Engaging story and long campaigns
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I have over 300 hundred hours spent just on the campaign so its well worth the investment.”
Steam review · 290.7 h played ↗
Might & Magic: Heroes VI
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 47%Mixed · 47%Blackhole2011Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy · RPG
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A good-looking, story-driven Heroes entry with long campaigns and streamlined mechanics, but hurt by Ubisoft account/launcher failures, black screens and bugs. Skip it if you need reliability or classic depth.
Great for
Series fans who want long single-player campaigns, great visuals and music, and can tolerate fixes and bugs
Main risk
The game may not launch at all (Ubisoft account/key problems, black screen) or breaks with bugs
What players love
Beautiful graphics and animation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the graphics are amazing – for me, it’s the best-looking game in the whole series”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Deep hero progression and unique units
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“There are no plain worthless creatures. Each unit has interesting special abilities that benefits the tactic of their town.”
Steam review · 140.4 h played ↗
Great music and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I am extremely pleased with graphics and music, sounds are just awesome.”
Steam review · 42.1 h played ↗
Worth it on sale for fans
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“on sale this game is so worth buying”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Addictive one-more-turn Heroes gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“Very Very addicting "One more turn" game loop.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Ubisoft account/launcher and CD key problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Wanted to boot this game up again but cannot even launch because the CD key doesn't work.”
Steam review · 63.9 h played ↗
Black screen or won't launch on modern Windows
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I tried all the recommended fixes in multiple iterations and combinations but nothing works.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Many bugs, broken campaigns and saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“My campaigns are extremely buggy, I start a campaign with a completely wrong character, even in the cut scenes”
Steam review · 103.7 h played ↗
Oversimplified, weaker than earlier Heroes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The worst part of the series.”
Steam review · translated · 2.2 h played ↗
Multiplayer and online features shut down
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“From 25 January 2024: Multiplayer and online features will no longer be available for this product.”
Steam review · 59.5 h played ↗
Cheating AI and brutal campaign difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Campaign is unplayable. CPU will spawn more troops than you every week, making it impossible to win.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista (all 32/64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Pentium Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6 Ghz
Memory1 GB for Windows XP and 1.5GB for Vista
Graphics512 MB, DirectX 9.0c
Storage8 GB
Recommended
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista (all 32/64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Pentium Core 2 @ Duo E6400 @ 2.00 Ghz, AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8 Ghz
Memory2 GB for Windows XP and 2GB for Vista
Graphics1 GB, DirectX 9.0c
Storage8 GB
OSWindows XP, Windows Vista (all 32/64 bit)
ProcessorIntel Pentium Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6 Ghz
Memory1 GB for Windows XP and 1.5GB for Vista
Graphics512 MB, DirectX 9.0c
Storage8 GB
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