Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era cover art

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era

Publisher: Ubisoft

Game Information

Heroes of Might and Magic Olden Era is a new installment of the renowned series of turn-based strategy games, where action takes place in Enroth, on the continent of Jadame, mentioned but never explored in a Heroes of Might and Magic game before. Traverse a vibrant and living fantasy world full of secrets and dangers, build magnificent cities, choose heroes that suit your playstyle the most, raise massive armies of mythical creatures under your command and clash in epic, highly tactical battles.

Play solo through a new campaign, multiple single scenarios and limitless randomly generated maps. Engage a in battle of wits with other players — rivals or allies — in multiplayer mode or create your own story with the map editor tool, which you may make available to all the players around the world or keep to yourself.

Enjoy the challenge whether you are a veteran of Heroes of Might and Magic, or a newcomer to the series — our tutorials will introduce you to the basics and more advanced aspects of the game.

  • A non-linear campaign set on the mysterious continent of Jadame where rival factions must forge fragile alliances to face the Hive and the Mastermind behind them.

  • Choose from a roster of unique factions mixing returning fan favorites and brand-new creations, each with their unique gameplay style, creatures and heroes and unique faction abilities: Temple (Classic Humans), Necropolis (Undead and Vampires), Sylvan (The Forces of Nature and Fey Folks), Dungeon (Dark Elves and Underground Creatures), Hive (Demonic Insectoids), and a mysterious sixth faction to be revealed soon.

  • 3 main multiplayer game modes:
    ‣ Classic: a mode where a player can play with one or more heroes, upgrade the castle and explore the map.
    ‣ One-hero mode: a blitz-like system, but you have only one hero, so their demise will become yours as well!
    ‣ Arena: a mode for those who came to battle! Draft a hero, upgrade them, pick your troops, and challenge the enemy right away.

  • Dive into the epic non-linear single-player campaign to shape Jadame's history and seal the fates of its heroes and kingdoms.

  • Create your own scenarios to play or share with the other players with our complete and intuitive, pick-up-and-play in-game editor.

  • Exploration and strategy: traverse the global map to collect resources and become stronger.

  • Castle management: upgrade the castle and expand your kingdom.

  • Faction laws that help bring uniqueness and diversity to player’s playstyle.

  • A traditional hexagonal battlefield with an orthographic camera.

  • New combat mechanics: active abilities are available for creatures and heroes.

  • Matchmaking, ratings, and leaderboards — separate for all modes.

  • Polished and improved for modern strategy players.

  • A Revamped AI and multiple difficulty levels ensure a constant and adapted challenge for every type players, whether they are veterans of Heroes of Might and Magic, or newcomers to the series and the turn based strategy genre.

The composer team, together with Heroes Orchestra, will be working closely to deliver a completely unique sound to Olden Era, so you’ll be able to embrace the game in full and hopefully play it again and again.

The music for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era will be composed by none other than:

  • Paul Anthony Romero — the iconic composer of the Might and Magic series, returns to grace us all with his legacy with his new original music for Olden Era;

  • Cris Velasco — known for his legendary tracks from games such as God of War, Starcraft II, Borderlands, Bloodborne and Mass Effect, Cris will bring his unique vision and power music into the halls of Olden Era;

  • Mateusz Alberski and Heroes Orchestra — a marvelous team of musicians and long-time fans of the series. Mateusz and his Heroes Orchestra will be responsible for the beautiful orchestrations of the melodies composed by the Maestros.

Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

3

Play Methods

Native1
CrossOver2
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

2.0/5

Experience Reports

CrossOver

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CrossOver

CrossOver

v26.0
D3D_METALPLAYABLE
M2 BASE
Graphics:
LOW
FPS:
30
Resolution:
1440p
Machine:
MacBook Air
Chip:
M2 BASE
Cores:
8 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

playable, but MA overheats, so the only plausible solution is to turn Low setting and enjoy the game

CrossOver

CrossOver

v26.1
NONEVERY GOOD
M4 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
120
Resolution:
Max
Machine:
MacBook Pro
Chip:
M4 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

Very good performance, but mac is really overheating in this game even on low settings with 60 fps lock

Native

Native

UNPLAYABLE
M4 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
Machine:
MacBook Air
Chip:
M4 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

Not supported natively on steam.