Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East
Released Oct 2008
For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.
92% positive · 3,242 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
Heroes of Might & Magic V: Tribes of the East is a standalone expansion to Heroes of Might & Magic V, released on October 10, 2008. It launched as a complete, finished product — a traditional boxed-style expansion with no post-launch DLC, content roadmap, or ongoing content cycle ever announced or delivered. The store description describes the game's features without referencing any planned additions.
The only developer activity since launch is a maintenance patch from July 4, 2025, which added additional language support and security enhancements. This is purely a compatibility and localization update — it does not indicate new gameplay content is being developed or planned. No content updates, expansions, or roadmaps have ever been announced for this title.
This game shipped as a complete product in 2008 and has remained so ever since.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete feature set — new faction, creatures, spells, and mechanics — with no mention of planned future content or ongoing updates.
A maintenance patch added language localizations (Polish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Simplified Chinese) and enhanced security. No new gameplay content was introduced.
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Developer
Publisher
Ubisoft
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
For the first time, play as the Orc faction and recruit heroes, build armies and manage cities as you explore and conquer legendary lands. Use tactics, skills and magic to outsmart fantasy armies while developing your heroes and unveiling the dark plot that threatens to tear the world of Ashan apart.
Features:
Features:
- Every creature in the Heroes V universe will get an alternative upgrade, increasing the total number of creatures in the Heroes of Might and Magic V line to over 170!
- Expand your arsenal and gameplay with new spells, new artifacts, new buildings and innovative new features such as the combo-based Artifact Power Link and Battle Rage, the unique racial ability of the Orcs.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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