Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game

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Plattform: PC Veröffentlicht: 23.02.2020

9,99€

Preis Update 14.07.25

Taking place from 1936-64, Arsenal of Democracy lets you play as any nation during the era of WW2, complete with detailed models for economics, diplomacy, research, and intelligence. Warfare is also fully represented with all three branches of operations: land, sea, and air. The game builds on the experience and community input of the successful Hearts of Iron titles.
Developed by BL-Logic, a development studio made up of fans of the series and active members of the modding community, Arsenal of Democracy is the ultimate World War II simulation. It is described by Project Leader Lennart Berg as "Hearts of Iron II on steroids!"

Rewrite history as the head of any nation during World War II in a variety of single-player and multi-player scenarios
Use advanced combat mechanics based on historical research and the work of military theorists to destroy your foes on land, sea, and air
Master the most detailed and flexible economic and production systems of the series
Keep your war efforts operating smoothly with realistic logistics and trading subsystem
Engage in espionage, intelligence, diplomacy, and global trade to give your nation a decisive edge
Determine your country?s national identity, social policy, and ethnic culture
Create your own campaigns, units, countries, minister traits, and national ideas with extensive modding capabilities
Experience classic Hearts of Iron gameplay, improved with a fine-tuned technology tree, refined balance, advanced statistics, and polished graphics
Removed Province Limit: build your own maps without limitations

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1706 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 09.09.20 08:40

Wer gerne Hardcore Strategiespiele spielt, ist hier genau richtig. Behält die Klasse der Originals, wird durch die regelmäßigen kleinen Verbesserungen aber zunehmend lustiger.
Wer Paradox Spiele mag, kann hier bedenkenlos zugreifen!

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Verfasst: 11.03.19 22:44

Arsenal of Democracy ist nach Darkest Hour das zweitbeste Spiel der Hearts of Iron Reihe. Es ist etwas simpler als Darkest Hour und meiner Meinung nach ein guter Einstieg um später mit Darkest Hour weiterzumachen. Ich habe damals mit Arsenal of Democracy die HoI-Reihe kennengelernt und war einfach nur begeistert, darum habe ich es mir hier auf Steam noch einmal gekauft.

In Arsenal of Democracy kann man wie in jedem HoI-Titel die Geschichte des zweiten Weltkrieges nachspielen, oder seine ganz eigene Geschichte formen. Das Spiel ist in wenigen Stunden verstanden, doch erst in sehr sehr vielen Stunden gemeistert. Am Anfang darf man nicht frustriert sein, wenn ein Vorhaben nicht klappt und man zurückgedrängt oder gar zu einem Frieden gezwungen wird. Übung macht den Meister. Das richtige Balancing aus Wirtschaftskraft und militärischer Stärke ist enorm Wichtig, außerdem ein ausgeklügelter Plan, was wann und in welcher Größenordnung aufgebaut werden soll. Ebenso muss die Forschung auf seine Ziele ausgerichtet werden, eine breit gefächerte Forschung macht einem universell, leider damit aber auch nicht stark in gewissen Bereichen. Ein Beispiel: Für Spieler die sich für England entscheiden ist es klar, dass man seine Forschung auf Marine und Luftwaffe spezialisiert,..warum? Durch die Marine verhindert man, dass die Deutschen die Oberhand im Seekrieg gewinnen und mit der Luftwaffe sorgt man dafür, dass das englische Festland zu einer Festung wird, denn weder über den See- noch über den Luftweg kann das Deutsche Reich in England einfallen. Als Spieler des Deutschen Reiches macht es dagegen weniger Sinn seine Forschung auf die Marine zu konzentrieren, da man eben nicht durch ein Meer von seinen Kontrahenten getrennt ist. Hier ist die Priorität ganz klar zwischen Heer und Luftwaffe zu setzen, entweder Defensiv oder ganz und gar offensiv.

Zurück zum Review. Mir persönlich hat Arsenal of Democracy unheimlich viel Spaß gemacht, bis ich mich auf Darkest Hour sozusagen spezialisiert habe und dieses momentan auch bevorzuge. Aber eine klare Kaufempfehlung kann ich auch Arsenal of Democracy klar geben, denn damit hat für mich alles angefangen und jeder Liebhaber von großen Strategiespielen wird seinen Spaß an diesem Spiel haben. Zumindest solange man auf Echtzeit-Kämpfe, die man selber steuern kann, verzichten kann, denn diese gibt es in HoI nicht.

Das Spiel erhällt auch heutzutage noch Hotfixes und Beta-Patches, obwohl es schon 2010 veröffentlicht wurde.

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57 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 19.02.18 15:44

Ein Pflichtkauf für alle Strategie-Freunde!

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301 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.01.18 20:18

Arsenal of Democracy: A Hearts of Iron Game ist eine Mod für Hearts of Iron 2 die von Paradox eingekauft und als eigenständiges Spiel auf Steam veröffentlich wurde. Ich sehe relativ geringe Unterschiede zur letzten HoI 2 Version aber generell ändert das ja nichts am grundsätzlich wunderbaren Grand Strategy Spiel im 2. Weltkrieg. Allerdings muss ich sagen das Hoi2 auch in dieser Version mittlerweile schon stark veraltet ist im Vergleich zur Hearts of Iron III (vor allem mit entsprechender Mod). Aus gewisser Nostalgie könnte man hier mal wieder eine Runde drehen, vor allem in den Missionen, so etwas fehlt mir ja in HoI3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHmmFXdKr0E

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16822 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 10.09.14 18:34

Eine gute Erweiterung von Hearts of Iron 2, welches ich als Kind gerne gespielt habe.

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Verfasst: 21.07.13 23:27

Lohnt es sich eine Empfehlung zu schreiben, für ein Spiel das von nur so wenigen gespielt wird? Ja, denn das muß geändert werden. Einige Infos zum Game: Sehr viel Spieltiefe & unzählige Schalter lassen einen schon am Anfang bei dem grafisch nicht so schönen Spiel so manchen Gamer verzweifeln. Einmal beherrscht macht das Spiel wirklich Spaß & du hast die Wahl von über 100 spielbaren Nationen. Wer Strategie liebt ist hier absolut richtig! Helfe gerne bei den ersten Schritten...

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2858 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.12.21 16:44

This game is much more fun and detailed then you would expect. I havent tried multiplayer but its singleplayer is great too, it has built in mods as well.

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13937 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.10.21 12:12

totally unplayable now

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32 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 05.09.21 22:40

War game set during the Second World War through the early Cold War. Several scenarios to choose from, and different nations in each. A bit difficult to master, and the gameplay isn’t so easy to a rookie. But decent enough for a wargamer. Besides, it is a good test game for the series. Recommend.

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8378 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.08.21 21:57

While it is certainly dated, it remains a fascinating game, that is easier to learn than Darkest Hour and is said to be more detailed and immersive than Hearts Of Iron IV. It's cheap too!

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Verfasst: 25.03.21 01:13

if you like ww2 strategy you will love this game

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149 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.01.21 21:00

The game runs in a window that's about a quarter of the screen. Apparently, you have to manually configure it to change that. All I've done so far is tutorials that I can't read because of the color of the text and the tiny size of the window. I'll be passing on playing the game since the devs can't be bothered to make the game playable. Even with a huge discount, I'd pass on this mess.

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1717 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.12.20 01:51

A big thank you to the developers who created this version and STILL update it after all these years. Like HOI2, It may be the best WWII simulation ever- and I have tried most of them. It's deep and complex, with military, political and economic decisions that resonate. I abhor micro management, but the additional tech tree slots and a few other tidbits are enjoyable to manage.
Commanders, armies, ships, air forces are all fully realized with actual division and ship names. It tracks stats like crazy- casualties, battles won/lost etc. Give it a try if you are a WWII or wargame fan.

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53156 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.11.20 02:40

The most detailed WWII sim I have ever seen.

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1810 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.10.20 09:56

nicely done, better than HOI4

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178209 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 22.09.20 18:36

Playing for 8 years, AI still keeps you on your toes

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10021 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.09.20 13:49

I cannot possibly write a review detailed enough to do the complexity of this game justice, so I will deliberately make it short: Arsenal of Democracy was one of my favourite global strategy games, back when Paradox still published actual games instead of DLC packs. I was really happy to see it still being maintained and updated, many years after its release. However, in my opinion, the last patch(es) made the game worse instead of improving it.

The updates to the AI (which admittedly manages its forces much more competently on the tactical level but still often acts helplessly on the grander scale) exposed a number of flaws in the game mechanics that were present before but did not show quite as glaringly in previous versions. Instead of fighting an enemy, even if it was a simulated, not always convincing effigy, I now have to fight and abuse the game's mechanics in order to win. Now Arsenal of Democracy is more work than fun for me.

In theory, it is possible to go back to older versions through Steam's beta feature. The oldest version I can select there at this moment is 1.07, which, as far as I remember, was the last one that I liked. Sadly, 1.07 doesn't seem to want to run on Windows 10. So instead of further tainting good memories by playing the later, inferior versions, I will instead just remember AoD the way it was, the way I liked it. No offense to the developers intended, I really appreciate that they're still maintaining this software. But the direction they're taking is just not for me.

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122 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.08.20 08:53

Played the Original HOI from my very first copy up until HOI 4, This is the best of the series. HOI 2 is and will continue to be the greatest Paradox game ever created.

Dont be fooled by my low hours of steam gameplay.

There are many large learning curves for any player never played a paradox Grand strategy before there are also big learning curves for thoes who have jumped into this game coming from a more modern view of paradox automation.

after playing this HOI 4 dosnt compare this is what a strategy game looks like paradox dont you remember?

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95352 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.08.20 10:05

The game is seriously imbalanced in favor of the Germans. When playing Germany, it is a breeze to knock out the Soviets-just crank out a large amount of 1941 MOT and overrun the Soviets. When not playing the Germans, it is a waiting game to see if the German AI defeats the Soviet AI. In most cases, the Germans win at Normal difficulty. When playing the Soviets, it is a pretty tough fight to survive against the German AI invading in 1941 at normal difficulty which shouldn't be the case for a competent human that has played HOI2 for over 7,000 hours. The game has many interesting new concepts but there isn't much fun playing the game except if you want to be the all conquering Germans.

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508 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 28.07.20 18:26

Haven't played this game much but it just got a major update that added 14 new countries and it's 10 years old. Nice.

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1009 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.07.20 18:48

Maybe 5 years ago... But still better than HOI 4

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11431 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 11.06.20 23:48

Despite some flaws, Arsenal of Democracy represents the best, most balanced, and dynamic WW2-Early Cold war simulation in the Hearts of Iron series. While I give this game a thumbs up, I think there are still some significant flaws which can make the experience a bit frustrating:

1. Naval invasion AI. Like all HoI games, the AI has never been very good at naval invasions, which cripples the allies, D-Day, if it happens, will only happen when the Germans are so weakened by the soviets, that the reds will have taken mainland europe anyway. I've never seen a situation where the allied AI manages to create a real second front to take pressure off the soviets.
2. Germans steamroll soviets more often than not. In my experience, 75% of the time the Germans completely destroy the Soviets by 1943, sometimes as early as 1 year after the eastern war starts. German tanks can be in central asia by late 1941.
3. AI doesn't seem to suffer from the same supply problems as the player. Keeping a large number of troops on a hostile front without a solid supply line will cripple your armies. Despite this, the AI seems to have no problem stacking troops in these same provinces. A player italy will have problems even keeping enough troops supplied to hold north africa, while AI italy seems to be able to take over the entire continent without breaking a sweat.
Nukes cause too much dissent. If the soviets manage to nuke the US twice, the country will pretty much collapse into anarchy. Same goes for the soviets, the nukes are punishing enough when they take out massive portions of an industrial base, 40% dissent seems like too much.

Despite these problems, if you get a good game going by praying to the RNG AI gods, it's an extremely technical simulation of this time period, and worth trying out if that idea interests you.

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28885 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 08.06.20 05:07

A wonderful strategic game that for board gamers recreates in part the joy of playing World In Flames. I love this version as it enables so many features of the original version and heck I love the research dimension of the game.

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Verfasst: 29.05.20 22:03

10 years on and it is still the best WWII strategy game of its type out there. In some ways this game has got better with age as PC's being 10 years more powerful the game runs well to the later game stages, and lags much less these days. It is true the the AI is limited, but the attempt to stick to historical events is admirable. AoD right balance of strategy, challenge and enjoyment. There are also some well publicised in game cheats which mean you can in effect change history or create a stronger opponent, should you want to.

I have tried the games which have come since AoD, but they just don't compare and often try too hard to compete. AOD remains the standard barer for this type of game. 5 Stars.

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30 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 17.05.20 05:36

Great game, always has been, always will be. The only disapointment is that the photos of the game on Steam show the game with a sprite pack similar to the other HoI2 based games. Instead your units are little squares, it is a familiar visual, but I prefer to see troops rather than boxes. Any way we can get a sprite pack... or anyone hook me up with somewhere I can find one?

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72760 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 16.05.20 17:25

By far the best version. basic, to the point and fun. Paradox lost their way with later versions of the game.

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19 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.05.20 14:38

Cant play this game as it won't launch on full screen. Have tried various options to fix based on forum advice and nothing works.

Cannot recommend a game I can't play

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5386 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 26.04.20 13:58

During play (i led USA, USSR, France and Reich) I felt that this mode of HOI2 was developed by people with great passion about history of XX century around WW2. I very like basic version (HoI2), but many new features covered in this mode gave me a lot of fun and satisfaction during play. Especially, regarding new economical and political options and combat modifications. I also played another, more sophisticated mod of HOI2 - Darkest Hour. Both of them (AoD and DH) are in my opinion GREAT.

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4090 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 23.04.20 22:00

HOI is my favorite series and this is an excellent expansion

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354 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 18.04.20 05:00

You want the Confederates to come back in the 1930s? This is the game for you.

You want to completely fuck over America as Mexico? This game is for you.

You want to rule the god damn Earth as the USSR? This game is for you.

10/10 would make Poland a superpower again

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13593 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 24.03.20 19:20

hearts of iron on steroids

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Verfasst: 07.03.20 04:47

Best game of all time.

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9114 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 02.02.20 14:57

This has been the gold standard of the HoI series, IMO. The developers are still pushing updates to make sure it runs well

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3225 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 31.01.20 11:01

Still better then HOI 4

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12592 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 29.01.20 04:42

Simple but still fun, great strategy game to start my 10 year old son on

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126154 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.01.20 23:54

I love just about everything in this game, can't fault it at all.

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Verfasst: 30.12.19 16:01

easy to learn

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38828 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 27.12.19 15:39

AoD has a good balance between difficulty and detail. While the AI is still mediocre most of the time, limiting some behavior on your part will often give a fun and even unique WW2 experience (as an example: I rarely build paratroopers, the AI doesn't seem to know how to use or defend against them). I would recommend this over most of the other Hearts of Iron up to 3 since I have yet to try 4.

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1146 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 14.12.19 03:04

Though Not as advanced as HoI4, This game is a masterpiece, Simplified to a form that is absolutely perfect for Simplified Historians, And for many others. I highly recommend this if you wish to get into Historical Non-Fiction, And it's best feature, Historical Fiction. If you enjoy History, Alternate History, Politics, and Military Tactics, This is the right place.

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Verfasst: 24.11.19 15:53

bought this game in january and was not impressed, fast forward to november and i gave it another go. got to say second time around it is a bloody good game, i love the detail the guy has put into it, its defo better than the original. its a double thumbs up from me .........

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Verfasst: 03.11.19 09:13

780 hours playtime no regret ...

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153162 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 01.11.19 19:21

I played the first hoi2 more than 10 years ago. I have spent several thousands of hours enjoying different hoi2 versions, mostly against AI, but I cant recommend it as it is now, unless you already are player of some other variant, love it, and know how to use cheats, create mods and events in order to get a challenging campaign.

First this game was created by people who understood and/or created the game mecanhics. So the war played out mostly according to history and pretty much every nation on earth was a nice play and a possible path to become a major power. At some point the creators most probably left and moved on to other projects, but did however leave some dedicated people with the task of fixing bugs and to do further developing. This was a mixed blessing, as whoever have been assigned thoughout the years they have lacked the full understanding of the game. Some things improved, but at a cost that made the game unhistorical, imbalanced and pretty broken. As it is now, every scenario execpt the 1936 and 1945 Cold war clash will create an overpowered Soviet Union. However The 1936 scenario on the opposite creates a Germany that destroys Soviet in 1941, unless its army runs out oil first. (Current German AI more or less only buils army units that are motorised. Anybody else cringe at this totally unrealistic behavoir?)

The 1945 starts with a nuke attack on Moscow that totally cripples Soviet Union and leaves its units unsupplied and starving. Meanwhile Allied Airforce zero production capacity and supply for all Soviet sattelites. I.e quickest possible total defeat for SU. No other outcome is even possible for the best player against stupid AI. (To play this scenario you must first start as US and abort the nuke attack and restart as Soviet or continue as Allied without using nukes. I would love to hear somebody prove me wrong on this one.)

Nowadays minor nations are impossible to play without cheats. This because one of the later major changes was to radically increase production of AI-controlled nations while providing them with free research, quickly making your minor nation the weakest econmy on earth or without armed forces.

It is still possible to have alittle bit of fun by playing the AI in 36 as SU (or as Nat. China going for taking out all the 3 fractions). The 38 39 and 41 scenarios can also be a short while of fun as Germany (or Italy), before you have chrushed everybody else in 2 years or so, but there are a very few other options left to get a good game going (Eg France starting 39 defeating Germany in 1940 and than moving on to take on SU and Japan). Otherwise you got the creativity and know-how what to modify, balance and correct yourself in order to make it fly.

One of the game biggest basic flaws is the supply system that doesnt reflect the impossible logistic feat in moving large armies over great distances in the wilderness. This makes world conquest way too quick, cheap and easy.

All this said about the flaws of game - and much more could have been adressed - I would also in all fairness like add that if this game comes at a low price, you will get still get good value for your money if you never played a hoi2 game and enjoy ww2 grand strategy.

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3239 Std. insgesamt

Verfasst: 06.12.13 08:34

Similar to it's fellow HOI2 mod Darkest Hour, AoD is HOI2 with some pretty nice improvements. While DH added more actual game content (including WW1), AoD focuses more on improving upon what already existed in HOI2. The result is that the WW2 you fight in this is a better experience than the vanilla game, and that was an excellent game already. With that said, I prefer Darkest Hour to this simply because there is more stuff there even if it is not quite as well-polished as it is here.

Strategy nerds and fellow psychos will find much to like here. It's old, but still good. :)

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