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Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate

Turn-based fantasy strategy expansion with Dwarves and rune magic

Nival · Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 10, 2008

Strategy

Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 430
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
16
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jul 4, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
0.5 GB RAM
Full requirements

Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)

What is Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate?

This turn-based fantasy strategy expansion sends heroes into unexplored parts of Ashan. You lead armies through missions, use spells in battles, and move units from buildings to cities by caravan. The new Dwarves faction uses rune magic.

For you if...

  • +you like planning battles around spells and faction abilities
  • +you want new missions and single-player strategy maps

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer real-time combat to turn-based planning
  • −you dislike managing armies and city logistics

What players say

86% of 430 reviews are positive

Players praise the new faction and the additions to the base game.

Players over time

▲ +10% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 27 players on Sep 28, 2026.

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Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 0.5 GB RAM.

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Minimum

Processor
Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 1.5 GHz
Graphics
DirectX 9 compliant w/ 64MB RAM
Memory
512 MB
Storage
2+ GB free hard disk space
DirectX
DirectX 9.0 or higher

Recommended

Processor
Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz
Graphics
DirectX 9 compliant w/ 128MB RAM
Memory
1 GB
Storage
2+ GB free hard disk space
DirectX
DirectX 9.0 or higher

Does Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate 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: Hammers of Fate 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 Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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