Remake Closed Playtest

Ubisoft opened sign-ups on Oct 19, 2026 for a Closed Playtest of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake in November 2026, at register.ubisoft.com. Its Steam post reads in full: "Get a chance to play Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake in our Closed Playtest this November! Register here" (Ubisoft on Steam, Oct 19, 2026). It is the first time players can try the Remake at home; until now it has been playable only at trade shows. Ubisoft has not announced the playtest's days within November, how many players it takes, how they are chosen or which platforms it runs on, as of Oct 21, 2026.

Quick facts

How to sign up

1. Open Ubisoft's registration page, register.ubisoft.com/heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-remake, linked from Ubisoft's Steam post of Oct 19, 2026.
2. Fill in the registration there. Ubisoft has not published the playtest's requirements (account, age or region) on Steam or in its news.
3. Wait for word from Ubisoft. Signing up is "a chance to play", so registration does not promise a place.

Ubisoft has not said how or when it will tell players they are in. Following the Remake on Steam puts its announcements in a player's Steam news feed.

What Ubisoft has said

The playtest was first announced in Ubisoft's "Community Roadmap, Playtest, and Events" post of Oct 7, 2026: "Preparations are officially underway - we're working hard to get the game into some of your hands in November. Make sure to register around the middle of October" (Ubisoft on Steam). Sign-ups duly opened twelve days later, on Oct 19.

The same post sets out how the team will talk to players in the months ahead: four feature cycles of "roughly one month" each (Playstyles; Game Modes and Quality of Life; User-Generated Content; Multiplayer and Long-Term Operations), with developer blogs, videos, live streams and "prototype previews", and a feedback channel on Discord. The playtest comes while the team is still "refining several creature models" after criticism of the art, so the build players see may change before launch (What's New in the Remake).

Where it was and is playable

Before the playtest, the Remake has been playable only at events. At Gamescom in August 2026, players tried it at Ubisoft's booth and watched developer panels from the show floor (Ubisoft on Steam, Sep 4, 2026). The Oct 7, 2026 roadmap lists these stops for "the playable build":

What the press played

PC Gamer's Fraser Brown played the Remake "over a couple of hours ahead of its Gamescom reveal", taking in "the simple campaign prologue and the Arrogance scenario", a four-player map first introduced in The Shadow of Death in which each start sits close to a second town of the same faction, with underground entrances and shipyards nearby (PC Gamer, Aug 26, 2026). He found it "largely the game you'll remember, but with some convenient quality-of-life improvements", singling out the option to see enemy troops' movement ranges, and was less sure of the art: "The quality is there, then, but I fear the soul might be lacking."

0:14 YouTube creators had the same kind of access. Mortismal Gaming says he "was given the opportunity to attend a remote demo" and "got to play it for a couple of hours courtesy of Ubisoft" before the reveal (Aug 26, 2026), and stresses that he is no Heroes 3 expert, so his video is a general overview.

0:39 Grubby's video of the build (Aug 26, 2026) opens the campaign menu ("Jump into the Campaign") on its first map, "The Queen's Departure", whose briefing says King Nicholas Gryphonheart has died under suspicious circumstances; a story screen follows, then Catherine speaks in a 3D town of half-timbered houses and castle walls. A playtest build may differ.

Frequently asked questions

How do I join the Heroes 3 Remake playtest? Register at register.ubisoft.com/heroes-of-might-and-magic-3-remake, Ubisoft's sign-up page for the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake Closed Playtest, open since Oct 19, 2026. Registering gives a chance to play, not a guaranteed place.

When is the Heroes 3 Remake playtest? The Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake Closed Playtest runs in November 2026. Ubisoft has not announced its exact days as of Oct 21, 2026.

Is there a Heroes 3 Remake demo? Ubisoft has not announced a public demo of Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake as of Oct 21, 2026. The only ways to play it so far are the November 2026 Closed Playtest and the playable build at events such as Paris Games Week and Poznan Game Arena.

Which platforms is the Heroes 3 Remake playtest on? Ubisoft has not said which platforms the Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake Closed Playtest runs on, as of Oct 21, 2026. The game itself is coming to PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2027.

Sources

• Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake news ("A message from the Heroes III Remake team", Sep 4, 2026; "Community Roadmap, Playtest, and Events", Oct 7, 2026; "Registrations are open!", Oct 19, 2026), Ubisoft on Steam
• Closed Playtest registration, Ubisoft, read Oct 21, 2026
• Heroes of Might and Magic III Remake, Steam, read Oct 21, 2026
• I've played Heroes of Might and Magic 3: Remake, and I still can't believe we're getting 2 HoMMs in the same year, Fraser Brown, PC Gamer, Aug 26, 2026
• Heroes Of Might & Magic 3 Remake - Early Preview, Mortismal Gaming, Aug 26, 2026 (video)
• They're remaking Heroes of Might & Magic III... and I played it!, Grubby, Aug 26, 2026 (video)