Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition

Good old memories! Complete edition is still better, but it was fun booting up this game again!

I grew up playing game with my friends. We would sit around playing hot seat multiplayer for countless hours. If you like old school turn based RTS then this game is for you.

The same game but better graphics

DONT BUY!
this is crap HOMM 3 u cant randomize maps, have few old maps and missions, so this product is not real HOMM 3
dont get hooked with this HD edition bs!

I used to play this game for HOURS when I was a child growing up in the 90s. Still a great game. Just crashes often now that I have passed the 11hr game play mark.

This was a favorite many, many years ago. I was delighted to find it here on Steam. Several Might and Magic games were amazing, this one included. If you're looking for 2000ish RPG experience on one of the earliest RPG series ever, then give this a spin. I can also recommend Heroes of Might and Magic 6!

This is not the version you are looking for, if you want the Heroes 3 Complete version that can be modded!

This version, unfortunately, cannot be modded at all!

This version doesn't allow for the many many many life improvements that Alexander Barinov's HD Mod offers, so get the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Complete from Good Old Games instead.

classic fun and good mythology its an easy age of mythology but still not easy

Heroes of Might & Magic III HD:
This game is likely the best in the Heroes series, surpassing the rest in terms of overall quality. The experience remains faithful to the original, with the HD version offering significantly enhanced graphics and minor additions. However, the gameplay is where the game truly excels, making it one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had. I used to play this game daily when it first came out, and this version is no exception. It meets all expectations, boasting improved graphics and exceptional gameplay that will keep players engaged for months. This game sets the standard for the entire series and, in my opinion, is the best installment. It's the flagship title and has set the pace for the rest of the series, with some games being quite good and others being subpar. Nonetheless, this particular game stands out as a masterpiece.
9/10

Amazing oldschool clicker RTS type of game, worth to play it for most people and even more fun incase you have friends that also have it. (used to even own on disk back in the day)

I'm a big HOMM fan and this edition makes me angry.
All the "HD" does is make the old game work on your newer machine. Grafix still look like old.
And to make it really worse, non of the official expansions are included.
Absolutely useless.

A blast from my past! All the fun, with some upgraded graphics!

I cant even make the game work... i rather play Heroes 3 HOAT or whatever old version with few dlcs than this crap thaat cant work properly....

good old times you can instal the copleet edition en rename de EXE for the game to get the full experience... there is a guide on steam you can follow

Poor performance on Linux and no expansions

Very good remaster of the classic. I recommend it to everyone.

The GOG version is superior, but I would recommend this version to anyone trying to get into HoMM3, as you can just jump into this game without having to go through the effort of making this game playable at 1080p.

Absolute classic with updated graphics!! What else is there to wish for?

Top notch game! It's been a favorite of mine for years now and is filled with nostalgia. It's very fun with friends but does take time to get through a game.

"Noobs of Plight and Grindy" is a throwback to the simple days. Days where we were so naive and the world was so full of wonder that repeating the same basic actions over and over again felt like the best thing ever.
But it shows you how nostalgia is the greatest of biases.
This game hooked me again just like... 200 years ago, was it?


Two gripes about this game:
1. The remake is not on the complete version, you are better off buying the game from GoG
2. The repetitiveness of the game doesn't hold today and I don't see myself playing beyond finishing the campaign.

Another road mark in the way to feeling THAT old.

Leaving this review as the community info on the game is very misleading - scoring what is a great game and not that particular non functional product on Steam. That release of the game is horrible for a number of reasons stated in other reviews already. Save yourselves time and buy the complete edition from somewhere *wink wink*. There is also a great fan made expansion worth giving it a try fully compatible with "that other release".

You are welcome

- Steam version does not have any add-ons. Only Restoration of Erathia. My bad, I should check/read reviews before buying instead of assuming that things should make sense.
- Localization bugs like missing descriptions on spells. I guess quality control was busy in "quadruple-A" games development that time...

Verdict: Buy the GOG version and enjoy.

This was a legendary upgrade performed over its previous title, heroes of might and magic 2.
Both these titles still own the day with success

Seriously, units move like they are in stasis, so slow, so laggy, i so wanted to play this old classic but i just can't play fights like that, do not recomend it, will check gog version, but this one lost me.

DONT recommend buying "THIS" version, its actually lacking a LOT of features found in the base game. While most remakes repackage all the updates and content into one nice polished package this is not the case with this game.

great game but dont buy it on steam. this edition of the game does not have any of the expansions instead buy it on GOG. its cheaper and come with all the expansions and is the versions that all the best mods are made for.

I bought this game when it originally came out and played it for years. My son who also used to play it told me that it was on Steam so I purchased it and have been playing during all of my free time. Love this game.

The game is great, but this version does NOT have the DLCs Shadow of Death or Armageddon's Blade
This means: No Conflux faction. Random maps, Artifact Merging, Multiple campaigns and maps, aswell as some units like the Azure Dragon.

i HIGHLY recommend you to buy the "Complete" version on GoG. with the HD mod, you can get a better playing experience, with better HD graphics. more replayability, community maps, and other mods such as HoTA, (Horn of The Abyss) that are MADE by the original developers, and not a Ubisoft, upscaled Cash Grab.

i have more then 3000 hours in the old version outside of steam..
played it for years.

its the same classic fantasy strategy TBS.. but with kind of reword for the graphics.
its looking nice for game that is close to 30 years old :)

i know in GOG you can buy it with all the expansions and add mods, but for me the expansion are less important, i didnt like conflox faction and HD mod isnt that great like the graphics update.

so as classic its great game, as remaster its OK. lets say its worth the money.
hope to see olden bring back the charm heroes had in past.. give some fight to AOW4 :)

I love this game and love the fact that new version of this same game is coming cant wait to play it

Absolute classic. I grew up with this perfect turnbased game. The HD edition brings it to this century & We still love it.

The download misses some of the final upgrades from the original DLC (including the elemental kingdom), but is great for the price for some solid hours of nostalgia.

If they did full version with expansions my grade would be 10/10 but only the base game.... It's a pitty really

I like very much - why no Shadow of Death DLC? Best campaign ever and you lost the code. GG guys, be careful next time.

To quote straight from the game description itself:

"Enjoy the critically acclaimed Heroes® III gameplay, with 7 exciting campaign scenarios "

No. There isn't. There are only the main three. If this were an indy dev or even small-mid sized publishing house they'd be hung for such misleading - blatantly false - advertising.

I wish it was the full game. Still brings back childhood memories though.

They should have done a the HD for the complete version. But nontheless, it is still worth it if you can get it on sale for 4 USD. It runs smooth and it supports ultrawide ratios.

GoG version is better but decent enough if you really wanna just see the game with redone graphics and when its on sale its a good price too

It is Heroes 3 what did you expect it is the best even but I wish it was the completed version!
Steam give us Heroes of Might and magic 3 - complete

1. Crash bug. Sometimes game crash / freeze for no reasons. Unacceptable for a 20 years old game.
2. No whatsoever life improving changes such as "Revisiting while stand still".
3. No expansion.

The only plus side is the re-touch image quality is pretty nice. But you wont notice the different when you are focusing on the gameplay most of the time. Overall a pretty bad experience, I only play for the image retouch but still... If its not on sale, dont buy it. Unless the dev somehow update the game, I wont give it a thump up.

Old school game that is a comfort to come back to time and time again. Easy to play, and the strategy is as complicated as you make it.

Nice restoration of the old classic. Still plays good, have decent amount of content*. Not a very complex strategy so it's easy to pick up by everyone. Music is great. Highly recommended.

*Steam version is missing some extra campaigns

I played this game in 1999 and until today I find awesome. This game aged very well and the other generation will probably like it.

DONT BUY THE STEAM VERSION!

The Steam version only has the Restoration of Erathia content (aka no Conflux, no combo artifacts, no extra campaigns beyond the original 6) and it cannot be modded.
Get the version of Heroes 3 on GoG. That version will have all Restoration of Erathia, Armageddon’s Blade, and Shadow of Death content and it can be modded with the fan-made Horn of the Abyss expansion, HD mod and many more.

The game literally doesn't start. When troubleshooting online, it says to use compatibility mode, but then it says there are files missing. It doesn't work

A great and old favorite turn-based strategy game! It's a shame that this version doesn't support all the great community expansions, but otherwise, this is really great!

An absolute gem of a sequel, out of all the HoMM nr 3 still hits the hardest in the entire series (So far...here´s hoping for older era....)

Dont buy. I get nostalgia and all but this almost unplayable. It has not changes to make it more pleasant to play, it has no dlc no patch nothing. Its like playing a game in alpha but from 1999. Try homm 5 instead, better graphics and everything homm 3 has homm5 will do it better. Trust. Dont buy this trash!

This new made HD version just doesnt keep up to the old version.
In siege fights most moats just doesnt work, no random map creater, a lot of missing maps from the pre choices, a lot of mechanics just doesnt work the way they are supposed too.

Better buy the old version or the fanmade new ones.

The nostalgia of playing this game when it was new attracted me back to the game in 2025.

It has significant challenge and replayability but it does suffer from being a bit of a drawn out grind as you level multiple heroes across the map. Town management and resources are simple, but external farms have to be visited resulting in a bit of a tedious situation.