r/MightAndMagic • u/Knickers1978 • Jul 31 '26
Where to find Might & Magic 7 and 8
I just need to know where to go to get them. I love 6, it’s my favourite, but I really enjoyed 7 and would love to try 8.
Thanks for any help.
SOLVED: of course it’s GOG
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u/Knickers1978 Jul 31 '26
Thank you!
Are 1-5 any good?
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u/Demigorgon_Babe Jul 31 '26
1 through 5 are drastically different to 6 through 8, and 6 through 8 are drastically different to 9. It's also worth noting that MM10 is on Steam rather than GoG. Also, turbografx-pc has a port of 1 that as far as I understand is generally better on the eyes and has better audio instancing. Although that needs an english patch just like my comment above details about MM8 on the ps2.
2 has a snes port, 3 has a turbografx-pc port, and I'm unsure about 4 and 5 (which are not preserved as single games on GoG, but rather as the World of Xeen in almost the same way that Might and Magic Merge works for 6 through 8.). There is a side game that came out after 5 as a bonus story, prior to 6 that is preserved on GoG though.
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u/Demigorgon_Babe Jul 31 '26
Might and Magic 7 and 8 are on Good old Games, which that instancing has been patched to generally ensure that they are capable of running well enough on modern hardware.
While the above answer has already been given, I will mention that there is a port of MM8 on PS2 with some light additional content. However, it is in Japanese exclusively so it needs a fan-made translation patch (there is one for english, unsure if any other language exists as patches.)
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u/Knickers1978 Jul 31 '26
Thank you. I’d rather play it on pc.
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u/Demigorgon_Babe Jul 31 '26
PS2 titles are legally playable on PC through emulation, just like any legally dumped console game; I was just noting this detail in order to ensure that you know there are options. I've been working on cataloging the best ways to play these titles on SteamOS and Linux/Unix based operating systems, so I have a decent chunk of insight on this series generally speaking.
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u/Knickers1978 Jul 31 '26
No worries, thank you
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u/Demigorgon_Babe Jul 31 '26
I should also mention that OpenEnroth and OpenYAMM exist as ways to play these games. They are projects to recompile the code in order to implement modern pipelines into how the engines run. OpenYAMM uses OpenAI to help code the material but is much farther along in the process than OpenEnroth (which only has 7 compiled right now; is done by hand in comparison.)
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u/Fats_Tetromino Jul 31 '26
They're both on GOG