Faithful HoMM feel with real-time battles
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It's Heroes of Might & Magic, but without turns, as you instead get huge pools of armies on your screen fighting in real time.”
Steam review · 51.1 h played ↗
Hero's Hour
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Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer2022Auto Battler · Turn-Based Strategy · Strategy
$17.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, fast Heroes of Might and Magic-style strategy with real-time auto-battles and huge variety. Skip it if you want a campaign, online multiplayer, or a fair AI.
Great for
HoMM fans who like experimenting with broken hero builds and quick solo skirmishes
Main risk
AI that feels like it cheats and swamps you early, with uneven balance and a harsh tutorial
What players love
Huge variety of factions, heroes and spells
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“after sixty hours of play I am still finding things I have not seen yet.”
Steam review · 60.1 h played ↗
Fun broken builds and synergies
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“my monkey brain loves finding broken combos, and this game is among my favorites for satisfying that itch”
Steam review · 284.3 h played ↗
Quick games and great replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The auto-battler format speeds up games to be playable over an evening.”
Steam review · 127.7 h played ↗
Charming pixel art and chiptune music
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“I'm a huge fan of the pixel aesthetic, I love watching huge armies clash against each other on the battlefield! And the soundtrack is absolutely amazing.”
Steam review · 127.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
AI cheats and overwhelms you early
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The AI cheats so friggin much that I played every single game I played the AI came to wipe me with armies that are double my level, and 3 times as large before week 1 is even over.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Poor balance between factions and heroes
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Suffice it to say, the game is very poorly balanced.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Crashes and game-breaking bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Crashes about 1-2 hours into about 50% of the games makes this unplayable.”
Steam review · 41 h played ↗
No campaign or story, no online multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“No online co-op, only Remote Play Together”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Bad, bugged or punishing tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“at some point it becomes bad game design when following the instructions in a tutorial will not result in a win of the tutorial.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Map editor removed and updates disliked
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I'm leaving a negative comment for removing the map editor.”
Steam review · 120.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified100 MB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft 64bit Windows 7 or younger
ProcessorDual-core 2Ghz CPU
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card
Storage100 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore i5 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 4000 integrated, NVIDIA GT 650m graphics card or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card
Storage100 MB available space
OSMicrosoft 64bit Windows 7 or younger
ProcessorDual-core 2Ghz CPU
Memory512 MB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible graphics card
Storage100 MB available space
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