Heroes of Might & Magic V
Worth it · Strategy · 2008
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
WAIT.
Worth it today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 75% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$9.99Worth it
Typical seasonal cut
$2.4975% offWorth it
- Cost per hourS
- $0.19/hr
- Reviews▼
- 88% of 4,341
- Critics
- 77 players 11 higher
- Genre rank
- Top 3% Strategy
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $2.49 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 51.4h
- To 100%
- 99.2h 1.9x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 93 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $2.49 May 2013
- Sale every
- 45d last September 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 82 now
- Cheaper than
- 29% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 93% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Across all 93 discounts in the 14 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 3 percent. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East ($9.99, scores 87) beats it on value, while it beats Fort Triumph ($19.99, scores 42).
More about Heroes of Might & Magic V
The press gave it 77; the people who bought it give it 88 percent. An 11-point gap in the buyer's favour.
This site sampled 570 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 3 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 68 percent of the 498 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 12 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 31 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
HoMM is my all time favourite series, which I have played from #1, though I didnt like #4. it's fun and the story isnt too bad (though there are some continuity issues and stupid 'plot twists' just to "add drama"... and thus scenarios).. there are however some annoying aspects to the game play.. the only thing you get to take to the next scenario is your experience.. which I find very annoying.. not even the...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Great game the single player quests/short stories didnt Save but other then that no complaints
This game is a lot of fun at first, but it becomes incredibly tedious over time. I love the core concept, and I genuinely enjoyed the earlier campaigns. By the time I reached Zehir and the Academy campaign, though, I realized I wasn't having fun anymore. The game had become a massive time sink. The biggest problem is how poorly the mission objectives are explained. The game often gives you little or no indication of...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
Witness the amazing evolution of the genre-defining strategy game as it becomes a next-generation phenomenon, melding classic deep fantasy with next-generation visuals and gameplay. In the renowned Might & Magic universe, demon swarms spread chaos over the land in a relentless assault.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, DirectX 9 compliant w/ 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended) (see supported list*). Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Heroes of Might & Magic V scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/15170/heroes-of-might-magic-vReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.