Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker

Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker

Astral Byte Ltd. · April 17, 2014 · Indie, Casual, Action, Tower Defense, Hack and Slash

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Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker

Do you enjoy hack-n-slash but longed for a bit more? Maybe you like tower defense games but find them a bit boring? Heldric is a unique mix of the same old styles of game with a few new twists. A hack-n-slash without endless level grinding. A tower defense game with more action. A game where you don't play as an epic hero, but as a humble shoemaker who must work together with his fellow villagers to defend their home.

Build and upgrade the village quickly before the attack waves start. Each building you place adds unique abilities to not only the player's character, but your fellow villagers as well. You must choose your structures wisely, as there are only a limited amount of plots available on each map. Every villager contributes to your coin income and provides essential help in defending the town. You must help them defend against waves of monsters intent on killing everyone. Do you have what it takes to survive?
  • Build and upgrade town structures each with their own bonus effects and unlocks
  • Defend the village against monstrous waves of evil attacks of goblins, orcs, spiders, trolls and more
  • Protect the kingdom one village at a time in campaign mode
  • Randomized villagers, each with different amount of courage and weapon knowledge
  • Randomized monsters, each with different armor parts and weapons
  • Smash, kick, puncture and explode the enemy to send their corpse flying with rag-doll effects
  • Place explosive powder kegs as traps, or drop them in a group like grenades
  • Experience many rich and unique environments
  • Special events such as Christmas and Halloween that change normal maps and player
  • Bonus maps for special events with unique game play
  • Earn achievements from your success

Just updated with bonus Christmas, Halloween and other maps, improved graphics.

Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
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 Apr 9, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 18, 2021
Has alots potential on wasted.
5 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 26, 2025
Игра 'Heldric - The legend of the shoemaker' оказалась приятным сюрпривом. Несмотря на пиксельную графику, мир проработан с душой, а история старика-сапожника, вынужденного покинуть дом, трогает за живое. Геймплей представляет собой смесь point-and-click адвенчуры и RPG элементов, где нужно исследовать локации, решать головоломки и сражаться с врагами. Боевая система довольно простая, но сбалансированная. Особенно хочется отметить атмосферу игры. Меланхоличная музыка и детализированные локации создают ощущение погружения в сказочный мир, полный опасностей и тайн. Персонажи хорошо прописаны, и к ним быстро привязываешься. Хотя игра и не без недостатков (например, иногда встречаются неочевидные головоломки), общее впечатление от 'Heldric' крайне положительное. Рекомендую всем, кто любит атмосферные приключения с интересным сюжетом и необычным главным героем. Это прекрасный пример того, как небольшая инди-игра может подарить незабываемые эмоции.
Recommended Aug 13, 2025
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Not recommended Mar 24, 2025
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Not recommended Jul 16, 2021
Edit: the game is now free, which is a nice gesture. It's worth playing for free and at least trying it - but dont get your hopes up. This is a really unsatisfying, ugly game to play that does nothing it tries to accomplish well. Combat stinks, the controls stink, the building stinks and is really linear, and all and all it's just a bland game.

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