{"id":80395,"date":"2026-08-29T05:52:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=80395"},"modified":"2026-08-29T05:52:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:52:01","slug":"heroes-of-might-and-magic-iii-is-coming-back-as-a-remake-to-steal-your-evenings-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=80395","title":{"rendered":"Heroes of Might and Magic III is coming back as a remake to steal your evenings again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">If you were a Gen X kid, then there is a good chance <b>Heroes of Might and Magic III<\/b> was responsible for more than a few late nights. Telling yourself \u201cone more turn\u201d, only to realised hours have swept passed you. Now, Ubisoft is bringing the strategy classic back with a full remake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Announced during Gamescom Opening Night Live, <b>Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake<\/b> will arrive in 2027 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game is being rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisoft\u2019s <b>Snowdrop engine<\/b>, and will replace the original\u2019s fixed 2D isometric view with a fully 3D world, free camera controls, 4K graphics, dynamic lighting, changing seasons and even real-time weather.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_embedContainer_wioo3_16\">\n<div class=\"_container_1stzb_1\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/yBUckLZ5QRk\/sddefault.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yBUckLZ5QRk\/hqdefault.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_facade_1stzb_5\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/yBUckLZ5QRk\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777777777777777\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><button class=\"_playButton_1stzb_12\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"_playButtonText_1stzb_39\">Play<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Of course, everything we love about the original is still intact otherwise. Including the thrill of exploring maps, developing heroes and moving fantastical armies around turn-based battlefields. Remake will also contain the original game and its two expansions, <b>Armageddon\u2019s Blade<\/b> and <b>The Shadow of Death<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">Ubisoft is joining those campaigns together into one continuous story, supported by a new prologue and additional cinematics. Up to eight players can compete online, while the old Hot Seat mode is also returning \u2013 which should bring back memories of several gamers taking turns around the same computer. Perhaps more importantly, Ubisoft says the remake will remain compatible with thousands of maps and campaigns created by players over the past 25 years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"_figure_wioo3_1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"_base_1sb7q_1\" alt=\"Might and Magic III Remake\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto\" width=\"1140\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/e875309ebf1cd8732f7f38e3c881a26525ba26488bb268bc51c5f75f4c4e39dd?w=330&amp;q=85 330w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/e875309ebf1cd8732f7f38e3c881a26525ba26488bb268bc51c5f75f4c4e39dd?w=530&amp;q=85 530w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/e875309ebf1cd8732f7f38e3c881a26525ba26488bb268bc51c5f75f4c4e39dd?w=660&amp;q=85 660w,https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/e875309ebf1cd8732f7f38e3c881a26525ba26488bb268bc51c5f75f4c4e39dd 1140w\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/hardwarezone\/e875309ebf1cd8732f7f38e3c881a26525ba26488bb268bc51c5f75f4c4e39dd?w=660&amp;q=85\" style=\"--custom-aspect-ratio:1.5;contain-intrinsic-size:1140px 760px\"\/><figcaption class=\"_figureCaptions_wioo3_158\">\n<p>Image: Ubisoft<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"_base_1s8rd_1 _default_1s8rd_12\">There is no exact release date yet beyond 2027. In the meantime, Ubisoft has also released the original <b>Heroes of Might and Magic III Complete <\/b>on Steam for the first time \u2013 if you\u2019re looking for one more turn now.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"_subHeading1_1k87u_111 _base_1k87u_1\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwarezone.com.sg\/entertainment\/gaming\/heroes-might-and-magic-iii-remake-gaming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you were a Gen X kid, then there is a good chance Heroes of Might and Magic III was responsible for more than a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[613,29092,3838,3154,3835,2505,6555],"class_list":["post-80395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-coming","tag-evenings","tag-heroes","tag-iii","tag-magic","tag-remake","tag-steal","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80395\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}