Heroes of Might and Magic 4 — action role-playing game with an isometric view. Many of the objects on the adventure map are impassable for armies — mainly various trees, mountains, and stones. Thus, the gameplay includes the search for new and bypass paths on the map, among which there may be complex and not obvious roads to the desired territories. Thanks to this, the passage of the scenario becomes non-linear. In the narrowest passages on the map, the player most often has to fight neutral armies or the armies of another player.