Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
Unfrozen · published by Hooded Horse · released Apr 30, 2026
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.
Price
$39.99
US store
Reviews
86%
20,327 · Very Positive
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from Steam's PICS · read 4h ago- Change number
- 40,915,951 · seen 4h ago
- Public build
- 26,640,613 · Nov 13, 2026 (4h ago)
- Operating systems
- windows
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Install size
- 7.4 GB · 2.8 GB download
- Install folder
Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era- Controller support
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- Metacritic
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- Homepage
- unfrozen.studio
- Release state
- released
- Community
- hub · stats
Steam Deck
PlayableTested Apr 2, 2026 on build 22,383,632
- !Default controller config not fully functional
- !Controller glyphs do not match deck device
- !Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
- !Interface text is not legible
- ✓Default configuration is performant
Branches · 1
every build Steam serves for this app| Branch | Build | Updated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| public | 26,640,613 | Nov 13, 2026 · 4h ago |
Build history
every build id we have seen on a branch (history starts with our first read)| Build | Branch | Released | First seen |
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| 26,640,613 | public | Nov 13, 2026 14:08 | 4h ago |
| 26,615,913 | public | Nov 12, 2026 15:33 | 1d ago |
| 26,428,102 | public | Nov 4, 2026 15:22 | 3d ago |
Depots · 2
content of the public branchLaunch options · 1
| Executable | OS | Description |
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HeroesOldenEra.exe |
windows |
Languages · 16
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| Czech | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| French | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| German | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Polish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| English | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Korean | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Russian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Spanish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Turkish | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Japanese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Simplified Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Traditional Chinese | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Portuguese - Brazil | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Hungarian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Ukrainian | ✓ | — | ✓ |
Packages · 1
all packages| Sub | Name | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1103075 | Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | Store or CD key | $39.99 |
Bundles · 2
all bundles| Bundle | Games | Bundle discount | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooded Horse Publisher | 30 | -57% | $393.45 |
| Hooded Horse Strategy RPG | 3 | -30% | $76.97 |
Change numbers
all changes#40,915,951 · 4h ago#40,907,834 · 8h ago#40,907,503 · 9h ago#40,878,330 · 1d ago#40,870,763 · 1d ago#40,870,098 · 1d ago#40,838,696 · 2d ago#40,837,438 · 2d ago
Updates · patch notes
Steam announcements tagged as patch notes, linked to the public build they followed
| When | Note | Build | Update size |
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| Nov 13, 2026 | Hotfix: Timer Change Greetings, Heroes!A small hotfix for yesterday's patch: we're refining the new rule for timer usage in battle.Changelogv. 0.82.10General ChangesOne second is now deducted from the timer only when skipping a turn (waiting no longer consumes it), and only starting from round 5 of the battle.With love, 💙 Unfrozen |
26,640,613 | -309.3 KB |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Hotfix: Creature Banks, Templates & Bug Fixes Greetings, Heroes!A small hotfix: we're adjusting object guards and several templates, as well as fixing a number of bugs.We would also wish to ask if you would consider taking a moment to leave a Steam review — it would be amazing support for our team and for Olden Era, as it makes it easier for others to discover the game.Changelogv. 0.82.07BalanceCreaturesMedusa Queen, "Hail of Arrows" ability: |
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| Oct 22, 2026 | BETA Hotfix: Template Freeze Greetings, Heroes!A small hotfix for the beta branch: we're fixing a bug that occurred when launching some templates and making a number of balance adjustments.Changelogv. 0.82.04 BETABug FixesFixed a bug that caused the game to freeze when launching some templates.BalanceReduced the cost of Tier 1–3 creatures in all towns.Doubled the amount of Law Points gained for capturing objects.The number of |
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| Oct 21, 2026 | BETA Patch: Balance Tweaks — Spells, Heroes & a New Artifact Greetings, Heroes!Earlier, we launched a public beta branch to test the biggest balance update since the game entered Early Access. You can read all the details in our previous post.A new beta branch update is live! We've made balance changes to skills, heroes, artifacts, spells and creatures, adjusted starting resources and Single Hero Mode, and fixed a number of bugs.Full patch notes are below. |
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| Oct 2, 2026 | Hotfix: Missing Emojis, Lobby & Stability Greetings, Heroes!This hotfix addresses several issues with tournament battles, including cases where they failed to load or start. We have also made various localization fixes.We would also wish to ask if you would consider taking a moment to leave a Steam review — it would be amazing support for our team and for Olden Era, as it makes it easier for others to discover the game.Changelogv. 0.81.04 |
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| Aug 27, 2026 | Hotfix: Desynchronization during Restarts Fixed a bug where restarting a multiplayer game could cause client desynchronization in certain situations. |
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| Aug 13, 2026 | Hotfix: Mouse Freeze Greetings, Heroes!A quick hotfix is here to address a sudden issue that occured after the recent network library update.Changelogv. 0.80.35Fixed an issue that caused the game to freeze when moving mice from certain manufacturers.Thanks for your reports — keep sending in bug reports, it helps us make the game better!With love,💙 Unfrozen Team |
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