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Heroes of Might & Magic V cover art

Heroes of Might & Magic V

Nival · Ubisoft · 2008-05-13

Steam

Strategy

Franchise: Might and Magic · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Dec 14, 2006 (Mac), May 16, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.

328
playing now
88%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (259 ratings)
40h
to beat · rushed 19h · completionist 43h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

328 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Heroes of Might and Magic V is the fifth installment of the Heroes of Might and Magic fantasy turn-based strategy video game series. The game was released by Ubisoft in Europe on May 19, and then in the United States and Canada on May 23, 2006, with the publisher guiding Russian studio Nival Interactive in its development. Following the closure of The 3DO Company, Ubisoft bought the rights to the Might and Magic franchise, and used Heroes V as a means to reboot the series with a brand-new setting, called Ashan, and no continuity to previous titles.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 328 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 243 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~30/week).
  • · Review velocity down 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 5,944 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 171k–343k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,287 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$2.49-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.65 at GamesPlanet DE (2016-08-07) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 51 of 79 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
656520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

328822026-08-06 22:00 — 175 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 88 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 214 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 176 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 114 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 243 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 206 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 114 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 289 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 191 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 82 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 223 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 155 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 101 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 222 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 168 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 87 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 248 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 208 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 82 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 187 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 234 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 89 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 238 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 255 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 88 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 158 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 250 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 107 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 328 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.08$0.002015-01-012026-08-172015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-05-08 — best price $9.292015-08-12 — best price $6.692016-01-03 — best price $9.992016-06-23 — best price $4.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-09-21 — best price $3.392018-04-23 — best price $7.342018-10-22 — best price $9.992019-04-01 — best price $9.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-10-01 — best price $2.502019-12-26 — best price $11.082020-02-16 — best price $2.712020-05-01 — best price $9.992020-06-26 — best price $8.912020-08-21 — best price $9.992020-10-15 — best price $9.992020-12-13 — best price $8.892021-02-06 — best price $9.992021-04-21 — best price $9.992021-06-30 — best price $9.992021-10-17 — best price $2.502021-12-22 — best price $2.492022-04-04 — best price $9.992022-07-04 — best price $8.912022-10-21 — best price $2.822023-02-13 — best price $2.222023-05-01 — best price $2.152023-08-14 — best price $2.492023-11-30 — best price $8.272024-04-03 — best price $7.292024-08-15 — best price $2.492025-01-20 — best price $2.202025-06-27 — best price $2.492025-12-04 — best price $9.992026-04-28 — best price $1.822026-08-17 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

468722026-05-31 — 129 pageviews2026-06-03 — 97 pageviews2026-06-06 — 121 pageviews2026-06-09 — 124 pageviews2026-06-12 — 91 pageviews2026-06-15 — 152 pageviews2026-06-18 — 113 pageviews2026-06-21 — 129 pageviews2026-06-24 — 111 pageviews2026-06-27 — 136 pageviews2026-06-30 — 115 pageviews2026-07-03 — 107 pageviews2026-07-06 — 97 pageviews2026-07-09 — 110 pageviews2026-07-12 — 120 pageviews2026-07-15 — 113 pageviews2026-07-18 — 101 pageviews2026-07-21 — 93 pageviews2026-07-24 — 86 pageviews2026-07-27 — 110 pageviews2026-07-30 — 84 pageviews2026-08-02 — 103 pageviews2026-08-05 — 86 pageviews2026-08-08 — 104 pageviews2026-08-11 — 93 pageviews2026-08-14 — 102 pageviews2026-08-17 — 90 pageviews2026-08-20 — 84 pageviews2026-08-23 — 103 pageviews2026-08-26 — 468 pageviews2026-08-28 — 192 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

RPGMagicClassicFantasyStrategyTacticalAdventureStory RichTurn-BasedMultiplayer

Census log

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

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