Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era
- 8players
- Evenings at a time
- PC
A prequel to the classic fantasy strategy series: build towns, recruit creature armies and fight turn-based battles on a map.
Who can play
- Shared-screen play for up to 8 players on PC.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
How it plays
Built for the old hotseat eveningUp to eight players pass one PC around, or meet online in duels, free-for-alls and team games.
Alliances let friends share a map against the AI or another team, with allies moving at the same time and trading resources and armies.
Matches can run for hours.
The game is in early access and the story campaign is single-player.
Is it good
86%
Very positive on Steam
- 83Top criticsOpenCritic · May 2026 (OpenCritic top critic average, 4 reviews, as of May 2026; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 80%RecommendOpenCritic · May 2026 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 5 reviews, as of May 2026; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
1.4k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Shared-screen and online for up to 8 on PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. 86% positive of 20,000 Steam reviews.
- PC
Hotseat: players take turns at one PC.
Free-for-all, team matches and co-op against the AI in alliances, which take their turns at the same time.
Quick facts
- Developer
- Unfrozen
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse
- Platforms
- PC
- Series
- Heroes of Might and Magic
- Released
- Apr 30, 2026 on PC
- Early access
- Still in early access on Steam
- Languages
- Text in 16 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era on one screen?
- Yes, on a shared screen rather than split-screen. Shared-screen co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- How many players can play Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era together?
- Shared-screen co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC. Online co-op and versus for up to 8 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Does Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era free?
- No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass.
- Is Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era on Game Pass?
- Yes: included with PC Game Pass.
- One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games
