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1.5 million Steam wishlists later, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era publisher says the strategy series "defined our childhoods"

"The precious CD appeared in our home and was really cherished for years"

The next Heroes of Might and Magic is launching in early access this month — 'We want to do all of the development with community in mind' says dev

The next Heroes of Might and Magic is launching in early access this month — 'We want to do all of the development with community in mind' says dev

We speak to a Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era developer ahead of the game's early access launch.

"Attrition is the core of the game": Original Heroes of Might and Magic creator's "Fun AI" approach is helping Olden Era developer Unfrozen balance PvE difficulty

"Attrition is the core of the game": Original Heroes of Might and Magic creator's "Fun AI" approach is helping Olden Era developer Unfrozen balance PvE difficulty

The "deep insight" from Jon Van Caneghem has been instrumental for Unfrozen

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Legendary strategy franchise Heroes of Might and Magic is back in the first new entry in over a decade — 'This is one of those generational games' developer says

Heroes of Might and Magic is coming back in an all-new entry helmed by a fresh developer.

Strategy fans have spoken – Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's fae faction "wasn't meeting expectations" and has been renamed

So long, Sylvan

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is leveraging player feedback to deliver the strategy RPG I've longed for since 2005

Interview | Community manager Bart Podress-Leszek on the art of developing a game with its fans front-and-center

Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era Gets Early Access Release Date

Olden Era, the highly anticipated next entry in the Heroes of Might and Magic series, is finally getting a release date. Well, sort of. After several

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era set to finally release into early access later this month, arriving as the latest entry in the beloved 40-year-old RPG franchise

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era set to finally release into early access later this month, arriving as the latest entry in the beloved 40-year-old RPG franchise

April 30 is right around the corner

RPG legend returns to the franchise he co-created 40 years ago as Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's advisor, "adding to the guidance the team already receives from Ubisoft"

RPG legend returns to the franchise he co-created 40 years ago as Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's advisor, "adding to the guidance the team already receives from Ubisoft"

"I'm very glad to be able to contribute"

Manor Lords, Might and Magic publisher says "we will f**k it up," but will try and "guard against" AI being part of its games "in every way"

Manor Lords, Might and Magic publisher says "we will f**k it up," but will try and "guard against" AI being part of its games "in every way"

"Players don't, by and large, want gen AI"

As Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era soars, Hooded Horse boss Tim Bender says passion-publishing trumps chasing money: "Why would anyone want to work with you if not for total lack of choice?"

As Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era soars, Hooded Horse boss Tim Bender says passion-publishing trumps chasing money: "Why would anyone want to work with you if not for total lack of choice?"

Interview | "Big viral hits don't really define what an indie publisher is"

Revisiting Heroes 3 after 20 years has made me realize that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era may have already surpassed it

Revisiting Heroes 3 after 20 years has made me realize that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era may have already surpassed it

Now Playing | I only realized how much I loved Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era when I revisited Heroes 3, which has been my favorite strategy game for over 20 years

Studio lead reviving legendary turn-based strategy RPG after 10 years borrows Civ creator Sid Meier’s advice, says perfect sequel is “one-third old stuff, one-third improvements, and one-third something new”

Studio lead reviving legendary turn-based strategy RPG after 10 years borrows Civ creator Sid Meier’s advice, says perfect sequel is “one-third old stuff, one-third improvements, and one-third something new”

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a proud successor

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era fans have already spent over 200 hours in the free Steam demo because there's an "unlimited amount of replayability"

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era fans have already spent over 200 hours in the free Steam demo because there's an "unlimited amount of replayability"

The strategy-RPG's free trial seems near bottomless alone

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a "great pleasure" and a "great responsibility" for its superfan CEO, and he's governed by one guiding principle: "Heroes is for everyone"

The Big Preview | Unfrozen's Denis Fedorov on how his team of strategy game enthusiasts are breathing new life into the iconic franchise

"You cannot satisfy everyone": Heroes of Might and Magic leads are treating Early Access like a "full release," but "don't expect that everything works like a charm"

"There is a long road ahead"

I'm convinced all roads lead back to Baldur's Gate 3, as Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has inspired my first Paladin run in the RPG

Now Playing | Oath of Vengeance is basically the same as a hero, minus the dragons – right?

30 years of strategy games later, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era flies to 1 million wishlists on Steam thanks to a killer demo: "A truly incredible achievement"

The prequel also snagged the "#1 spot in the Turn-based Strategy category"

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Throwback strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, but a new demo on Steam means you can play some of it right now for free

Good news, bad news.

Playing Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has turned me into a Dungeon devotee, and I can't help but feel like I'm already seeing a strategy classic in the making

Gamescom 2025 | I would have spent all day playing Olden Era, if it wouldn't have cost me my job

Heroes of Might and Magic TTRPG designers describe it as "the story you always imagined in your head as a kid" with epic battles that set it apart from D&D

We catch up with the folks making Heroes of Might and Magic 2d20

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