fheroes2
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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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Faithful remake of Heroes II
“great remake of Heroes of Might and Magic II”
Comment from 27 Jun 2026 in “OpenRA” “a comprehensive back port of Heroes 3”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine” Nostalgia for Heroes II
“For people that are nostalgic to HOMM2, like me”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III” “great remake of Heroes of Might and Magic II”
Comment from 27 Jun 2026 in “OpenRA” Plays with original game assets
“which allow you to play the games if you can provide the original assets”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Stop Killing Games” “you can probably enjoy it without guilt if that worries you!”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine”
Other game engines people recommend
The four most recommended other game engines, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godot | 213 | 57 | 79% | 12 | 2 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Unity | 110 | 165 | 40% | 12 | 16 yrs8 owners | — |
| Unreal Engine | 104 | 89 | 54% | 12 | — | — |
| Bevy game engine | 50 | 18 | 74% | 11 | — | Approved |
| fheroes2This page | 7 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“fheroes2 predates the era of vibed AI recreations which get abandoned in a week or two.”
“you can probably enjoy it without guilt if that worries you!”
“a comprehensive back port of Heroes 3”
“Thank you (edit: and/or devs) for doing this!”
“great remake of Heroes of Might and Magic II”
“which allow you to play the games if you can provide the original assets”
“For people that are nostalgic to HOMM2, like me”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.