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Games like Hearts of Iron IV

What to play if you like Hearts of Iron IV

Start with Factorio, Schedule I, Europa Universalis IV. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Hearts of Iron IV, then show where the experience changes.

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Factorio cover76% shared experience

Factorio

Preserves: Social dependency and Strategic depth

Changes: Sandbox freedom

Schedule I cover76% shared experience

Schedule I

Preserves: Social dependency and Strategic depth

Changes: Build crafting depth and Combat intensity

Europa Universalis IV cover74% shared experience

Europa Universalis IV

Preserves: Social dependency and Strategic depth

Changes: Competitive intensity

Company of Heroes 2 cover71% shared experience

Company of Heroes 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Strategic depth

Changes: Competitive intensity and Resource management

Stellaris cover71% shared experience

Stellaris

Preserves: Strategic depth and Social dependency

Plague Inc: Evolved cover69% shared experience

Plague Inc: Evolved

Preserves: Social dependency and Strategic depth

Changes: Competitive intensity and Sandbox freedom

Victoria 3 cover69% shared experience

Victoria 3

Preserves: Social dependency and Resource management

Changes: Competitive intensity

XCOM: Enemy Unknown cover69% shared experience

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Preserves: Strategic depth and Social dependency

Changes: Resource management and Sandbox freedom

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator cover69% shared experience

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Preserves: Social dependency and Strategic depth

Changes: Build crafting depth and Competitive intensity

Satisfactory cover69% shared experience

Satisfactory

Preserves: Social dependency and Resource management

Changes: Build crafting depth and Automation

Farming Simulator 22 cover69% shared experience

Farming Simulator 22

Preserves: Social dependency and Resource management

Changes: Strategic depth and Build crafting depth

Stormworks: Build and Rescue cover68% shared experience

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Preserves: Social dependency and Build crafting depth

Changes: Strategic depth and Competitive intensity

Dota 2 cover68% shared experience

Dota 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Strategic depth

Changes: Competitive intensity and Resource management

Dyson Sphere Program cover68% shared experience

Dyson Sphere Program

Preserves: Resource management and Strategic depth

Changes: Social dependency and Build crafting depth

Goat Simulator cover67% shared experience

Goat Simulator

Preserves: Social dependency and Build crafting depth

Changes: Strategic depth and Sandbox freedom

Insurgency cover67% shared experience

Insurgency

Preserves: Social dependency and Build crafting depth

Changes: Competitive intensity and Sandbox freedom

XCOM® 2 cover67% shared experience

XCOM® 2

Preserves: Strategic depth and Build crafting depth

Changes: Social dependency

Prison Architect cover67% shared experience

Prison Architect

Preserves: Strategic depth and Resource management

Changes: Sandbox freedom

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