# Expansion \- Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back Summer DB entity ID: 39394ded\-8099\-45d5\-baa2\-94cfe0be33fb Steam App ID: 1348661 The Second World War’s hardest fighting was on the Eastern Front of Europe\. No Step Back is the newest expansion for Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive’s grand strategy wargame about the world crisis of the 1930s and World War II\. This expansion adds greater detail for many nations in Eastern Europe, unique game systems to reflect Soviet politics, and many improvements to the military aspect of the game\. Features of Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back include: New Soviet National Focuses: Communist Soviet rulers must also deal with a government system full of distrust and betrayal but players can lift up party opposition to the powerful leader, or even pursue a reactionary path of restored monarchy\. New Polish National Focuses: Write a new history of Poland, with options to reform the government, entrench the military rulers, or support a popular pro\-Soviet uprising\. New Baltic National Focuses: Shared alternate history paths for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as unique paths for each\. Army Officer Corps: Build a general staff, drawing on the talents and expertise of available officers to take advantage of changes in technology and tactics\. Army Spirits: Emphasize certain characteristics of your military arms, adding general bonuses to certain units types or even aiding division design\. Supply System Updates: Scorched Earth tactics, floating harbors and special supply units added to the logistics system\. Tank Designer: Design your own armored force using modules prioritizing speed, gun power, armor or even production cost\. Railway Guns: Commission the grandest, most prestigious of artillery pieces, uniquely designed to deal with entrenched foes, and fortified positions\. ## Game information - Type: dlc - Developer: Paradox Development Studio - Publisher: Paradox Interactive - Release date: Nov 23, 2021 - Coming soon: false - Free to play: false - Parent Steam app: 394360 - Genres: Simulation, Strategy - Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Co\-op, Cross\-Platform Multiplayer, Downloadable Content, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing - Platforms: windows, mac, linux - Website: Not collected - Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_bc25d94db13007c9fad0c935ca8f0a15332b8eeb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_da63fa1525b96ab65d20a429b43a74e50b6618de\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_11d16ae2ec89167b26ee42b6d8b3ffc2676a4ebb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_ad032e4a10e51db5370f15d8fce08196370a99d9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_abb6982d68fffeec0d2f5f6da3ef2bd79307732b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_347e035a44943a7c94e446dab3fbf773f9b47cf3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_75406207b4b4b6e25821718b345750699f41878c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_5b42a9ee7cbdb28480f646e9ebd9509a651dbd49\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_8859e9cd9bdaeae60f974ca0e9559cf76d18a827\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_4035f29ee3fa9cf7de5b7b3f6ff2a5206304348f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_753e440dab994ccc83f8af180ab3af7ced0fafcb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_59250b8f1aadf0f99d3a3adb3231fc3566b356d0\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1348661/ss\_a990fdafad2d8cb2cfc8d9851ced0ac54d6780f1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1773763928 - Price: 1999 minor units USD; discount 0% - Price country: US ## Observed metrics - Current players: Not collected - Steam review count: 4520 - Steam positive reviews: 2857 - Steam negative reviews: 1663 - Steam positive percentage: 63.20796460176991% - Summer DB rating: No native votes Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\} ## Player history [Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/39394ded-8099-45d5-baa2-94cfe0be33fb/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/39394ded-8099-45d5-baa2-94cfe0be33fb/player-metrics?days=7) Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown. ## Sources and freshness - Catalog membership: store\_catalog - Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00 - Details observed: 2026\-09\-25T02:31:36\.167633\+00:00 - Player count observed: Not collected - Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-25T02:31:37\.196818\+00:00 Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1348661/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1348661/","players":null,"reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/1348661"\},"price":"2026\-09\-25T02:31:36\.167633\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-25T02:31:36\.167633\+00:00","players":null,"reviews":"2026\-09\-25T02:31:37\.196818\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"b4ba30d2\-54df\-4465\-a615\-cf8c325ba4bc","catalog":"e05ff0af\-3104\-4767\-b9f9\-62ed1dceca2a","details":"7c8c3103\-50c7\-42fa\-8184\-1937f14ff3c4","players":null,"reviews":"a40f1c32\-d7b5\-4188\-98ea\-2f59ef6feafb"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\} Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"39394ded\-8099\-45d5\-baa2\-94cfe0be33fb","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\} Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted. [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1348661/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/39394ded-8099-45d5-baa2-94cfe0be33fb)