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Olden Era: composer Paul Romero reveals the vocal tracks Unfrozen rejected
Paul Anthony Romero, the legendary composer behind the classic Heroes of Might and Magic soundtracks, is back for Olden Era, but not everything he wrote made the cut. In an interview on the FilmGamer HUN channel, Romero revealed that developer Unfrozen turned down his vocal pieces: a song called “The Olden Era”, recorded with singer Magdalena Katanska, and even a second take featuring Grant Youngblood, who sang on Heroes of Might and Magic II. The studio's stance was simple, they didn't want songs with vocals in the game. Romero's instrumental main themes, however, were kept.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era – PC Preview
Thumb Culture's preview praises the campaign, skirmish and multiplayer modes for faithfully recreating the old-school turn-based hex formula, with city building and hero progression working well together once past a steep early learning curve. The review criticizes an unintuitive, dated interface with inconsistent left/right-click controls, and finds the strategic depth, diplomacy and combat customization thinner than genre peers like Age of Wonders 4 or Total War: Warhammer II. Overall verdict remains positive, calling the game enjoyable and recommendable despite some repetitiveness.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Teases a Roguelike Mode as It Hits 1 Million Sales
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has crossed 1 million copies sold in under a month of Steam early access, a standout success for the strategy RPG genre. The game had already shifted 250,000 copies and broke even on its development costs within its first day on sale, and it launched to roughly 90% positive Steam reviews. Its all-time concurrent player peak reached nearly 61,000, confirming strong momentum for the first mainline Heroes entry since Heroes VI in 2011.
GamesRadar+ feature: Olden Era's hotseat mode revives the Heroes 3 multiplayer nostalgia
In a GamesRadar+ feature, the author revisits Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's hotseat mode by playing it with their brother, echoing the local multiplayer sessions the two shared with Heroes 3 back in 2003. The piece highlights additions new to the series, including Law Points, an Astrology system for acquiring and upgrading spells, a battle Focus meter, and a reworked leveling system that lets players pick traits with synergy bonuses. The only drawback noted is that hotseat currently has no team-up option, which the author expects Unfrozen to add as the Early Access build evolves.
Olden Era publisher Hooded Horse launches $100M fund for indie games
Griffin Gaming Partners has launched a $100 million Special Opportunities Fund for indie developers, led by Tim Bender, CEO of Hooded Horse, publisher of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era. Unlike traditional venture capital, the fund provides project-based financing in exchange for a share of a game's revenue rather than equity, and has already backed 15 indie titles. While the fund isn't tied to Olden Era itself, it underscores Hooded Horse's growing influence in indie and strategy game funding.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Early Access Review (Pixelkin)
In its Early Access review, Pixelkin praises Olden Era for its faithful, nostalgic art style and its layered strategic depth across six play modes, including Arena, Single Hero, and a first campaign act. The outlet highlights new mechanics like subskills and faction laws as thoughtfully designed for veteran fans, but flags a brutally difficult AI on Hard and chaotic random maps as the main weak points, alongside the current lack of official team play. No numeric score was given.
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era Celebrates Half a Million Copies Sold
Less than 72 hours after its April 30, 2026 Early Access launch on Steam and Microsoft Store, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era passed 500,000 copies sold, peaking at over 60,000 concurrent players and topping Steam's best-seller list with a Very Positive rating across thousands of reviews. Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender called the reception an absolute thrill, and the game went on to top 650,000 copies within a week as Unfrozen continues shipping post-launch patches.