Heroes of Might and Magic III
Hacker ApprovedShares rank 4 of 24 strategy games by recommenders
Recommended for hours of sticky turn-based play, balanced factions, strong AI and fan mods; the common caveat is missing sound from an old sound API.
Recommended for hours of sticky turn-based play, balanced factions, strong AI and fan mods; the common caveat is missing sound from an old sound API.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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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
Very absorbing, hundreds of hours
“I was spending more hours with Civilization and Heroes of Might and Magic games than Wolfenstein and DOOM”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “"Code was never the hard part" is an insult to all programmers” “I've spent hundreds of hours on the GOG version of Heroes of Might and Magic 3.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder: What it means for you” “a well-executed game like HOMM 3 for example has such a high stickiness factor”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine” - Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine”
Active fan mods and expansions
“they've been integrated into the official board game”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine” “I still prefer the original + HD/HOTA.”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III” Fond memories, hot-seat play with friends
“I have such fond memories of HOMAM3 and playing it in hot seat mode as a kid.”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “fheroes2: A recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine” “Friends and I loved Heroes 3”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “VCMI: An open-source engine for Heroes III”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Sound fails due to old API
“didn't get any sound, because it relied on some ancient sound API”
Comment from 31 Jan 2026 in “GOG: Linux "the next major frontier" for gaming as it works on a native client”
Other strategy games people recommend
The four most recommended other strategy games, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle for Wesnoth | 39 | 4 | 91% | 4 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization | 25 | 9 | 74% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Civilization III | 20 | 10 | 67% | 3 | — | — |
| Heroes of Might and Magic IIIThis page | 16 | 2 | 89% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri | 16 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
What people said
16 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“HOMM3 is so alive that fan-make enhancements have not only released TWO new balanced factions”
“they've been integrated into the official board game”
“it's not a hop-in hop-out type of experience, it's fully opposite”
“The number of hours burnt away by this...”
“a well-executed game like HOMM 3 for example has such a high stickiness factor”
“the game mechanics from HoMM3”
“I have such fond memories of HOMAM3 and playing it in hot seat mode as a kid.”
“They never give the scale, it's just assumed you know that several < pack < lots”
“I was spending more hours with Civilization and Heroes of Might and Magic games than Wolfenstein and DOOM”
“HOMM3 on an iPad mini was peak iPad”
“didn't get any sound, because it relied on some ancient sound API”
“I've spent hundreds of hours on the GOG version of Heroes of Might and Magic 3.”
“Friends and I loved Heroes 3”
“I still prefer the original + HD/HOTA.”
“WC2, SC1, and things like Heroes III (and somewhat today with Factorio) perfected that 2D art-style”
“3 is far superior for balance and AI and content”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.