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Underhero

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App ID 573320
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Paper Castle Games
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28974981
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 06:57:38 UTC ()
Release Date 19 September 2018 – 18:56:54 UTC ()
😎 82.81%
1k reviews
1
In-Game
🎲 RPG 🏗️ Platformer 📚 Story Rich 👾 Pixel Graphics 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat

Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!

Additional Information

Developer Paper Castle Games
metacritic_name Underhero
controller_support partial
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Paper Castle Games
Store Release Date 19 September 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/papercastle
https://x.com/papercastledevs
https://www.youtube.com/papercastlegames/
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 19 September 2018 – 18:56:54 UTC ()
Original Release Date 19 September 2018 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1537340400)
Store Asset Modification Time 28 October 2020 – 14:39:56 UTC () (1603895996)
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review_score 8
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Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 February 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 5938432
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported1
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 December 2016 – 18:37:52 UTC (), in changelist #2557116

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🎲 RPG 🏗️ Platformer 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 👾 Pixel Graphics 🛡️ Turn-Based Combat 😈 Villain Protagonist 🏽 2D 📏 Linear 🌸 JRPG 😃 Funny 🎨 Colorful 🧸 Cute 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 📺 2D Platformer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🧩 Puzzle 🤡 Comedy 📺 Side Scroller

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp25 September 2024 – 14:38:44 UTC

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timestamp 24 May 2017 – 19:36:09 UTC

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timestamp 22 September 2018 – 03:08:14 UTC

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timestamp 11 September 2018 – 17:57:58 UTC

Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 4 24-hour peak
  • 114 all-time peak 8 February 2020
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  • 0 24-hour peak
  • 6,786 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 82.81% SteamDB Rating
  • 990 87.3% positive reviews
  • 144 12.7% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
19 September 2018 Steam Release -
7 February 2020 ⇄ Humble Bundle: February 2020 Humble Choice (#3) -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing Underhero on Steam.

Underhero had an all-time peak of 114 concurrent players on 8 February 2020.

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