Ubisoft Rebuilds Heroes of Might and Magic III for 2027

Ubisoft has announced a full remake of Heroes of Might and Magic III, the 1999 turn-based strategy game it has owned since 2003, for release in 2027 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. The publisher revealed the project on August 25, 2026, describing it as a ground-up reconstruction of a title that has never stopped selling or being modded across more than 25 years.

The remake is being rebuilt in Ubisoft’s proprietary Snowdrop engine, trading the original’s fixed 2D isometric perspective for a fully detailed 3D world with free camera control, 4K visuals, dynamic lighting, real-time weather, and shifting seasons. It packages the entire original continent of Erathia together with both expansions (Armageddon’s Blade and The Shadow of Death) and includes all original campaigns and the game’s nine factions: Castle, Rampart, Tower, Inferno, Necropolis, Dungeon, Stronghold, Fortress, and Conflux. The story is now woven into a single continuous experience, fronted by a new introductory prologue campaign designed to ease new players in, plus new fully produced cinematics. Multiplayer supports up to eight players in a revamped online mode with improved matchmaking and a simultaneous turn system, and the fan-favorite Hot Seat mode returns.

Alongside the remake announcement, Ubisoft made Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete Edition available on Steam for the first time, where it is listed at $9.99. The complete version of the original game — the base game plus both expansions — had previously been sold through GOG and Ubisoft’s own store, but never on Valve’s platform. It also joined PC Game Pass in October 2025 as part of the franchise’s 30th anniversary celebration.

The Franchise Has Been Building to This

In October 2025 the publisher ran a 30th anniversary showcase anchored by a franchise-wide sale, a documentary, a concert series, licensed board games, action figures, a tabletop RPG, and the first gameplay reveal of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, a full new prequel entry developed by the Russian studio Unfrozen and co-published by Hooded Horse. Ubisoft has spent the past two years rebuilding the Heroes of Might and Magic brand as an active commercial property rather than a legacy catalog title.

Olden Era entered Steam early access on April 30, 2026 and sold 250,000 copies in its first 24 hours, passing one million copies within its first month. For a franchise whose last mainline numbered entry, Might & Magic Heroes VII, shipped in 2015 to a muted reception, that performance demonstrated there was a paying audience ready for new Heroes content. The remake of the series’ most enduring entry is the next logical move: rather than asking players to discover a new setting, it monetizes the one Heroes game that already has a decades-deep installed base of maps, mods, and community tournaments.

What the Remake Actually Is

The structural bet Ubisoft is making is compatibility. The publisher says the remake will preserve compatibility with the thousands of maps and campaigns players have created over the past 25 years, available from day one, and is shipping updated editor tools plus a new in-game user-generated content hub for discovering and sharing community work. That is a direct acknowledgment of what has kept Heroes III alive: not the base game alone, but the modding ecosystem around it.

The audio side is also being rebuilt, with a modern system featuring voice acting, layered tracks, and ambient effects, alongside new sonic cues tied to combat, spellcasting, and morale shifts. The stated goal, per Ubisoft, is to strike a balance between nostalgia and modernity.

What Comes Next

Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake is available to wishlist now on the Ubisoft Store, Steam, and the Epic Games Store, and will also be playable through a Ubisoft+ subscription at launch. Ubisoft has not announced a specific release date beyond 2027, and has not disclosed pricing.