Hero's Descent

Hero's Descent

Dan Marchand · April 28, 2021 · Indie, RPG, Strategy, Roguelike, Roguelite

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About Hero's Descent

Battle against time in this faced-paced retro-inspired Rogue-like

Hero's Descent — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

Recommended Sep 19, 2026
I wasn’t expecting much going into it, but it ended up being a fun little game that I’m glad I tried. It’s simple and easy to get into, give it a shot if you can.
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 18, 2025
"Hero's Descent" is a 2D retro pixelcrap (sigh) well-intentioned train wreck of a game... it's a contentless "speedrun" (and... when procgen is used instead of real content, speedrunning becomes meaningless because you can't "learn" the course) "dungeon crawler". Some interesting, but bad ideas, implemented badly. It's easy to see why this was a complete failure even after being converted to a free game. What do you do in the game? It's basically a ripoff of Hack/Rogue but with a time limit that nobody thought would be a good idea to add to Hack/Rogue. This features really godawful pixelcrap "art" instead of real graphics. It's hard to say if this was because the developer didn't have the skill to do the job of creating 3D visuals, or couldn't afford to hire someone who does, but it also doesn't matter. What matters is that this looks much worse than most other games because of that decision, and that's a major deterrent to gamers. Games like Terraria and Stardew Valley succeeded [i]despite[/i] the bad graphics, not because of them. The developer chose not to do the job of a real game developer and create meaningful bespoke levels, narrative based gameplay progression and …
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Recommended Nov 1, 2025
Игра 'Hero's Descent' - это глоток свежего воздуха в жанре рогаликов. Подкупает оригинальный сеттинг, смесь фэнтези и стимпанка создает неповторимую атмосферу. Геймплей затягивает с первых минут, каждый забег уникален благодаря процедурно генерируемым уровням и огромному количеству предметов и способностей. Система классов хорошо продумана, каждый герой обладает своим уникальным стилем игры и стратегией, что добавляет реиграбельности. Боевая система динамичная и требует тактического мышления, а не простого "закликивания" противников. Разнообразие врагов радует, постоянно приходится адаптироваться к новым вызовам. Однако, игра не лишена недостатков. Иногда встречаются баги и небольшие недоработки в интерфейсе. Также, сложность на начальном этапе может отпугнуть некоторых игроков, но стоит перетерпеть, и игра щедро вознаградит за настойчивость. В целом, 'Hero's Descent' - это увлекательный и захватывающий рогалик, который определенно стоит вашего внимания, особенно если вы любите сложные, но rewarding игры. Рекомендую!
Recommended Oct 23, 2024
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Recommended Jul 18, 2023
It's a really simple and fun game to play, I played very little of it, but that's because each run will take about 3 minutes if you go fast and keep dying like a fool, but yeah, It's hard, it's fun, quite challenging. But, to be honest, my only complaint is that at the 3rd area you have all the reasons to try and not go fast, you just have to go slow, and you still can easily die, just because it has random spawning treeants, ambush spiders and bats, aswell as ghosts and mimic chests, so, even when you think you're safe in a stage, you end up dying, but still, quite fun and fast-paced
Recommended Mar 31, 2023
[h1]Before I played Hero's Descent, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]

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