Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era
- Developer
- Unfrozen
- Publisher
- Hooded Horse
- Released
- 30 April 2026
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £34.99
Platforms: PC
Genres: role playing rpg , strategy , turn based strategy tbs
Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era is the official prequel hailing back to the origins of the genre-defining, critically acclaimed series of turn-based strategy games. Explore the map solo or in multiplayer, triumph in iconic battles and establish peace on a continent where it was never an option.
Best gaming PC for Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Hooded Horse on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows® 10 (64-bit) | Windows® 10 (64-bit) |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3-10300 (quad-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 3 3100 (quad-core) | Intel® Core™ i5-12400T (hexa-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5500 (hexa-core) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5500 XT (4 GB) / Intel® Arc™ A580 (8 GB) | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 (6 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 OEM (6 GB) / Intel® Arc™ A750 (8 GB) |
| Storage | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| DirectX | 11 | 12 |
Verified 11 October 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-12400T (hexa-core) / AMD® Ryzen™ 5 5500 (hexa-core) and your GPU is at or above NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 (6 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ RX 5600 OEM (6 GB) / Intel® Arc™ A750 (8 GB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.