Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game

Created by a dedicated group of Paradox forum modders, Darkest Hour is a standalone title in the Hearts of Iron series. The game combines both concise and extensive campaigns that span the most challenging periods of the 1900s. Engage in gameplay ranging from the beginning of World War I through to the start of the Cold War.

Darkest Hour features an enhanced artificial intelligence capable of simultaneously responding to hundreds of different scenarios. It incorporates a flexible diplomatic system enabling players to significantly influence historical outcomes.

Key Features:

• Short and grand campaigns let players experience the most challenging moments of the 20th century, from World War I to the beginning of the Cold War
  
• Newly designed map offering increased detail along with strategic and tactical possibilities
  
• Dynamic diplomatic system providing players with more control over historical events
  
• Enhanced artificial intelligence able to react to numerous different situations
  

Scenarios:

Grand campaign scenarios (where players can select any participating nation):

• 1914 The Great War (commencing June 27, 1914)
  
• 1933 Day of Decision (commencing March 4, 1933)
  
• 1936 The Road to Another War (commencing January 1, 1936)
  
• 1939 Invasion of Poland (commencing September 1, 1939)
  
• 1940 Burning Europe (commencing May 10, 1940)
  
• 1941 Awakening the Giant (commencing June 22, 1941)
  
• 1942 Enemy at the Gate (commencing November 22, 1942)
  
• 1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily (commencing July 26, 1943)
  
• 1944 Allied Landing in Normandy (commencing June 20, 1944)
  
• 1945 Battle of the Bulge (commencing December 16, 1944)
  

Battle scenarios focusing on particular conflicts where players can choose from limited nations:

• 1904 Russo-Japanese War
  
• 1939 Invasion of Poland