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Jasmine Gould-Wilson

2026 is going to be the year of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and I don't even need the strategy RPG to launch in full for that to be true

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Big in 2026.

It's been four months since Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's gargantuan Steam Next Fest demo became one of the most-played entries of Valve's October festivities, and I still can't stop thinking about it. Or playing it, for that matter.

I'm definitely not the only one who can't shake Olden Era's chainmailed embrace. The medieval strategy RPG not only doubles down on everything that made Heroes 2 and 3 so memorable, delivering the most similar gameplay to those early entries out of any other in the franchise, it seeks to actively improve upon it all.

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