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Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East

Turn-based fantasy strategy with Orc armies, heroes, and city management

Nival · Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 10, 2008

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 3,258
Recent reviews
Very Positive
80% of 20 in 30 days
Players
129
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jul 4, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 70/100 (critic reviews)

What is Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East?

A turn-based fantasy strategy game set in Ashan. You recruit heroes, raise armies, manage cities, explore territory, and fight battles with tactics, skills, and magic; creatures have alternative upgrades. Its campaign introduces the Orc faction as a dark plot threatens the world.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based tactics, army building, and hero progression
  • +you want a single-player fantasy campaign
  • +you value fantasy art, unit designs, and music

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer real-time combat over turn-based battles
  • −you dislike long maps and abrupt difficulty spikes

What players say

92% of 3,258 reviews are positive · 80% of 20 in the last 30 days

Players praise the turn-based strategy, graphics, unit designs, and music. Complaints focus on abrupt campaign difficulty spikes, AI advantages, and long or repetitive maps.

Players over time

▲ +1% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 401 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026129
Nov 6, 2026108
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Nov 4, 2026131
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Nov 1, 2026141
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Oct 29, 2026112
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Oct 27, 2026116
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Oct 26, 2026125
Oct 25, 2026146
Oct 24, 2026141
Oct 23, 2026116
Oct 22, 20260
Oct 21, 2026108
Oct 20, 2026122
Oct 19, 2026124
Oct 18, 2026165
Oct 17, 2026158
Oct 16, 2026114
Oct 15, 2026120
Oct 14, 2026110
Oct 13, 2026139
Oct 12, 2026114
Oct 11, 2026148
Oct 10, 2026141
Oct 9, 2026107
Oct 8, 2026100
Oct 7, 2026110
Oct 6, 2026122
Oct 5, 2026117
Oct 4, 2026136
Oct 3, 2026120
Oct 2, 2026137
Oct 1, 2026128
Sep 30, 2026111
Sep 29, 2026138
Sep 28, 2026133
Sep 27, 2026143
Sep 26, 2026140
Sep 25, 2026114
Sep 24, 2026130
Sep 23, 2026216
Sep 23, 2026119
Sep 22, 2026107
Sep 21, 2026401

Screenshots and trailer

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Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

Processor
1.5 GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon
Graphics
128 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant video card
Memory
1 GB
Storage
3 GB free hard disk space
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c or higher

Recommended

Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2 or higher
Graphics
256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compliant video card
Memory
2 GB
Storage
3 GB free hard disk space
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c or higher

Does Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.

Does Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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