While the victory conditions are mostly set by the players themselves, the game’s mechanics set up the rise of a global conflict akin to the historical WW2, and it can thus be called a war game first and foremost. It is called Hearts of Iron 4, or HOI4, and allows players to take control of any nation in the world from 1936 onwards. In 2016, a Swedish game publisher called Paradox Interactive published the latest entry in their line of World War 2 grand strategy games. Content warning for: warfare, genocide, antisemitism, and gamers Introduction
