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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Heroes of Might & Magic V is a Strategy game released in 2008, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 4301 reviews).

204
playing now
88%
positive of 4.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$9.99
steam price (US)

204 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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
  • · 204 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 6% of 14,082 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 173k–346k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,330 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 54 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

424792026-09-15 13:00 — 167 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 196 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 80 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 295 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 385 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 87 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 195 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 314 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 135 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 313 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 355 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 119 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 160 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 291 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 192 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 149 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 249 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 192 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 88 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 335 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 276 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 100 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 204 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
31839Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 90 · peak 163Dec 2012 — avg 54 · peak 136May 2013 — avg 100 · peak 288Oct 2013 — avg 48 · peak 103Mar 2014 — avg 93 · peak 253Aug 2014 — avg 74 · peak 149Jan 2015 — avg 112 · peak 247Jun 2015 — avg 222 · peak 851Nov 2015 — avg 103 · peak 234Apr 2016 — avg 99 · peak 219Sep 2016 — avg 109 · peak 222Feb 2017 — avg 108 · peak 229Jul 2017 — avg 144 · peak 293Dec 2017 — avg 134 · peak 310May 2018 — avg 118 · peak 218Oct 2018 — avg 136 · peak 321Mar 2019 — avg 173 · peak 516Aug 2019 — avg 171 · peak 403Jan 2020 — avg 196 · peak 438Jun 2020 — avg 152 · peak 302Nov 2020 — avg 164 · peak 363Apr 2021 — avg 170 · peak 344Sep 2021 — avg 153 · peak 371Feb 2022 — avg 181 · peak 361Jul 2022 — avg 184 · peak 339Dec 2022 — avg 170 · peak 346May 2023 — avg 158 · peak 329Oct 2023 — avg 162 · peak 330Mar 2024 — avg 197 · peak 403Aug 2024 — avg 190 · peak 377Jan 2025 — avg 224 · peak 501Jun 2025 — avg 202 · peak 414Nov 2025 — avg 272 · peak 579Apr 2026 — avg 212 · peak 429Aug 2026 — avg 175 · peak 327
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
772026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 7 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new negative2026-09-27: 2 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-11: 1 new negative2026-10-12: 1 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 1 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$11.08$0.002015-01-012026-09-202015-01-01 — 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 $1.822026-09-12 — best price $2.492026-09-20 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

349732026-05-31 — 129 pageviews2026-06-04 — 117 pageviews2026-06-08 — 122 pageviews2026-06-12 — 91 pageviews2026-06-16 — 132 pageviews2026-06-20 — 122 pageviews2026-06-24 — 111 pageviews2026-06-28 — 166 pageviews2026-07-02 — 120 pageviews2026-07-06 — 97 pageviews2026-07-10 — 110 pageviews2026-07-14 — 105 pageviews2026-07-18 — 101 pageviews2026-07-22 — 116 pageviews2026-07-26 — 103 pageviews2026-07-30 — 84 pageviews2026-08-03 — 99 pageviews2026-08-07 — 90 pageviews2026-08-11 — 93 pageviews2026-08-15 — 85 pageviews2026-08-19 — 103 pageviews2026-08-23 — 103 pageviews2026-08-27 — 349 pageviews2026-08-31 — 142 pageviews2026-09-04 — 113 pageviews2026-09-08 — 117 pageviews2026-09-12 — 94 pageviews2026-09-16 — 123 pageviews2026-09-20 — 109 pageviews2026-09-24 — 89 pageviews2026-09-28 — 98 pageviews2026-10-02 — 119 pageviews2026-10-06 — 86 pageviews2026-10-10 — 91 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

18202026-09-30 21:34 — 6 viewers2026-09-30 22:34 — 23 viewers2026-09-30 23:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-01 00:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-01 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 76 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 40 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 14:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-10 13:34 — 182 viewers2026-10-11 04:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 25 viewers2026-10-13 20:34 — 73 viewers2026-10-14 11:34 — 30 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGMagicClassicFantasyStrategyTacticalAdventureStory RichTurn-BasedMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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