The Steam Early Access program has played host to a whole slew of big wins as of late. There was the sudden release of Hades 2, obviously, but Gloomwood, too, is getting a big new update. Then we have two new 1.0 releases: Dread Delusion and Songs of Conquest!
It’s the latter I’m most interested in right now, of course. A spiritual successor to one of the best turn-based strategy games of all time, Heroes of Might & Magic 3, Songs of Conquest has spent the last couple of years in an Early Access stint. During that time, the developer Lavapotion has been hard at work polishing things up for the big event. Inevitably, that event has now arrived, and Lavapotion appears to be positively thrilled at what it’s accomplished over the course of Songs of Conquest‘s Early Access.
Songs of Conquest 1.0 is now available on Steam
Indeed, anyone interested in playing something along the lines of a modern Heroes of Might & Magic 3 re-envisioning should take a gander at Songs of Conquest. The game’s base price is now $34.99 / 33,99€ or your regional equivalent, but the biggest fans of HOMM3, specifically, will want to check out the official Songs of Conquest artbook as well. Notably, its foreword has been written by the lead designer of Heroes of Might & Magic 3, Gregory Fulton, which is a delightful way to tie the two projects together.
At the time of writing, Songs of Conquest enjoys a ‘Very Positive’ review rating on Steam, with 87% of over 6,500 user reviews being happy with Lavapotion’s work on the project.
If this all sounds grand but you’re stuck playing games on a console of some breed, fret not: “[Console support] has been an ongoing request over the course of our Early Access period. We are proud to finally reveal that we are working on console versions. In fact, the game is already up and running, performing beautifully on both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S,” says Lavapotion on Steam. The current estimated release window for Songs of Conquest on PlayStation and Xbox consoles is this Fall.
On that note, Songs of Conquest works great on the Steam Deck. All thanks to Bitwave, who are also helping Lavapotion with the game’s console ports. Excellent news all around, then!
