Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Launching into Early Access This Summer

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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is coming to Steam in Early Access this summer, and aspiring adventurers can wishlist it now to be alerted when it releases. The new installment in the turn-based strategy series takes place in the vibrant fantasy world of Enroth, where players will recruit heroes to explore the continent of Jadame and raise armies to battle in the struggle to determine its future. Olden Era features six unique factions, a single-player campaign, and several multiplayer modes allowing you to venture alongside or clash with other players, including Hotseat mode for local multiplayer fun. Furthermore, players can set out into the unknown on randomly generated maps, and take advantage of the map editor to create worlds of their own—or experience those created by other players.

Olden Era returns to the world of Enroth and the origins of the legendary saga, inviting both veterans and new players to go on a new strategic quest on Jadame, a mysterious continent in turmoil, mentioned but never explored in the previous games, with its unique factions, biomes and creatures. Traverse a vibrant and living fantasy world full of wonders and dangers, build magnificent castles, raise massive armies and clash in epic and highly tactical battles of heroes and mythical creatures. Play solo with a new campaign, explore single and limitless randomly generated maps, or engage in battle of wits and magic with other players in multiplayer mode. Or even build your own Heroes of Might & Magic stories with the in-game map and campaign editor.




You have all dreamed of peace, yet it was nothing more but an illusion…

Sylvan Faction—Teaser trailer
The season of Spring is upon us! As the flora and fauna around the world awaken, so does the forest of Murmurwoods rise to uncover its secrets! Join us as we show you the sneak peak of the Sylvan—a faction where fey guardians of nature and the elementals live in unison, defending their unique homeland from outer threats as various heroes, including elves, aid their efforts.

The faction's playstyle will be focused on utility, each unit having its own unique abilities that will provide you with a lot of variety in your fighting choices—from empowering the rest of your units to boosting your magical capabilities—the defenders of Murmurwoods march forward to ensure their place in Jadame is secure!

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[Figus]

Just one more turn please... How many night spent on HOMM3... Never had the same crush on any other HOMM game, hope to see a nice come back with this one, with a decent random map generator.

 

[Quicks]

Can't wait spend many hours playing the previous games.

 

[blinnbanir]

OMG I am 30 again.

 

[medi01]

I remember the HOMM III: The Shadow of Death, for me, it was the pinnacle of the series.

Will give this a try. (trailer is meh, but so where all HoMM trailers, lol)


PS
King's Bounty was a fun series too, with almost identical combat mechanics.

 

[Vayra86]

It looks nice.

But with this game the devil is the very details. Not in the picture.
I hope they do it right and they keep this a single player oriented and optimized experience.

 

[Robin Seina]

Since the placing would be on Jadame (which the press release lies about as being "never explored") I am curious if we will see all of the Might and Magic VIII factions - those being Dragons, Dragon Hunters, Minotaurs, Dark Elves, Church of the Sun and Church of the Moon.

Seeing Hell, Silvan and Human faction does not fill me with much confidence though.