Allied Headquarters, that indicates Hearts of Iron IV and its associated DLCs will be taking part with the Steam Autumn Sale! Take advantage of this recent development, and secure additional frontlines for the war effort. https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1845383656381198 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1845383656381198#1790859700 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:01:40 GMT News Generals! Something different, not planned for any expansion, but perhaps a future war effort. We added coal to the game as part of the free update released with No Compromise, No Surrender. However, coal did not end up where we really wanted it, and we ended up nerfing its… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844751498234138 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844751498234138#1790686566 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 12:56:06 GMT News Generals! Another week, another Dev Corner. Read through and give us your relevant feedback. Hello all! I'm the content designer working on Canada (obviously the most important nation in the DLC), and I'm well underway but I'd figure I'd swing by and ask you some questions about… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844115010504152 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844115010504152#1790082087 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:01:27 GMT News Hey, folks! This is your friendly neighborhood ImaginedPanda, content designer on Heart of Iron, coming to you with today's Dev Corner. For our current iteration we will be talking about economic woes or how I stopped worrying and started to love The Great Depression. As you… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844115010491691 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844115010491691#1789643335 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:08:55 GMT Patch Generals! With the weather becoming more gloomy and the summer on its way out, we bring the last “Summer” release. This will be the last patch that specifically targets Thunder at our Gates and brings a few additional pieces of content for the countries that were introduced with… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1843481262704530 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1843481262704530#1789477478 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:04:38 GMT News Hi all, and welcome to the next installment of our 2026 Dev Corners. Your feedback on ideas in early development, including my prior ones on army quality and airborne troops, is very helpful to us. I hope I can benefit from your input once more. As you can likely surmise by the… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842846814455575 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842846814455575#1788872613 Tue, 08 Sep 2026 13:03:33 GMT News Generals! Welcome to an additional Dev Corner on Military Production. Hello, I am Zwirbaum, Game Designer for Hearts of Iron, and welcome to this Dev Corner about Industry. This is a follow-up to the Military Production Dev Corner since you had a lot of feedback around it. We… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842846814446681 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842846814446681#1788530676 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:04:36 GMT News Hello Generals, Admirals and Air Chief Marshals! Swedish summer is over, and we were blessed as it lasted a good 5 weeks. We’d already started work on the 1.19.3 patch before, and we’ve been at work putting the finishing touches for the last several weeks. And while dates are… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842212951313354 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842212951313354#1788267990 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:06:30 GMT News Hello there! Welcome to the next Dev Corner, where we might present something we’re working on or gauging people’s thoughts on mechanics and other things. Those of you who have been keeping up with our trailers, teasers, and dev corners have probably figured out that we’re… https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842212951303180 https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1842212951303180#1787922454 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 13:07:34 GMT Patch Generals! Hello, I’m Zwirbaum, Game Designer for Hearts of Iron, and I want to welcome you to yet another Open Beta SE™ (Not really trademarked) Update for Hearts of Iron IV. This week I am bringing more of the experimental features and changes, which may or may not end up in…