Vertical Drop Heroes HD

Vertical Drop Heroes HD

Nerdook Productions · July 25, 2014 · Action Roguelike, Platformer, Co-op, RPG, Roguelike

Buy Vertical Drop Heroes HD from Gameseal at $0.60 — the cheapest of 9 stores we compare.

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$0.60-84%
lowest tracked $0.23
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Where to buy Vertical Drop Heroes HD — official stores

MacGameStore
MacGameStore
Standard Edition · Steam
-84%
$1.09
$6.99
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WinGameStore
WinGameStore
Standard Edition · Steam
-84%
$1.09
$6.99
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GOG
GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
-75%
$1.25
$4.99
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FireFlower
FireFlower
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.68
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.99
Buy
IndieGala Store
IndieGala Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.99
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Cheapest Vertical Drop Heroes HD keys — keyshops

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Gameseal
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.60
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Eneba
Standard Edition · Steam
$0.67
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CJS CD Keys
CJS CD Keys
Standard Edition · Steam
$1.65
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Vertical Drop Heroes HD price by region

Vertical Drop Heroes HD costs £0.32 in the United Kingdom, €0.36 in Europe (EUR), $0.60 in the United States, $0.60 in Georgia (USD), CA$1.56 in Canada, A$1.57 in Australia, NZ$1.95 in New Zealand, zł2.00 in Poland and R$3.49 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Vertical Drop Heroes HD offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £0.32 −84% £0.83 £0.32 8
Europe (EUR) €0.36 −84% €0.98 €0.36 9
United Statesyour region $0.60 −84% $1.09 $0.60 9
Georgia (USD) $0.60 −84% $1.09 $0.60 9
Canada CA$1.56 −84% CA$1.56 — 6
Australia A$1.57 −84% A$1.57 — 5
New Zealand NZ$1.95 −84% NZ$1.95 — 6
Poland zł2.00 −84% zł4.28 zł2.00 6
Brazil R$3.49 −84% R$3.49 — 6

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Vertical Drop Heroes HD

✦ AI summary

Descend through randomly generated platformer stages as a customizable hero, using strategic skill combinations and destructible terrain to overcome procedurally varied enemies and bosses. An HD remake of the cult classic webgame, it blends roguelike progression with tactical combat that rewards planning over reflexes, backed by Nerdook's distinctive solo-developed aesthetic and full co-op support.


Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage, until you face the final boss and uncover the truth behind the game!

FEATURES

- Randomly generated stages, enemies and bosses, resulting in a very replayable game
- Artwork, coding and animation done by one person (me) in that unique Nerdook style
- Split screen, local co-op, as well as local network coop!
- Destructible terrain and multiple uses for each skill gives you plenty of options to approach the different situations generated
- Tons of skills, abilities, traits and powers that you can unlock in the game, creating a different hero each time
- Unique combat system where proper planning is more important than quick reflexes
- Persistent upgrades allow you to carry forward progress between games, with a choice between increasingly expensive persistent upgrades or generally cheaper temporary upgrades
- Every enemy and boss has been designed to provide challenge and variety

BACKGROUND
This is a HD remake of GIGANTIC proportions for Vertical Drop Heroes, the original webgame with over 2 million plays... from Nerdook, a one-man developer with a portfolio of games that has accumulated more than 50 million plays worldwide! Bigger and better in every way, Vertical Drop Heroes HD revamps the entire game into an epic, randomly generated platformer RPG!

Vertical Drop Heroes HD — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player, Co-op, Split screen
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 6, 2026
The Rogue Legacy comparison is unavoidable, but the vertical runs are short enough that you always get to something interesting fast, and the pacifist sigils genuinely changed how I approach levels once I realized skipping fights pays out too. Combat is on the shallow side, mostly about standing in the right spot and swinging, and by the time I was replaying Goblin Forest for the fifteenth time the repetition had set in. Still, the trait and ability rolls kept surprising me, teleporting a boss into lava never got old, and for the price it's an easy yes if you want something you can play in twenty minute chunks.
Not recommended Mar 22, 2026
+Some player choice -Game starts with a main menu that you cannot get past with mouse without any indication that you should use keyboard? -> UX/UI issues -Runs poorly; feels like it's limited to 30 FPS -Did not drive me to play more -Incremental roguelite, not my cup of tea. Expected more of a roguelike-experience. Someone compared this to Rogue Legacy. That's 10x better game - then again likely 10x the price too. =Neutral review, but since I would not recommend such game for myself, I won't do it to you either.
Not recommended Mar 3, 2026
trash, this game dev killed the flash version dev and used chatgpt to make this
Recommended Feb 20, 2026
It's just good fun truthfully. A nice game to relax too.
Not recommended Jan 15, 2026
i have a huge nostalgia for nerdooks games but this one is frustrating it just doesnt beat the original, it doesnt even come close to comparing and its so frustrating as i was a huge fan of this game as a child
Recommended Jan 10, 2026
############################################################################################ FATAL ERROR in action number 1 of Draw Event for object obCharBox: Unable to find any instance for object index '101009' name '<undefined>' at gml_Object_obCharBox_Draw_0 ############################################################################################ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- stack frame is gml_Object_obCharBox_Draw_0 (line -1) I've been playing since the update but it looks like the game is crashing while playing splitscreen the moment the p1 dies I don't think it used to do that before the update just letting the people know fun game its great playing again with my kiddo

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