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There’s the mod homm3 succession wars that kinda do this. They recreate homm2 in the engine of 3, and thus also bring in a lot of the gameplay/qol improvements from 3 like the magic system and more tiers of creatures

People have been praising https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic:_Old...

Released this year. Homm3 mechanics, aesthetic close to Homm2.

Could The Battle for Wesnoth fit into that description?

(https://www.wesnoth.org/)

I've actually never played Wesnoth, although I've heard good things about it. I want to say that combat plays out more like the Civ series rather than having a dedicated "battle screen" you'd see in HoMM - at least based on the gameplay footage I've seen [1].

OTOH, can never have enough turn-based strategy games though so I should give it a shot!

[1] - https://imgur.com/a/Kgqz2tx

Wesnoth is great if you like games where you have to create and exploit situational advantages. Using advantageous terrain, the day/night cycle, and varied unit types makes it one of the most tactical games I’ve played.

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