Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is an expansion for the popular war simulation game, Hearts of Iron IV. The expansion aims to build on existing content to provide additional replay value. As with other content in the series, the expansion focuses on alternative historical military conflicts.

Hearts of Iron IV is a type of grand strategy game like Age of Civilizations II. This expansion allows the player to follow a number of alternative historical paths, such as leading a Communist revolution in Italy and replacing Mussolini.

Lead a nation during WWII

Hearts of Iron IV is a very popular grand strategy game that allows a player to take control of a nation over the period that the Second World War took place. Players will manage their nation's defenses, research, politics, and more. This expansion introduces more content and game functionality to that base game.

Lots of additional content

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone brings in three new focus trees—Italian, Ethiopian, and Swiss. These trees allow the player to control those nations during the war. There are also a number of peace conference options, such as the ability to demilitarize zones or even entire nations. Also included are new planes, unit models, music tracks, and even an aircraft designer tool.

A great expansion for fans of the game

Expansion - Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone adds lots of additional content to Hearts of Iron IV, making it a compelling purchase for players who are already fans of the game. It may not be worth purchasing the base game just to play this expansion for players who are not already fans, however.