Franchise file / Jon Van Caneghem
Might and Magic
Party RPGs, then Heroes
Jon Van Caneghem's fantasy series began as a party RPG from New World Computing in 1986, then grew a strategy line, Heroes of Might and Magic, that outshone it. Ubisoft has owned it since 2003.
- 1986
- First game
- 2
- Series
- Jon Van Caneghem
- Creator
One world. Many eras.
Choose your chapter
The party RPGs. Van Caneghem's debut, The Secret of the Inner Sanctum, set the pattern: a first-person party crawl through a huge world. The Xeen games closed out the early run.
Start with Might and Magic: Book One - The Secret of the Inner Sanctum
Chapters
Series (2)
Heroes of Might and MagicTurn-based fantasy strategy series from New World Computing, first released in 1995. You lead hero armies across a map, take towns and fight tactical battles on a grid.Might and MagicFantasy role-playing series that began in 1986 with New World Computing. Party-based dungeon crawling led the way, with later spin-offs in action, tactics and puzzle styles.
A legacy worth revisiting
One studio, two great lines.
New World Computing made its name with sprawling first-person party RPGs, then launched Heroes in 1995 and found a second hit in turn-based strategy. 3DO's bankruptcy ended that run in 2003. Ubisoft bought the rights and set later games in a new world, Ashan.
- 1986 to 1993
- The party RPGs
- 1995 to 2002
- Heroes takes over
- 2003 to present
- Under Ubisoft
Scenes that stay with you
Inside the world
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