Does Hearts of Iron IV run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Hearts of Iron IV has its own Linux version on Steam, so it installs and plays like any other Linux game.
Hearts of Iron IV is a simulation and strategy game from Paradox Development Studio, published by Paradox Interactive, first released on 6 June 2016.
You can play it alone or co-operatively online. Critics scored it 83 out of 100 on Metacritic.
The evidence
- Its own Linux version
- Yes, on Steam
- Player rating on ProtonDB
- Platinum, from 213 reports
- Steam Deck (which runs Linux)
- Playable, with small niggles
- Anti-cheat
- None listed
How to play it
- Install Steam from your Linux app store and sign in. Your library is already there.
- Install Hearts of Iron IV and press Play.
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