Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate
Worth it · Strategy · 2008
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $9.99.
- Length
- 16.6h 26h to 100%
- Value
- $0.60/hr
- Reviews
- 87% of 416 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
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About the game
Take part in a thrilling new adventure in the world of Ashan with the Hammers of Fate expansion. Discover uncharted territories and experience new ways of playing Heroes of Might & Magic V. Introducing a brand-new Dwarves faction, made up of heroic warriors and rune magic adepts who stalk the deepest mountains and most hostile regions of...
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, DirectX 9 compliant w/ 64MB RAM. Windows only.
The value story
86 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 4 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Battle for Wesnoth (free, scores 86) beats it on value, while it beats Card Hunter (free, scores 62).
More about Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate
66 from critics against 87 percent from players, and the player number comes from people who own the game.
Of the 272 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026.
Players
- Players online
- 16 when we last checked, on Oct 8, 03:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Really enjoyed my time with Hammer's Fate. It's a fun game with a lot of charm, and I liked the overall atmosphere and gameplay loop. There were a few bugs here and there, nothing too crazy, but they did get a little annoying at times.
2 more reviews
An odd middle-expansion, but still the high Heroes V quality For some reason, this expansion was not patched as much as the main game after the last expansions release. Which means threat level / the game sugesting if the enemy is easy, normal, or hard to beat is not present. However, this expansion does have caravans between your unit buildings and your cities, which is much appreciated. Secondly, the story feels...
Awesome old school game. Simply, and not overly complicated like the later versions. Think HOMM 5 is best version.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate scores 70/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/15380/heroes-of-might-magic-v-hammers-of-fateReviews 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 Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.