Fit check
Is Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fantasy strategy players who want army command alongside city management
- Heroes of Might and Magic fans interested in playing as the Orc faction
- Campaign-focused players who want hero development and a story set in Ashan
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a narrowly focused combat game without city management, exploration, or hero development
- Players looking for a short, self-contained experience rather than one involving armies, creature upgrades, and conquest
- Players who prefer a non-fantasy setting without factions, creatures, magic, and artifacts
Our take on Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
Rather than focusing only on battlefield tactics, the game combines fantasy warfare with city management, hero progression, and exploration. It also adds the Orc faction and alternative upgrades for creatures across the Heroes V universe.
What is Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East?
Play as the Orc faction while recruiting heroes, assembling armies, managing cities, and exploring the lands of Ashan.
Battles use tactics, skills, and magic against fantasy armies, alongside hero development and a plot involving a threat to the world. Each creature in the Heroes V universe receives an alternative upgrade, bringing the Heroes of Might and Magic V line to over 170 creatures. The game adds spells, artifacts, and buildings, along with Artifact Power Link, a combo-based feature, and Battle Rage, the Orcs’ racial ability. Army building, city management, exploration, conquest, and story discovery form the core of the experience.
How Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East plays
- 01Orc Faction
- The Orcs have Battle Rage as their racial ability.
- 02Creature Upgrades
- Each creature in the Heroes V universe receives another upgrade option, bringing the series line to over 170 creatures.
- 03Hero Development
- Heroes can be recruited and developed while armies are assembled for exploration and conquest.
- 04City Management
- Cities can be managed alongside army building, exploration, and expansion.
- 05Artifact Power Link
- This combo-based feature adds another way to use the game’s artifacts.
- 06Additional Content
- The game adds spells, artifacts, and buildings.
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East compared to similar games
Men of War: Assault Squad focuses on World War II battles and hands-on combat, while this game combines fantasy armies with city management, hero development, exploration, and magic. Xenonauts centers on defending Earth from aliens with small squads and recovering their technology; this game instead features fantasy factions, creatures, artifacts, and conquest.
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East: platforms & release
Is Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East worth it?
It is worth it if: fantasy strategy players who want army command alongside city management. Skip it if: players seeking a narrowly focused combat game without city management, exploration, or hero development.
Where can I download Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East on?
Windows only.
