1.5 million Steam wishlists later, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era publisher says the strategy series "defined our childhoods"

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era key art showing a knight charging across a field, with a dragon swooping in the distance.

Heroes of Might and Magic is due for a comeback with the upcoming release of Olden Era, and there's clearly an eager audience ready for the return of the legendary turn-based strategy series. Publisher Hooded Horse has revealed that the game has hit a stunning 1.5 million wishlists on Steam, and is sharing stories of how the original games impacted the people now responsible for the follow-up's release.

"Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has passed 1.5 MILLION wishlists on Steam," the publisher says in a post on Bluesky, adding that developer Unfrozen " has put so much love and dedication into this project. We are humbled and honored to help bring you their take on the Heroes of Might and Magic series." It's currently the ninth-most wishlisted game on Steam, ahead of the likes of Witchbrook and Total War: Warhammer 40,000.