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Start Heroes III on macOS or Android
Install VCMI and import your Complete or Shadow of Death data through its launcher.
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What you need
Use an owned Heroes III Complete or Shadow of Death installation, or its GOG offline backup installer with both the matching .exe and .bin files. HD Edition alone is insufficient. This guide covers the full-game setup, not the separate limited-demo mod.
Your first launch
Install VCMI
macOS: get VCMI-macOS-arm.dmg for Apple silicon or VCMI-macOS-intel.dmg for an Intel Mac from release 1.7.5. Android: use the Google Play link in the official guide, or a release APK matching your device. Open the VCMI Launcher.
Import your game data
With GOG files, choose the installer import in the launcher. macOS: keep the matching .exe and .bin together and select the .exe; the .bin is found automatically. Android: select the .exe, then the matching .bin when asked.
Complete setup or import an existing copy
Already installed Heroes III? macOS: copy its Data, Maps and Mp3 folders into ~/Library/Application Support/vcmi/. Android: copy those folders to an accessible location such as Downloads/Heroes3, then select that parent folder through the launcher’s data import. Once either import route is finished, follow the launcher to complete setup and start the game.
Before you continue
Documentation checked on 19 October 2026; not an installation or gameplay test. The free engine does not grant rights to original game files. HD Edition cannot replace Complete/Shadow of Death; original-engine HD Mod is a different, incompatible mod.
Official instructions
Documentation checked
- Official 1.7.5 downloads
- Official macOS import guide
- Official Android import guide
- Required Heroes III editions
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