Heroes of Might and Magic III: all version differences
6 documented differences between the releases of Heroes of Might and Magic III, each with a source. Back to the main page for names, releases and where to play.
Category × version
| Category | HD Edition (2015) | Armageddon's Blade | The Shadow of Death | Complete | Russian (Buka) | Russian Platinum Series (2003) | GOG Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Text | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Audio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Version differences
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ContentHD Edition (2015)
The 2015 HD Edition contains only The Restoration of Erathia: both expansions and the random map generator are missing, reportedly because the source code was lost.1
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ContentArmageddon's Blade
Armageddon's Blade added a ninth town type, the Conflux, along with a random scenario generator and six new campaigns.1
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ContentThe Shadow of DeathComplete
The Shadow of Death is stand-alone and includes the base game; it adds seven campaigns and introduces combination artifacts. Heroes III Complete puts everything on a single disc.1
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TextRussian (Buka)
Buka had to recall its first batch of Russian discs to fix translation errors.2
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TextRussian Platinum Series (2003)
The 2003 Russian re-release in the «Платиновая серия» (Platinum Series) came with a much improved translation.3
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AudioGOG Complete
In the GOG Complete edition French audio is available only for The Restoration of Erathia, while Russian, Polish and English have both text and audio.4
Sources
Checked: 2026-10-13