# ihhub/fheroes2

fheroes2 is a recreation of Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine

Repository: https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/fheroes2
Homepage: https://ihhub.github.io/fheroes2/
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: homm2, cpp, game-development, game-engine, game, strategy-game, turn-based-strategy, homm-ii, heroes-of-might-and-magic-ii, heroes-2, heroes-of-might-and-magic-2
Last push: 2026-08-26T12:49:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 78, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2560, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 64, "gap_med": 41, "n_releases_24m": 16}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3448, forks 474 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:05.211037+00:00)

## What it is
fheroes2 is an open-source, multiplatform recreation of the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine, written from scratch in C++. It reproduces the original turn-based strategy game with improvements such as high-resolution graphics, better AI, bug fixes, and UI enhancements.

## Use cases
- play heroes of might and magic 2 on modern systems
- replay homm2 with high resolution graphics
- improved ai for heroes 2
- open source remake of heroes of might and magic ii
- play turn-based strategy game cross-platform
- fix bugs in original homm2 engine

## When to choose
- you own the original Heroes of Might and Magic II and want to play it with modern resolutions and fixes
- you want an actively maintained, cross-platform engine for HoMM2
- you want improved AI and UI over the original game

## When to avoid
- you do not own the original game assets, since fheroes2 requires them
- you want a modern game rather than a recreation of a 1996 title
- you need Heroes of Might and Magic III or other series entries

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: game-engine, graphics
- domain: gaming-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, windows, cpp
- tags: homm2, turn-based-strategy, open-source-game, game-recreation, strategy-game, game-development, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ihhub/fheroes2 (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.211037+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:37:35.968594+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ihhub/fheroes2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:05.211037+00:00, sha 96ac0e90ad94)
  - homepage: https://ihhub.github.io/fheroes2/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:31:22.277181+00:00, sha 27029a1e43f8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.