PC Requirements

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era needs at least Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i3-10300 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB of RAM, a GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB), Radeon RX 5500 XT or Arc A580, DirectX 11 and 8 GB on an SSD. The recommended PC has a Core i5-12400T or Ryzen 5 5500, 16 GB of RAM and a GTX 1660, RX 5600 OEM or Arc A750. It runs on Windows only.

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era needs at least Windows 10 64-bit, an Intel Core i3-10300 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB of RAM, an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4 GB) or Intel Arc A580 (8 GB), DirectX 11 and 8 GB of free space, and Steam's page adds "SSD required" (Steam, read Oct 21, 2026). The recommended PC has a Core i5-12400T or Ryzen 5 5500, 16 GB of RAM and a GTX 1660 (6 GB), RX 5600 OEM (6 GB) or Arc A750 (8 GB), with DirectX 12. The game runs on Windows only: there is no macOS or Linux version on Steam, and Valve rates it "Playable" on Steam Deck.

A settings screen over a starry dark blue background. Tabs across the top read General, Video, Readability, Audio and Hotkeys, with Readability lit. Two sections, Effects and Highlights, list options in white capitals with blue toggles, sliders and drop-down menus on the right, and Accept and Reset buttons sit at the bottom. — The Readability tab of the settings menu, with options such as Color Profile, Global Map Background Desaturation, Outlines, Fog of War set to Void, cloud shadows and highlight colors for interactable and visited objects, in an image from Unfrozen's Steam announcement "Devlog #15: How and Why We Chose the Artstyle of Olden Era" (Apr 24, 2026). Unfrozen

Quick facts

Operating system	Windows 10 (64-bit); no macOS or Linux version
Storage	8 GB, SSD required
Minimum memory	8 GB RAM
Recommended memory	16 GB RAM
DirectX	11 minimum, 12 recommended
Steam Deck	"Playable" (Valve)
Languages	16, English with full audio
Controller	Not fully supported on Steam Deck's default layout; Steam lists "Mouse Only Option"

Minimum and recommended

The two specifications as Steam lists them (Steam, read Oct 21, 2026); both require a 64-bit processor and operating system:

Part	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system	Windows 10 (64-bit)	Windows 10 (64-bit)
Processor	Intel Core i3-10300 or AMD Ryzen 3 3100 (quad-core)	Intel Core i5-12400T or AMD Ryzen 5 5500 (six-core)
Memory	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
Graphics	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB), AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (4 GB) or Intel Arc A580 (8 GB)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB), AMD Radeon RX 5600 OEM (6 GB) or Intel Arc A750 (8 GB)
DirectX	Version 11	Version 12
Storage	8 GB available space, SSD required	8 GB available space, SSD required

Why an SSD

Unfrozen designed Olden Era to run "with lower system requirements than the current Steam median" and calls performance its "top priority" (Devlog #15, Apr 24, 2026). A 160 by 160 Jebus Cross map can hold "tens of thousands of animated and effect-laden objects", so the game loads assets ahead into RAM and video memory. That is why Unfrozen "strongly recommend[s] using an SSD", especially for load times: the aim is that the only loading screen you see is when you start or continue a game, never when you enter a town or a battle. On the store page the SSD is listed as required.

Laptops, Mac, Linux and Steam Deck

Any Windows laptop that meets the minimum should run it; Steam lists no separate laptop specification, and the listed cards are desktop models, so compare a laptop's graphics chip with them. Olden Era has no macOS or Linux build on Steam (Steam), and Unfrozen has announced none.

On Steam Deck, Valve's compatibility check rates it "Playable", with three notes: the default controller layout is not fully functional, the on-screen button glyphs do not match the Deck's controls, and text input does not open the on-screen keyboard (Steam, read Oct 21, 2026). Unfrozen temporarily turned off gamepad detection in Patch #1 on May 1, 2026 and added an experimental option for other input devices in Patch #3 two days later. The game is also on the Microsoft Store as a Game Preview and in PC Game Pass, as a PC game (Price and Editions).

Languages

Steam lists 16 languages: English, French, German, Spanish (Spain), Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Italian and Portuguese (Brazil). Only English has full audio; the others are text (Steam). Czech and Hungarian were added before launch, bringing the count to 11 in Mar 2025.

Settings for readability

After the demo, players said they struggled to tell which objects they could interact with, so Unfrozen added readability settings before Early Access (Community Feedback #4, Mar 6, 2026):

Background desaturation at 0%, 50% or 100%, which grays out the scenery behind objects.
A highlight of the tiles from which an object can be reached, shown on hover.
Custom highlight colors for interactable objects, allied and enemy heroes, visited objects and neutral creatures on the adventure map.
A combat camera position you can switch at any time; since Patch #7 (May 21, 2026) there is an alternative starting camera, and since the Roadmap Patch the chosen one is kept between battles.
Rebindable hotkeys, with new ones added. Shift+U hides the interface (Patch #13).

Steam also lists color alternatives, contrast controls, adjustable difficulty, a mouse-only option, save anytime and play without timed input among the game's accessibility features (Steam).

Frequently asked questions

What are the Olden Era minimum requirements? Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era needs Windows 10 64-bit, a Core i3-10300 or Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB of RAM, a GTX 1650 (4 GB), RX 5500 XT or Arc A580, DirectX 11 and 8 GB on an SSD.

Does Olden Era run on Steam Deck? Yes, Valve rates Olden Era "Playable" on Steam Deck, with notes that the default controller layout is not fully functional, glyphs do not match and text input does not open the keyboard.

Is Olden Era on Mac? No. As of Oct 21, 2026 Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era is Windows only, with no macOS or Linux version on Steam.

Does Olden Era run on laptops? Olden Era runs on Windows laptops that meet the minimum: a quad-core Core i3-10300 or Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB of RAM and a GTX 1650-class graphics card, with an SSD.

Is an SSD required for Olden Era? Yes. Steam lists "SSD required" for both specifications, and Unfrozen strongly recommends an SSD because Olden Era preloads assets to avoid loading screens.

How big is Olden Era? Olden Era needs 8 GB of free space on an SSD, per Steam's requirements.

What languages does Olden Era support? Sixteen: English, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese. Only English has full voice audio.