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Hero's Hour

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App ID 1656780
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Goblinz Publishing, Maple Whispering Limited
Franchise Goblinz Publishing
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies GameMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 28988909
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 20:13:07 UTC ()
Release Date 1 March 2022 – 17:48:52 UTC ()
😏 77.68%
5k reviews
68
In-Game

A fast turn-based strategy RPG with real-time combat. Develop your cities and armies, level up your heroes to gain new, powerful spells and skills, and explore the wonders and dangers of the procedurally generated maps as you aim to conquer your enemies before they do the same to you.

Additional Information

Developer Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer
metacritic_name Hero's Hour
metacritic_score 82
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/heros-hour?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
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workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Goblinz Publishing
Store Release Date 1 March 2022 – 17:49:14 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://x.com/ThingOnItsOwn
https://www.youtube.com/goblinzpublishing/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres RPG (3), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 1 March 2022 – 17:48:52 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 21 March 2025 – 15:44:22 UTC () (1742571862)
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review_score 6
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Detected Technologies (?) GameMaker Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 28 April 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
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First seen on SteamDB 2 June 2021 – 05:50:08 UTC (), in changelist #11643607

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 Turn-Based 👾 Pixel Graphics 💡 Strategy 👤 Singleplayer 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🎭 Fantasy 🧼 Auto Battler 🧠 Strategy RPG 🎲 Turn-Based Tactics 📖 Level Editor 🕹️ Multiplayer 🔀 Procedural Generation 🎲 RPG 🕹️ Old School 🏽 2D 🤔 Tactical 🥊 PvP 👥 Local Co-Op 🌫 Atmospheric 🗺️ 4X

Categories

Single-player Shared/Split Screen PvP Shared/Split Screen Co-op Steam Achievements Steam Workshop Steam Cloud Stats Includes level editor Remote Play Together Family Sharing Shared/Split Screen Multi-player PvP Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

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Steam charts

  • 68 players right now
  • 105 24-hour peak
  • 4,265 all-time peak 5 March 2022
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Store data

  • 51,219 followers
  • #2779 in top sellers
  • 4,272 positive reviews
  • 1,072 negative reviews
  • 79.94% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 8,478 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 77.68% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,272 79.9% positive reviews
  • 1,072 20.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
1 March 2022 – 17:48 Steam Release -
7 March 2023 – 18:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: March 2023 Humble Choice (#40) -
15 May 2023 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle 26 -
3 August 2023 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (August 2023) -
23 November 2023 – 17:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle - Winter Edition -
19 July 2024 – 16:00 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Pixels With Porpoise -

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How many players are playing Hero's Hour right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 68 players live playing Hero's Hour on Steam.

Hero's Hour had an all-time peak of 4265 concurrent players on 5 March 2022.

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