Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is settling in for a long early access campaign. Unfrozen has published the game's first broad roadmap, outlining co-op, map generator upgrades, classic series features and the shape of the eventual 1.0 release.
The official Steam announcement arrives less than a month after Olden Era launched in early access on April 30 for PC through Steam, the Microsoft Store and PC Game Pass. Hooded Horse has also said the strategy revival has now passed 1 million copies sold, doubling the 500,000-copy milestone it reached during its first 72 hours on sale.
Unfrozen says bug fixes, balance changes, UI work and quality-of-life updates will continue throughout early access. Alongside that regular patching, the team plans to add neutral creatures, heroes, artifacts, spells, map objects and scenarios while it works through four larger roadmap stages.
Stage 1 is planned for Q3 2026. Its biggest addition is Teamplay Mode, a co-op option that lets players team up against AI opponents or another team of players. That stage also includes advanced options for the random map generator, such as map size and player-count settings, plus a hero skills rebalance and improvements to the emote wheel.
Stage 2 is scheduled for Q4 2026 and leans more heavily into multiplayer and competitive tools. Unfrozen lists a matchmaking system rework, an epic classes rework, observer mode, replays and a rebalance for alternative creature upgrades.
The later roadmap gets broader, and less locked to specific dates. Stage 3 covers the remaining road to 1.0 and includes the Underground Layer, one of Heroes of Might and Magic's classic map features. Unfrozen also plans to add the Thieves' Guild, new Tier 8 neutral creatures, better map editor tools, campaign Ironman mode, match statistics, new PvP win conditions, a higher spell level cap and larger hero specialization changes.
Stage 4 is the full release step. That version is planned to include acts two and three of the campaign, a PvE roguelike mode, map sharing support, alternatives to pick-and-ban for PvP, more achievements and extra Steam perks. Unfrozen has not attached a release date to 1.0 yet, and says more details will come later.
The roadmap also notes that a balance patch mentioned last week needs a little more time and is now due early next week. For a turn-based strategy game that depends on faction balance, map variety and long-term multiplayer health, the staged plan makes clear that Olden Era's million-copy launch is only the start of a much longer rebuild for the series.