Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake Revealed at Gamescom 2026: Ubisoft Goes Full 3D

Twenty-seven years after its 1999 release, Heroes of Might and Magic III is coming back as a full 3D remake. Ubisoft revealed it during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live on August 25, 2026. The game is announced for 2027 on PC, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, with no precise date or price.

Update, October 26, 2026: the team promised on September 4 to study community feedback, then published a 4-cycle roadmap on October 7, starting with a “Playstyles” system. It also announced the refinement of several creature models, after criticism of the design of some units. Registrations for the November closed playtest have been open since October 19.

Who is making the remake, and with what

The project is led by Ubisoft Chengdu and Ubisoft Shanghai, backed by the teams in Paris and Montpellier. It runs on Snowdrop, Ubisoft’s in-house engine. The fixed 2D isometric view of 1999 gives way to a 3D world in 4K, with a free camera, dynamic lighting, real-time weather and seasons.

The game will be playable on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store and the Ubisoft Store for wishlists), Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, and included in the Ubisoft+ subscription. The Steam page already exists under ID 3809850, but no price is shown.

What the remake contains

The announced content covers the full story of the original, including The Restoration of Erathia, and the two expansions Armageddon’s Blade and The Shadow of Death. All 9 factions are present at launch: Castle, Rampart, Tower, Inferno, Necropolis, Dungeon, Stronghold, Fortress and Conflux.

The original campaigns are merged into a single story, with a new prologue, an epilogue and new cinematics. Ubisoft describes tactical grid combat, without specifying the shape of the cells.

On the multiplayer side, the game hosts up to 8 players online, with a simultaneous turn system and improved matchmaking. Hot Seat and the random map generator return.

A 25-year community taken into account

The map editor will import maps made for the original and convert them for the remake. A community content platform is built into the game to share, browse and download mods and maps. Ubisoft also promises tools to create scenarios and modifications.

The first development blog, published on August 27 under the title “Welcome Back to Erathia”, explains the approach. The team cites the 2015 release of Heroes III HD Edition as a lesson: better graphics were not enough, and players also wanted complete content, reliable multiplayer and a modern interface. It sets three principles, Authentic, Refreshed and Evergreen, and states that the remake does not replace the original.

The original is in fact back on Steam, in its 1999 version with both expansions, and Ubisoft promises to keep supporting it.

Not to be confused with Olden Era

The remake is not Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. That second game, developed by Unfrozen and published by Hooded Horse, has been in early access since April 30, 2026 and tells new stories with new factions. Ubisoft presents the two projects as “one commitment, two games”: Olden Era for the future of the series, the remake to preserve it.

What to watch

For players attached to the 1999 Heroes III, the thing to watch is the fidelity of the system: combat, spells, economy and faction balance matter more than the 3D rendering. Ubisoft has announced neither a precise date in 2027 nor a price, and the risk is that fans judge the remake on its visuals before seeing how these choices play out.

The studio has promised more development blogs on visuals, quality of life and community tools, which should soon shed light on these questions.