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Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Debuts With 250,000 Day-One Sales and ‘Very Positive’ Reviews

The early access surge signals strong demand for a faithful, small‑team revival of classic turn-based strategy.

Overview

  • The Steam Early Access launch on Friday sold more than 250,000 copies, according to publisher Hooded Horse.
  • Concurrent players peaked at nearly 52,000 on Steam, and the game climbed the platform’s top‑selling chart.
  • Roughly 90–91% of thousands of Steam user reviews were positive, earning a Very Positive rating at launch.
  • Developer Unfrozen said it recouped development costs within 24 hours, reducing financial risk for continued early access updates.
  • A day‑one patch fixed hotkey save issues, stabilized online lobbies, temporarily disabled unsupported gamepad detection to prevent input conflicts, and corrected localization and map template bugs.