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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era cover art

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Unfrozen · Hooded Horse · 2026-04-30

Steam

RPGStrategyEarly Access

Franchise: Might and Magic · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Apr 30, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Raise grand armies and wield devastating spells to overcome your foes in both solo and multiplayer.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is an RPG, Strategy, and Early Access game released in 2026, priced at $39.99, with a Very Positive review sentiment (87% of 21,561 reviews).

87%
positive of 23k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200
twitch viewers (latest)
20.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
80/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
52
Nexus mods (27k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is a turn-based strategy game developed by Unfrozen and published by Hooded Horse and Ubisoft for Windows. An installment in the Heroes of Might and Magic series, it contains mechanics, role-playing elements and features not widely presented in the series; in addition to a single-player mode, the game supports multiplayer, co-op, and a map editor. A demo version of the game was published on Steam on October 9, 2025. It was released in early access on April 30, 2026.

Trailer

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era trailer thumbnail

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era - Official Early Access Launch Trailer

≈493,686 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 1,384 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~173/week).
  • · Review velocity down 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (8,942 reviews).
  • · Top 3% of 13,848 RPG games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 468k–1.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 23,423 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $27.69 at AllYouPlay (2026-05-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 22 of 37 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
8.0k8.0k20262026Week of 2026-04-30: 7,970 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 972 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 2,754 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 404 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 1,396 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 221 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 830 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 127 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 583 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 349 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 76 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 312 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 77 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 303 positiveWeek of 2026-06-18: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 319 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 66 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 401 positiveWeek of 2026-07-02: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-07-09: 262 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 65 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 154 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 166 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-07-30: 174 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 39 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 114 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 102 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 146 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-08-27: 134 positiveWeek of 2026-08-27: 55 negativeWeek of 2026-09-03: 186 positiveWeek of 2026-09-03: 60 negativeWeek of 2026-09-10: 125 positiveWeek of 2026-09-10: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-09-17: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-09-17: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-09-24: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-09-24: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-10-08: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-10-08: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
67672026-09-152026-10-132026-09-15: 19 new positive2026-09-15: 8 new negative2026-09-16: 19 new positive2026-09-16: 7 new negative2026-09-17: 14 new positive2026-09-17: 3 new negative2026-09-18: 9 new positive2026-09-18: 3 new negative2026-09-19: 22 new positive2026-09-19: 3 new negative2026-09-20: 17 new positive2026-09-20: 1 new negative2026-09-21: 20 new positive2026-09-21: 1 new negative2026-09-22: 39 new positive2026-09-22: 8 new negative2026-09-23: 16 new positive2026-09-23: 4 new negative2026-09-24: 7 new positive2026-09-24: 3 new negative2026-09-25: 13 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 14 new positive2026-09-26: 5 new negative2026-09-27: 12 new positive2026-09-28: 11 new positive2026-09-28: 7 new negative2026-09-29: 8 new positive2026-09-29: 5 new negative2026-09-30: 10 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new negative2026-10-01: 67 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new negative2026-10-03: 44 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new negative2026-10-04: 42 new positive2026-10-04: 5 new negative2026-10-05: 27 new positive2026-10-05: 3 new negative2026-10-06: 34 new positive2026-10-06: 4 new negative2026-10-07: 23 new positive2026-10-07: 8 new negative2026-10-08: 18 new positive2026-10-08: 7 new negative2026-10-09: 22 new positive2026-10-09: 3 new negative2026-10-10: 27 new positive2026-10-10: 5 new negative2026-10-11: 25 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 18 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 19 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$39.99$26.242026-04-292026-08-152026-04-29 — best price $39.992026-04-30 — best price $26.242026-05-01 — best price $29.992026-05-04 — best price $27.692026-05-05 — best price $39.992026-05-09 — best price $29.992026-05-13 — best price $29.992026-05-14 — best price $31.992026-05-15 — best price $39.992026-05-28 — best price $39.992026-06-04 — best price $29.992026-06-11 — best price $39.992026-06-13 — best price $29.992026-06-19 — best price $29.992026-06-22 — best price $26.242026-06-25 — best price $29.992026-06-26 — best price $29.992026-06-29 — best price $34.992026-07-09 — best price $39.992026-07-13 — best price $39.992026-07-14 — best price $39.992026-07-15 — best price $29.992026-07-16 — best price $29.992026-07-21 — best price $29.992026-07-23 — best price $31.992026-07-25 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $39.992026-07-31 — best price $26.242026-08-04 — best price $39.992026-08-05 — best price $39.992026-08-06 — best price $29.992026-08-07 — best price $29.992026-08-10 — best price $34.992026-08-11 — best price $29.992026-08-13 — best price $29.992026-08-14 — best price $39.992026-08-15 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k2042026-05-29 — 668 pageviews2026-06-02 — 530 pageviews2026-06-06 — 526 pageviews2026-06-10 — 406 pageviews2026-06-14 — 771 pageviews2026-06-18 — 417 pageviews2026-06-22 — 390 pageviews2026-06-26 — 527 pageviews2026-06-30 — 474 pageviews2026-07-04 — 530 pageviews2026-07-08 — 422 pageviews2026-07-12 — 397 pageviews2026-07-16 — 298 pageviews2026-07-20 — 302 pageviews2026-07-24 — 272 pageviews2026-07-28 — 355 pageviews2026-08-01 — 356 pageviews2026-08-05 — 318 pageviews2026-08-09 — 288 pageviews2026-08-13 — 266 pageviews2026-08-17 — 268 pageviews2026-08-21 — 262 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,041 pageviews2026-08-29 — 501 pageviews2026-09-02 — 329 pageviews2026-09-06 — 386 pageviews2026-09-10 — 254 pageviews2026-09-14 — 278 pageviews2026-09-18 — 232 pageviews2026-09-22 — 229 pageviews2026-09-26 — 255 pageviews2026-09-30 — 236 pageviews2026-10-04 — 380 pageviews2026-10-07 — 269 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.3k242026-09-30 18:34 — 1,291 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 132 viewers2026-10-01 12:34 — 923 viewers2026-10-01 21:34 — 533 viewers2026-10-02 06:34 — 157 viewers2026-10-02 15:34 — 323 viewers2026-10-03 00:34 — 109 viewers2026-10-03 09:34 — 238 viewers2026-10-03 18:34 — 350 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 56 viewers2026-10-04 12:34 — 539 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 728 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 223 viewers2026-10-05 15:34 — 924 viewers2026-10-06 00:34 — 166 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 396 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 516 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 103 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 737 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 364 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 158 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 788 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 50 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 265 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 263 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 278 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 33 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 143 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 899 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 109 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 243 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 684 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 24 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 712 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 547 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 170 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 614 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 200 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
54.4%
earned "Just One More Turn"
12.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controls

15 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)8,0482%22
Windows (Xbox)7335%22

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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