Heroes of Might and Magic® 3: Complete

A great feat of 90s gaming. Coming from a background of only playing modern games, this one has aged like fine wine. I'm only sad I hadn't found it sooner. Also don't be like me, read the manual and follow the tutorial as soon as you boot up the game.

I've been playing this game for about 25 years now; graphics (assuming the free HD mod), music and gameplay still hold up; there is tons of community support and online multi-player action and with extensive - and more actively developed than ever - mods like Wake of Gods (WoG) and Horn of the Abyss (HotA), the gameplay options, replayability and strategic depth still provide endless amounts of fun in 2024. This game is so addictive & immersive it should have an 18+ rating !

Plot: 8/10 Gameplay: 9/10 Visuals: 9/10 Sound: 9/10

I fondly remember the times when I was in elementary school, sitting at the home computer with my brother and cousin, taking turns to try ourselves at winning a part of the campaign (we had no idea about what we were doing and frankly sucked). After years of re-listening to the beautiful soundtrack while studying or working, I decided to download this game to finally beat it. I am so grateful that I did! HOMM3 simply does not get old and never feels repetitive. This game is like a comfort tv-show I like to rewatch or a your favorite meal that mom cooked just for your visit. Despite being old, this game still looks beautiful to me. It has so much charm, witty artefact descriptions, little game mechanics that you can keep on discovering. This game was the first one I bought here on GOG and gave me a reason to discover new cool games. It still wins by amount of hours played and has a special place in my heart <3

I am a big fan of turn-based strategy games, and this is definately one of the best TBS games out there. There is a great variety of races and units. For me, the greatest challenge to overcome is simply the limitations the game places on you for building units each turn. It is very fair and a realistic/excellent system, but it takes a little getting used to. Once I got used to it though, it is incredible. Another aspect that I find interesting about this game is the importane of the heroes in this game. By fully exploiting a hero's special ability, a player can find many of the abilities lending tremendous impacts to each scenario. I would definately recommend this to anyone who is a fan of TBS games. Two thumbs way up!