Hero of the Kingdom III — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
|---|---|---|
| A new adventure this year and an important update on HotK IV. | 2026-08-28 | Dear adventurers,It's been a few months since we excitedly announced work on our most ambitious project yet, Hero of the Kingdom IV. Today, we're reaching out with a heartfelt update from our desk and a big, heartwarming surprise. ːhotk_tales1_mapːDeveloping the fourth installment is a huge step forward for us. However, giving you complete freedom of choice and the true art of bartering requires a great deal of time and careful tuning. We want this larger new journey to remain your cozy fairytale haven—a place free of stress and failure. We realized that to fully bring this vision to life, we'll need a bit more time than originally planned.At |
| Hero of the Kingdom III v1.2.13 Patch | 2025-01-25 | Changes in the version 1.2.13 -Removed some unnecessary API calls. -Fixes in the translations. |
| Hero of the Kingdom III v1.2.12 | 2024-04-18 | Changes in the new version: * The game has replaced some quest icons to better indicate the tool or weapon needed. * The game has improved bartering with a multiplier. * The game has fixed a number of minor bugs and translation errors. * The game uses a new engine with more effective and in some cases sharper rendering. * The game no longer supports custom user profile names (old profiles will retain their names). * The game uses Steam API v1.55. * Windows version requires Windows 10 or higher. * Windows version no longer supports 32-bit executable. * Windows version uses DirectX11 instead of DirectX9 with greatly increased efficiency. * Wind |
| Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 | 2021-11-19 | Enjoy the new instalment in Hero of the Kingdom series. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1784780/Hero_of_the_Kingdom_The_Lost_Tales_2/ |
| Hero of the Kingdom III Portuguese - Brazil | 2021-11-03 | The game now supports Portuguese - Brazil language. Many thanks to Elizandro José Baldin. |
| Hero of the Kingdom III v1.11 patch | 2021-11-03 | Changes in the version 1.11: -Added Portuguese Brazil localization -Fixes in Italian and Polish translations |
| Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 | 2021-10-28 | Prepare for a new adventure. Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 2 is coming soon. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1784780/Hero_of_the_Kingdom_The_Lost_Tales_2/ |
| Hero of the Kingdom III Simplified Chinese | 2020-11-30 | The game now supports (Simplified) Chinese language. Many thanks to Chengzhi Zhang. |
| Hero of the Kingdom III v1.10 patch | 2020-11-30 | Changes in the version 1.10: -Added Simplified Chinese localization -Fixes in Ukrainian translation |
| Hero of the Kingdom III v1.09 patch | 2020-06-18 | Changes in the version v1.09: -Changed game fonts. The new fonts are somewhat larger and more readable. -Added Greek characters to the fonts. -Added Chinese Han characters to the fonts. -Removed quotation marks on the text when NPCs speak. -Fixed shadows glitch on some pine and spruce trees. |
| Hero of the Kingdom III v1.08 patch | 2020-05-04 | Changes: -Windows executable is now 64-bit by default. A separate 32-bit executable is provided for backward compatibility. -Fixed a small visual glitch on low resolution displays. |
| Hero of the Kingdom: The Lost Tales 1 | 2020-04-17 | In your travels around the world, you come to a city that has just experienced a dragon attack. No one knows where the terrible beast came from. While people live in fear, a little boy, an orphan named Brent, dreams of courageous acts that will bring him recognition. The desire for justice brings you to a joint quest with Brent. You have to go into the dangerous wilderness, find the dragon and fight the greatest struggle of your life. Your heroic courage and your skills will save the city from evil. Explore the beautiful country and find the dragon’s lair. Help people and complete many interesting quests. Fight monsters and learn many skills. |
| Italian language added | 2018-10-22 | The game now supports Italian language. Many thanks to Alessandro Perazzini. |
| Hero of the Kingdom III is released. | 2018-08-30 | The game is now available to play. Enjoy it! |
| Russian language added | 2018-08-28 | The game now supports Russian language. Many thanks to Aleś Vasilenko. |
| Hungarian language added | 2018-08-28 | The game now supports Hungarian language. Many thanks to Zsolt Brechler. |
| Spanish language added | 2018-08-27 | The game now supports Spanish language. Many thanks to Andrés Martínez Méndez. |
| Turkish language added | 2018-08-26 | The game now supports Turkish language. Many thanks to Hamza Altay. |
| Dutch language added | 2018-08-21 | The game now supports Dutch language. Many thanks to Jaap Dekker. |
| French language added | 2018-08-15 | The game now supports French language. Many thanks to Philippe 'pendragon64' Reybaud. |
| Ukrainian language added | 2018-08-14 | The game now supports Ukrainian language. Many thanks to team STS UA: Denys Nyzhnyk, Vladyslav Chernykh, Andriy Levyts'kyi and Leonid Khlivnyuk. |
| German language added | 2018-08-14 | The game now supports German language. Many thanks to Bensch. |
| Czech language added | 2018-08-13 | The game now supports Czech language. Many thanks to Zdeněk Špindler. |
| Danish language added | 2018-08-13 | The game now supports Danish language. Many thanks to Adam Arpe and Jonas Arpe. |
| Polish language added | 2018-08-12 | The game now supports Polish language. Many thanks to NHT. |
| Hero of the Kingdom III Demo | 2017-12-20 | Enjoy more then one hour long game-play in Hero of the Kingdom III Demo. Available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. |
| Hero of the Kingdom III Demo | 2017-12-20 | Enjoy more then one hour long game-play in Hero of the Kingdom III Demo. Available for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. |