Developer Unfrozen shared a new trailer and the Early Access release date reveal for the upcoming turn-based strategy Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era. The Early Access kicks off on April 30, 2026.
“With great pleasure, we are thrilled to announce that Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era will launch into Early Access on April 30th 2026! It has been more than 10 years since the last Heroes game, and we are honoured to add a new chapter to the legendary legacy we all grew up with!”
Here’s what you can expect from the Early Access:
- Six unique factions: Temple, Dungeon, Schism, Grove, Necropolis, and Hive
- An in-game tutorial
- The first act of the campaign. More acts will be added with the full release of the game
- Premade scenarios with self-contained stories, with even more coming during Early Access
- Classic, Single Hero, and Arena modes, available in both single-player and multiplayer
- Matchmaking, ranked play, and leaderboards for all three modes in multiplayer
- A wide variety of Random Map Generator templates for unlimited replayability
- Hotseat mode, allowing you to play against friends and family one after another on a single PC
- A series of puzzle-style challenges
- A pre-release version of map editor to create your own adventures
