When does Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 15h it's 1 in 7 (15%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

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Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition

Jan 28, 2015 Steam: Mostly Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 19% of owners

Steam reviews 79% positive of 25,108

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 15h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 19% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 25,223 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 25.3h for positive, 10.5h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (19% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (13)

story milestone ending side

Home Sweet Home Complete the campaign "Long Live the Queen" 100%
Fetchez la Vache! Use a cheat code 66%
Devilish Complete the campaign "Dungeons and Devils" 55%
Berserker Complete the campaign "Spoils of War" on Krewlod's side 42%
Cold Blooded Complete the campaign "Spoils of War" on Tatalia's side 35%
Liberator Complete the campaign "Liberation" 32%
Lich King Complete the campaign "Long Live the King" 31%
Squire Complete 10 maps on Normal Difficulty without cheating 27%
Erathia Restored Complete the campaign "Songs of the Father" 25%
Independence Complete the campaign "Seeds of Discontent" 15%
Knight Complete 10 maps on Hard Difficulty without cheating 14%
Hero Complete 10 maps on Impossible Difficulty without cheating 12%
General Complete 10 maps on Expert Difficulty without cheating 11%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.