Olden Era

''Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era'' is an upcoming turn-based strategy game developed by Unfrozen and published by Ubisoft. The game will include the traditional turn-based system for the ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' series, and will also contain additional role-playing mechanics that were not present in previous parts of the franchise. In addition to single-player mode, the game will support multiplayer and co-op, and also contain a map editor. Early access is planned for the summer of 2025.

Gameplay

The gameplay will be similar to the previous games in the series. The player will control a number of heroes with unique abilities, buying an army of mythological creatures and soldiers with resources. The player will also control one or more of six town types present in the game: Temple, Necropolis, Sylvan, Dungeon, Hive and an unknown sixth faction, which will be revealed at a later date. There, the player has the ability to slowly build up the town, resulting in growth of the player's army and expanding gameplay possibilities. The gameplay is divided into two parts, tactical overland exploration and a turn-based combat system. The heroes controlled by player will gather experience by fighting with monsters and enemy heroes. The world of ''Olden Era'' will be the same as the world of the first three games of the franchise, Enroth. The events of the game will happen on the continent of Jadame, which was the setting of '' Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer'' but has not been featured in any previous games of the spin-off series ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' before.

Development

''Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era'' was announced at Gamescom in August 2024. Unfrozen, previously known from '' Iratus: Lord of the Dead'', is developing the game under the publishment of Ubisoft. The planned early access release of the game coincides with the franchise's 30th anniversary. Many journalists say that the ''Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era'' is heavily inspired by ''Heroes of Might and Magic III''.

The developers periodically post information about future factions of the game. The first faction that was presented was Necropolis, gameplay of which was shown on October 31, 2024, dedicated to the celebration of Halloween. On December 22 it was confirmed that the music will be written by Paul Romero (one of the main composers of the previous entries in the series) and Cris Velasco (known for working on games such as ''God of War'', ''Starcraft II'' and ''Mass Effect''). It was also confirmed that the Heroes Orchestra - a group famous for performing the series' compositions in orchestral format before live audiences at concert halls - will be involved in the musical accompaniment for ''Olden Era'', working on orchestral in-game soundtracks.

On March 17 2024 Unfrozen started a closed beta test of a new "arena" game mode, which allows player to quickly engage in combat with an other player or creature. The tests ended on March 28. On April 10, 2025, as part of the Triple-i Initiative video game showcase, a cinematic story trailer was released, revealing that the game will be available in early access in summer 2025.

References

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