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Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East cover art

Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East

Nival · Ubisoft · 2008-10-10

Steam

Strategy

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

Releases: Oct 10, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.

147
playing now
93%
positive of 3.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
60/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (52 ratings)
27h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 24h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

147 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East is the second expansion pack to the turn-based strategy game Heroes of Might and Magic V and the first stand-alone expansion pack released for the fifth series. It was developed by Nival Interactive and was released by Ubisoft in 2007.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 147 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 197 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~25/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 16% of 5,889 Strategy games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 130k–261k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,261 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.36 at Nuuvem (2015-02-11) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 39 of 75 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
626220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

380912026-08-06 22:00 — 185 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 135 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 287 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 232 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 146 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 347 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 228 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 143 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 380 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 200 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 151 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 306 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 163 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 148 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 321 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 187 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 129 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 351 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 217 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 91 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 263 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 306 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 125 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 317 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 337 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 94 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 260 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 332 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 147 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$11.61$1.402015-01-012026-08-132015-01-01 — best price $4.882015-04-13 — best price $5.252015-06-29 — best price $5.502015-12-24 — best price $9.952016-07-04 — best price $9.992017-01-01 — best price $5.252017-09-22 — best price $6.772018-04-16 — best price $1.552018-09-19 — best price $8.992018-10-16 — best price $8.992018-11-11 — best price $8.992018-12-08 — best price $8.992019-01-06 — best price $8.992019-01-31 — best price $8.992019-02-26 — best price $8.992019-03-26 — best price $8.992019-04-21 — best price $8.992019-05-16 — best price $8.992019-09-17 — best price $9.992019-12-22 — best price $2.122020-03-09 — best price $9.992020-05-25 — best price $9.992020-09-01 — best price $2.492021-01-05 — best price $9.992021-06-04 — best price $9.992021-11-21 — best price $9.992022-04-24 — best price $9.992022-08-22 — best price $9.992023-02-07 — best price $9.992023-05-08 — best price $9.992023-09-25 — best price $2.152024-01-01 — best price $9.992024-04-24 — best price $2.502024-08-19 — best price $2.202025-01-04 — best price $2.492025-05-20 — best price $9.992025-10-09 — best price $2.492026-02-12 — best price $2.502026-05-21 — best price $9.992026-08-13 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2902026-06-01 — 7 pageviews2026-06-04 — 13 pageviews2026-06-07 — 4 pageviews2026-06-10 — 17 pageviews2026-06-13 — 11 pageviews2026-06-16 — 7 pageviews2026-06-19 — 9 pageviews2026-06-22 — 9 pageviews2026-06-25 — 18 pageviews2026-06-28 — 14 pageviews2026-07-01 — 13 pageviews2026-07-04 — 6 pageviews2026-07-07 — 11 pageviews2026-07-10 — 8 pageviews2026-07-13 — 8 pageviews2026-07-16 — 7 pageviews2026-07-19 — 16 pageviews2026-07-22 — 5 pageviews2026-07-25 — 7 pageviews2026-07-28 — 15 pageviews2026-07-31 — 7 pageviews2026-08-03 — 5 pageviews2026-08-06 — 13 pageviews2026-08-09 — 13 pageviews2026-08-12 — 4 pageviews2026-08-15 — 12 pageviews2026-08-18 — 11 pageviews2026-08-21 — 12 pageviews2026-08-24 — 10 pageviews2026-08-27 — 22 pageviews2026-08-29 — 10 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

002026-08-29 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

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

Player tags

RPGMagicFantasyStrategyTacticalAdventureTurn-BasedMultiplayerSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack

Census log

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

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