Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Releasing Next Year, Demo Available Now

Hooded Horse, Ubisoft, and Unfrozen announced a delay for their upcoming strategy RPG Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Initially planned to release this summer, the Steam Early Access version of the game will now launch next year. Meanwhile, the companies released a demo of the game for PC via Steam. The demo features four playable factions and three different game modes: Classic, Single Hero, and Arena.

Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era takes place on the continent of Jadame, which has been mentioned in the series but not previously visited. Gameplay sees players expanding the castles and kingdom while sending out heroes and armies to explore and defeat foes. The campaign sees rival factions banding together to defeat the Hive, a swarm of insectoids corrupted by a demon lord. There will also be various single maps and randomly-generated scenarios as well as a selection of competitive multiplayer modes and a map editor that will let players share their creations with others.