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
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 3,282
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 95% of 24 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 216
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Jul 4, 2025
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
93% of 3,282 reviews are positive · 95% of 24 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Unsupported
- Not supported on SteamOS
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Fantasy
- Multiplayer
- Turn-Based
- Singleplayer
- RPG
- Local Multiplayer
- Adventure
- Tactical
- Magic
- Great Soundtrack
Recent updates
- Jul 4, 2025 · July 4th 2025 Patch
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