{
  "id": 3442229,
  "title": "Heroes of Might and Magic III hits 'Mostly Negative' Steam reviews because Ubisoft forgot to add the game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/heroes-of-might-and-magic-iii-hits-mostly-negative-steam-reviews",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:14:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/heroes-of-might-and-magic-iii-hits-mostly-negative-steam-reviews-because-ubisoft-forgot-to-add-the-game/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ubisoft released the original version of Heroes of Might and Magic III on Steam, but it appears that the game files were not included. According to XDA Developers and PC Gamer, customers who purchased the game found that the installation was only 23.49 KB in size and resulted in a \"dummy executable\" error message when trying to launch it.\n\nThe game's current user review rating on Steam is Mostly Negative, with many players expressing frustration that the actual game was not included. PC Gamer notes that this issue is particularly disappointing given that the HD rerelease of the game from 2015 was the only version available on Steam until now, and it lacked expansions and a random map generator.\n\nThe incomplete release has led some players to recommend purchasing the complete edition on GOG instead, which is currently on sale for half-price. There is no information on when Ubisoft will fix the issue and include the actual game files with the Steam release.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Ubisoft forgot to make sure the Steam release of Heroes of Might & Magic 3 included the actual game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ubisoft-forgot-to-make-sure-the-steam-release-of-heroes-of-might",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:24:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake Preview: Hands-On with Ubisoft’s Reborn Strategy Classic - Gamescom 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-remake-preview-hands-on-with-ubisofts",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
        "title": "I'm not a fan of Heroes of Might & Magic 3, but I can recognise that Ubisoft have done a faithful job of recreating the much-loved turn-based strategy RPG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/im-not-a-fan-of-heroes-of-might-magic-3-but-i-can-recognise-that",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}