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Might & Magic: Heroes VI

Turn-based fantasy strategy with city building and hero progression

Blackhole · Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 13, 2011

RPGStrategy

Third-party account required

Reviews
Mixed
47% of 8,880
Recent reviews
Mixed
69% of 23 in 30 days
Players
48
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Mar 4, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
1 GB RAM · 8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)

What is Might & Magic: Heroes VI?

A turn-based strategy RPG set in Ashan. You explore adventure maps, gather resources, build cities, develop heroes, recruit armies, and fight on separate battle maps while following the Griffin dynasty during a conflict involving Angels and the Faceless.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy turn-based battles, resource gathering, and city building
  • +you want long, objective-based fantasy campaigns
  • +you like customizing heroes through skills and reputation choices

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer real-time combat over turn-based tactical battles
  • −you want strategy without RPG-style hero progression

What players say

47% of 8,880 reviews are positive · 69% of 23 in the last 30 days

Players praise the campaigns, faction and unit designs, hero development, music, and visuals. The most common complaints concern Ubisoft Connect and account-key problems that can prevent launching the game, along with persistent bugs, black screens, and quests that fail to complete.

Players over time

▼ -21% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 149 players on Sep 21, 2026.

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Sep 23, 202698
Sep 23, 202646
Sep 22, 202672
Sep 21, 2026149

Screenshots and trailer

Might & Magic: Heroes VI screenshot 1

Might & Magic: Heroes VI system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP, Windows Vista (all 32/64 bit)
Processor
Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo E4400 @ 2.0 Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6 Ghz
Graphics
512 MB, DirectX 9.0c
Memory
1 GB for Windows XP and 1.5GB for Vista
Storage
8 GB

Recommended

OS
Windows XP, Windows Vista (all 32/64 bit)
Processor
Intel Pentium Core 2 @ Duo E6400 @ 2.00 Ghz, AMD Athlon II X2 240 @ 2.8 Ghz
Graphics
1 GB, DirectX 9.0c
Memory
2 GB for Windows XP and 2GB for Vista
Storage
8 GB

Does Might & Magic: Heroes VI have co-op or multiplayer?

No multiplayer modes declared.

Does Might & Magic: Heroes VI run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • First time setup requires active internet connection
  • Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Third-party account
Uplay (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Languages
Text only: Czech, English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Polish, Russian, Spanish - Spain.

Does Might & Magic: Heroes VI 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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