Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is a strategic battle puzzle where you position units to form patterns that determine how they behave. The play combines the simple matching of Candy Crush with the complex strategy of Advance Wars or Fire Emblem. It stands out not only for the entertaining idea but for how well it develops this while still balancing complexity with approachability.

You control a range of heroes from different factions. In each battle enemy troops are shown on one grid and your units are shown on the other. Each turn you move your units around the grid aiming to stack similarly colored units vertically or horizontally. This triggers them to start charging for an attack that lands a few goes later. Matching them horizontally and you can create a defensive wall.

The aim is to trigger these attacks to take out enemy units they align with and hopefully inflict damage on their hero. As you progress you learn to master this matching and positional strategy. The game takes this central idea and really leans into the tactical puzzle element (rather than just scaling difficulty) using it in a fascinating range of challenges and conundrums. The fixed board missions with a limited number of moves to "solve" add another dimension.

The result is a tactical game that is simpler than games that offer free movement of your units, but no less strategic. But also, it offers more in-depth play than games like Puzzle Quest or Critter Crunch. It evolves beautifully so that by the end you are taking on challenges in entirely new ways.