Microsoft Windows

The gaming platform of choice for the vast majority of Might and Magic fans. The most widely used operating system worldwide with an 85-90% usage.

Windows originally started as a mere graphical shell for MS-DOS to compete with early mouse driven GUI interfaces appearing in Unix operating systems and the Mac OS before becoming a fully fledged operating system. Windows 95 marked Windows' start as a well known Gaming Platform and established a standardized platform for Video Cards to use via Direct X. Windows enjoys a hearty backwards compatibility, with the ability for 32 bit versions to run most older software designed even for Windows 3.1 and 64 bit versions to run 32 bit software from Windows 95 onwards.

The free program DOSBox allows Windows users to play their classic DOS Might and Magic games on their modern PCs with little configuration. This gives Windows users access to every Might and Magic game ever created. Also for users of 64 bit Windows, Microsoft Virtual PC may be used to install an older version of Windows that operates independantly of the native OS.

Windows versions range from 1.0 to 3.11, 95, 98, 98se, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 and the upcoming Windows 8.

Might and Magic games for Windows:[]

• Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven
• Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor
• Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer
• Might and Magic IX
• Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

Heroes of Might and Magic games for Windows:[]

• King's Bounty (ported as part of a greater collection)
• Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest (A port of the original DOS version, plus Map editor)
• Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Succession Wars
• Heroes of Might and Magic II: The Price of Loyalty
• Heroes of Might and Magic II Gold (a compilation that includes the original game and the expansion)
• Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
• Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade
• Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death
• Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete (a compilation that includes the original game and the expansions)
• Heroes of Might and Magic IV
• Heroes of Might and Magic IV: The Gathering Storm
• Heroes of Might and Magic IV: Winds of War
• Heroes of Might and Magic IV Complete (a compilation that includes the original game and the expansion)
• Heroes of Might and Magic V
• Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate
• Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East
• Heroes of Might and Magic Online
• King's Bounty: The Legend
• King's Bounty: Armored Princess

Multi-platform games playable on Windows:[]

• Heroes of Might and Magic Mini
• Heroes of Might and Magic Kingdoms