Hearts of Iron IV Game Team |
| Creative Director |
Johan Andersson |
| Project Lead |
Dan Lind |
| Game Design |
Dan Lind, Johan Andersson, Christopher King |
| Lead Programmer |
Dan Lind |
| Executive Producer |
Linda Kiby |
| Programming |
Tomasz Kowalczyk, Gustav Palmqvist, Carl Carenvall, Ilya Nikitin, Igor Aleksandrowicz, Johan Lerström, Johan Andersson |
| Additional Programming |
Jimmy Rönn, Mohammed Al-Sader, Olof Björk, Martin Anward, Richard Nyberg, Niklas Strid, Rikard Jansson, Henrik Hansson, Jonas Wickerström |
| Additional Game Design |
Henrik Fåhraeus, David Ballantyne |
| Content Designers |
Rufus Tronde, Jakob Have, David Ballantyne, Markus Olsén, Henrik Eklund |
| Additional Content Designer |
Karim Muammar |
| Art Director |
Fredrik Toll |
| 2D Artists |
Mats Virtanen, Aline Gladh, Charlotta Bävholm, Jenny Holmér |
| Additional 2D Artists |
Jonas Jakobsson, Timor Khanagov, Louise Meijer |
| 3D Artists |
Joakim Larsen, Robin Skog, Marie Kauffeldt, Aliosha Blombrink |
| Additional 3D Artist |
Marcus Persson |
| Cover Art |
Mats Virtanen |
| Animation |
Nancy Lai, Niklas Tammpere |
| Audio Director |
Björn Iversen |
| Additional Sound Design |
Henrik Andersson |
| Composer |
Andreas Waldetoft |
| Embedded QA |
Zeke Lugmair, Filippa Gannholm Kirsten, Daniel Sjöberg |
| QA |
Leo Larsson, Peter Skager, Patric Lindbergh, Jake Leiper-Ritchie, Daniel Olsson, Aziz Faghihinejad, Carsten ’t Mannetje, Malin Jakobsson, Rufus Magnusson |
| PDS Management |
Mattias Lilja, Johan Andersson, Thomas Johansson, Henrik Fåhraeus, Linda Kiby |
| Content Design Manager |
Tobias Bodlund |
| Wiki Creator and Curator |
Magne Skjæran |
| Associate Producer |
Sara Wendel-Örtqvist |
| DLC Manager |
Pernilla Sparrhult |
| External Texts Writer |
Troy Goodfellow |
Hearts of Iron IV was developed by Paradox Development Studio |
| EVP Studios |
Mattias Lilja |
| VP Development |
Thomas Johansson |
| Executive Producer |
Linda Kiby |
| Project Leads |
Anna Norrevik, Rikard Jansson, Martin Anward |
| Associate Producer |
Sara Wendel-Örtqvist |
| DLC Manager |
Pernilla Sparrhult |
| Technical Scripters |
Niklas Strid, Jakob Have, Joel Hansson |
| Technical Director |
Fredrik Zetterman |
| Acting Engine Lead |
John Wordsworth |
| Programmer Manager |
Olof Björk |
| Engine Programmers |
Marcus Beausang, John Wordsworth, Richard Nyberg |
| Build Engineer |
Per Hasselström |
| Tools Programmer |
Johan Yngman |
| 3D Art Manager |
Fredrik Toll |
| 2D Art Manager |
Pontus Olofsson |
| Script Manager |
Tobias Bodlund |
| QA Manager |
Mario Lasan |
| Community QA |
Carsten ’t Mannetje |
| QA Testers |
Alexander Oltner, Aziz Faghihinejad, Daniel Olsson, Daniel Sjöberg, Emil Tisander, Filippa Gannholm Kirsten, Jake Leiper-Ritchie, Jesper Norberg, Karim Muammar, Leo Larsson, Malin Jakobsson, Olga Koter, Patric Lindbergh, Peter Skager, Rufus Magnusson, Zeke Lugmair |
| Community Manager |
Björn Blomberg |
| Content Designers |
Niclas D. Karlsson, Rufus Tronde, David Ballantyne, Jakob Have, Markus Olsén, Henrik Lohmander, Maximilian Olbers, Henrik Eklund, Niklas Strid, Mathilda Bjarnehed, Camilla Isaksson |
| Programmers |
Henrik Hansson, Jimmy Rönn, Ilya Nikitin, Mohammed Al-Sader, Igor Aleksandrowicz, Gwenaël Tranvouez, Johan Lerström, Jonas Wickerström, Gustav Palmqvist, Tomasz Kowalczyk, Carl Carenvall, Martin Hesselborn, Rickard Lagerbäck, Petter Hansson, Daniel Eriksson, Alexander Ivannikov, Mehrnaz Amanat Bari, Joakim Bennedich |
| Artists |
Joakim Larsen, Niklas Tammpere, Helena Kasper, Carlos Lundhall, Staffan Norling, Patrick Kling, Jonas Jakobsson, Mats Virtanen, Aline Gladh, Timor Khanagov, Simon Gunnarsson, Bjarne Hallberg |
| Designers |
Joakim Andreasson, Daniel Moregård, Christopher King, Dan Lind |
| Beta Testers |
Rui Santos, Alexander Brunius, Alan Riddell (Peekee), Markus Grebe, Magne Skjæran, Albert Söderqvist, Jason Faberman, Jan Peter Dijkstra, John Urbanik, Daniel Minshull, Baptiste Laurenge, Jimmy Williams (RELee), Zachary D. Beechler, Michael Carrington (aphrochine), Alberto Mirasierras, Miguel Martínez Olmos (Haakon), Ivan Šamík (wingo), Brenton Leekley, Tuomas Tirronen, Francesco Teruzzi, Tristan Edge, Borna Hlousek, Thomas Foster, Joe Palfrey, Samuel Leary, Júlio César Honorio S. de Carvalho, Fredrik Törnvall, Albert Julius Liu, Niko Holkko, Mario Zadravec (Mars), Karl Anders Ellingsen, Antonios Angelakis, Rune Vestergaard Borrits, Nathan Van Der Meulen, Kjetil Syrstad, Alex Epstein, Arthur Eduardo Nagay, Andrew Murphy, Romain Capdeville, Chris Ford, Philip Düerkop, M. Selim Sinan, Jeff Mullen, Dennis Wiggins (Mostyn), Jordain Sharma, Filipe Alves, Simon-Pierre Lussier, Yoshihiko Hayashi, David Robert III (Dizzle3), Pascal Orsini, Charles Ewell, Carlos Armando Castro Sánchez, Nick Frans (Kadanz), Nick Williams, Michał Łasek, Maxim Vertunov, Benjamin Thomas Fuller, Alejandro Harasich, Jean-François de Haerne, Zachary Gavin, Brian Haddad, Baris Cankul, Brodie Clemens, Arthur Bellier, Joost Roosen, Djordje Zivanovic, Gene Whitmore, Tim Caillot (Docteur), Mark Potter, Florian Stolz, Marc Brouillette, Christoph Safferling, John S. Boyd, Patrick Haberlag, Chris Thiessen, Michael Aaron Hoselton, Filipe Augusto da Luz Lemos, Raphael Silnicki, Anton Panas, Nikita Shogin, Ben Parkes, George Sanko, Kristian König, Daniel Veith, Felix März |
Additional Content was created by Paradox South |
| Studio Manager |
Lars Håhus |
| Team Manager |
Markus Krantz |
| 3D Artists |
Linda Andersson, Markus Krantz, Viktor Nyström, Magnus Nyström, Marie Kauffeldt, Joacim Carlberg, Robin Skog, Maxemilian Roberts, Mikael Kihlstrand |
| 2D Artists |
Charlotta Bävholm, Christoffer Fransson, Simon Gunnarsson, Erik Nilsson |
| Animation |
Nancy Lai |
| Art Intern |
Marcus Persson |
External Partners |
| Spanish Localization |
Evelyn Dahlberg, Jaime Ortega, QLOC S.A. |
| French Localization |
S&H Entertainment Localisation |
| German Localization |
S&H Entertainment Localisation |
| Brazilian Portuguese Localization |
S&H Entertainment Localisation |
| Polish Localization |
QLOC S.A. |
| Russian Localization |
The Most Games, GEKS |
| Testing |
QLOC S.A. |
PDX Interactive HOI4 Team |
| The game was published by |
Paradox Interactive |
| Brand Management |
Jakob Munthe |
| Marketing |
Mats Wall |
| Sales |
David Nisshagen, Filip Sirc |
| QA Project Coordinator |
Niklas Ivarsson, Erik Elgerot |
Paradox Interactive: Management |
| CEO |
Fredrik Wester |
| CFO |
Andras Vajlok |
| COO |
Susana Meza Graham |
| CPO |
Johan Sjöberg |
| CTO |
John Hargelid |
| Manager of Paradox Studio Group |
Mattias Lilja |
| VP Products |
Shams Jorjani |
| CMO |
Daniela Sjunnesson |
Paradox Interactive: Games User Research Team |
| User Research Manager |
Karl Leino |
| User Researchers |
Tobias Viklund, Jean-Luc Potte, Henrik Edlund |
| Associate User Researchers |
Anna Ström |
Paradox Interactive: QA Team |
| Senior QA Manager |
Artur Foxander |
| QA Manager |
Loke Norman |
| QA Specialists |
Felix Gladitz, Niklas Ivarsson, Andrei Zainea |
| QA Testers |
Pontus Anehäll, Emil Andersson, Bengin Bayrak, Erik Elgerot, Malin Furöstam, Daniel Teige, Victor Järnberg, Kimberly Stinson |
Paradox Interactive: Brand Management Team |
| Brand Managers |
Marco Behrmann, Stefan Eld, Tomas Härenstam, Jakob Munthe |
| Process Manager |
Martin Park |
| Acquisition Associate |
Nils Brolin |
Paradox Interactive: Marketing & Sales |
| Chief Marketing Officer |
Daniela Sjunnesson |
| VP of Marketing |
Petra Takeva |
| Creative Director of Marketing |
Steven K. Wells |
| Trailer & Video Producer |
Marcus Herbertsson |
| Streaming Producers |
Anders Carlsson, Matthijs Hoving |
| Event Coordinator |
Veronica Gunlycke |
| Senior Community Manager |
Malin Söderberg |
| Community Manager |
Graham Murphy |
| Forum and Support Manager |
Christian Arvidsson |
| Online Marketing Manager |
Mats Wall |
| Front End Developer |
Alberto Blázquez |
| Email Marketing Manager |
Andreas Nyberg |
| User Acquisition Manager |
Mi Ahnhem Thomsen |
| Graphics Producer |
Max Collin, Adam Skarin |
| Sales Managers |
Filip Sirc, Fang Chen |
| Direct Sales Developer |
Daniel Lagergren |
Paradox Interactive: Tech, Analytics & Development |
| Technical Director |
Christian Westman |
| Sr. Backend Developer |
Anders Törlind |
| Backend Developers |
Alexander Altanis, Mikael Berg |
| Web Developer |
Johan Li |
| Analytics Team |
Magnus Eriksson, Niklas Nordansjö |
| IT Manager |
Henrik Hjelm |
| IT Technicians |
Johannes Ek, Richard Lindkvist |
Additional Credits |
| Pictures |
President Truman announces Japan's surrender; at the White House. Washington DC; August 14; 1945. Courtesy National Archives; photo no. 79-AR-508Q, Hitler accepts the ovation of the Reichstag; after announcing the 'peaceful' acquisition of Austria. It set the stage to annex the Czechoslovakian Sudetenland, largely inhabited by a German-speaking population. Berlin; March 1938. Courtesy National Archives; photo no. 208-N-39843 |
| Special thanks to |
all our forum members; partners and supporters; who are integral to our success. |
Paradox Interactive: Production Team |
| Production Manager |
Jörgen Björklund |
| Senior Producers |
Andreas Renström, Florian Schwarzer, Joseph Fricano |
| Producers |
Staffan Berglén, Patrick Berglind, Kandra Dahlgren, Robin Cederholm |
| Associate Producers |
Angelica Uhlan, Peter Cornelius, Niklas Lundström |
Licenses |
| Third Party Libraries |
Breakpad, Catch2, Chromium Embedded Framework [CEF], Curl, DearImGui, EasyProfiler, FreeImage open source image library, FreeType, Lua, Luabind, Ogg Vorbis, PhysFS, Simple DirectMedia Layer, ZLib, Boost, Thread Building Blocks [TBB], JSON, Eigen, Enet, bZip2, StackWalker, AES-256, ConvertUTF, CyoDecode, MD5, MurmurHash3, PmurHash, Precise_fixpoint, The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library, Mesa 3-D graphics library 7.0, GLEW, cJSON |