Hero's Hour

$17.99

Release Date:: Mar 1, 2022
Metacritic:: 82
Developer:: Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer
Publisher:: Maple Whispering Limited, Goblinz Publishing
Platforms:: Windows

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About This Game

Hero's Hour is an accessible, yet-deep and content-rich Strategy Roleplaying Game. Take control of your hero, explore the world, build up your town, fight fast-paced battles, level up your hero and amass an army large enough to take out the opponents - before they take you out.

Turn Based + Real Time

While exploring the overworld and developing your town and army are both turn-based, giving you time to think and plan out your next moves, in battles your units will do the best to fight for themselves in real time - all hundreds of them. Cast spells and give attack orders to swing the tide of battle - or just sit back and watch as your might unfolds.

Procedural Generation

Hero's Hour brings impactful procedural generation to the strategy game formula, ensuring that every time you play, there will be new areas to explore and strange buildings to enhance your hero or army. Seek out obelisks to start you on small procedural quests that send you around the world. You won't even be able to use the same build order each time you play the same faction.

Features

11 factions with special mechanics, strengths and weaknesses
22 hero classes, with a special skill each
50 common hero skills
177 units (and 99 upgraded units)
80 unique unit abilities
166 artifacts
83 spells (+18 spells unlocked via skills)
Dozens of impactful map buildings
Local "hotseat" multiplayer
Co-op with other players or even with the AI

Being on the faster side compared to other turn based strategy games, you may even be able to finish the hotseat games that you start!

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User Reviews

Very Positive

15 user reviews

93%

Positive

User #335970 english

15 hrs at review

Recommended

Please give me the option to disable autosave my potatoe laptop stutters like it has tourettes.

User #318778 english

52 min at review

Recommended

Super Fun, slept too long on it...

User #574689 english

61 hrs at review

Recommended

very good game, even if factions need some balancing and the game need a better end game

User #447995 english

37 hrs at review

Recommended

very good, well thought out and challenging

User #269490 english

4 hrs at review

Recommended

First, there are good reasons you might not like this game. Mainly the NES-era graphics and sound (especially relative to the price) along with the total absence of any lore, story or campaign. In that sense it does feel a bit 'unfinished'. But the game-play is amazing. The mechanics are interesting and well-tuned. The army size limits prevent 'stack of doom' from being the only viable strategy. The infirmary mechanics mean sometimes taking risks is worth it, since it's a lost battle isn't game over. I think it's just an incredibly well-done fantasy 4x.

User #274200 english

6 hrs at review

Recommended

Good 4x game for lower end machines.

System Requirements

Minimum

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Microsoft 64bit Windows 7 or younger
Processor: Dual-core 2Ghz CPU
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 100 MB available space

FAQ

How much does Hero's Hour cost?

Hero's Hour costs $17.99.

What are the system requirements for Hero's Hour?

Minimum: Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft 64bit Windows 7 or younger Processor: Dual-core 2Ghz CPU Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 100 MB available space Recommended: Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Core i5 or equivalent Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 integrated, NVIDIA GT 650m graphics card or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 100 MB available space

What platforms is Hero's Hour available on?

Hero's Hour is available on Windows PC.

Is Hero's Hour worth buying?

Hero's Hour has 93% positive reviews from 15 players. Metacritic score: 82/100.

When was Hero's Hour released?

Hero's Hour was released on Mar 1, 2022.