# fheroes2

7 Hacker News commenters recommended fheroes2 and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II that needs your original game files; people recommend it as a faithful remake and a nostalgia pick.

## Why people recommend it

- Faithful remake of Heroes II (2 comments): "great remake of Heroes of Might and Magic II" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48700965)) "a comprehensive back port of Heroes 3" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50230801))
- Nostalgia for Heroes II (2 comments): "For people that are nostalgic to HOMM2, like me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46229951)) "great remake of Heroes of Might and Magic II" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48700965))
- Plays with original game assets (2 comments): "which allow you to play the games if you can provide the original assets" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48388919)) "you can probably enjoy it without guilt if that worries you!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231108))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [OpenMW](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openmw.md): 25 recommend
- [VCMI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/vcmi.md): 14 recommend
- [ScummVM](https://hackerapproved.com/p/scummvm.md): 11 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "fheroes2", https://hackerapproved.com/p/fheroes2/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).