Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has passed one million sales in less than a month, after selling 250,000 copies and recouping its development costs during its first day in early access. Unfrozen and Hooded Horse have now published the early access roadmap, which includes new modes, balance changes, underground terrain and a later PvE mode with roguelike elements.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has posted a strong early access launch. The game entered early access on PC on April 30, 2026, and sold 250,000 copies in its first 24 hours, recovering its development costs in the process. Less than a month later, Unfrozen and Hooded Horse confirmed that the game had passed one million copies sold, a major result for a new entry in a strategy series that had not received this kind of mainline attention for a long time.

Olden Era is built around the legacy of one of the series’ best-known entries, Heroes of Might and Magic III, but it is not a remake or remaster. The new game is an official prequel set in the world of Enroth, on the continent of Jadame, and keeps the classic turn-based strategy foundation while adding new systems. It launched in early access with six playable factions, single-player and multiplayer modes, hero progression, tactical battles and exploration-focused campaign content.

The newly published roadmap lists several planned updates inspired by player feedback. Near-term additions and changes include teamplay mode, hero skill rebalance, improvements to the random map generator, observer mode, an Elite Class rework, matchmaking improvements and replay support. These updates mainly target multiplayer structure, balance and long-term replayability.

Larger features are planned for later in early access and toward version 1.0. The roadmap includes the Thieves Guild, underground terrain, map editor improvements, Ironman mode for the campaign, completion of the single-player campaign and map sharing support. According to Ubisoft’s roadmap post, updates will also bring new content, user interface improvements, AI tweaks and quality-of-life changes based on player feedback.

The most notable later addition is a new PvE mode, about which Unfrozen has only said that more information will be shared later. According to PC Gamer, this mode appears to have roguelike elements, which could give the classic Heroes of Might and Magic structure a separate, repeatable challenge format. Since Olden Era closely follows the foundations associated with Heroes of Might and Magic III, a dedicated PvE mode could add a different progression loop alongside the traditional campaign and multiplayer experience.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is currently available in early access on PC through Steam and on the Microsoft Store via Game Preview. The roadmap may change as development continues, but the one-million-sales milestone gives Unfrozen and Hooded Horse a large active audience as the game moves toward its 1.0 release.

Source: PC Gamer, Ubisoft, Steam