HoMM: Olden Era will launch into Early Access on April 30th 2026
Unfrozen studio has announced that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era will launch into Early Access on April 30, 2026. More than a decade has passed since the last installment in the series, and the team considers it an honor to contribute a new chapter to the legendary legacy that generations of players grew up with.
According to Unfrozen, the Early Access version will include a substantial amount of content, offering both classic gameplay and new features:
- Six unique factions: Temple, Dungeon, Schism, Grove, Necropolis, and Hive
- An in-game tutorial
- The first act of the campaign, with additional acts planned for the full release
- Premade scenarios with self-contained stories, with more to be added during Early Access
- Classic, Single Hero, and Arena modes, available in both single-player and multiplayer
- Matchmaking, ranked play, and leaderboards for all three multiplayer modes
- A wide variety of Random Map Generator templates for strong replayability
- Hotseat mode, allowing players to take turns on a single PC
- A series of puzzle-style challenges
- A pre-release version of a map editor for creating custom adventures
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.




