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Same atmospheric mood as HERO DEFENSE.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2013
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Same challenging mood as HERO DEFENSE.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2011
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Why this: Same contemplative mood as HERO DEFENSE.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Happy Tuesday
- Price: $29.99checked Nov 7
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 67% of 250 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- City upgrades enhance hero equipment and skills
- Heroes move like towers adding strategic depth
- Rune system lets players customize hero playstyles
- Atmospheric
- Challenging
- Contemplative
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About HERO DEFENSE
The closest matches to HERO DEFENSE: Prime World: Defenders, Deathtrap, Dungeon Defenders, Last Hope - Tower Defense, and Orcs Must Die!. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If HERO DEFENSE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Prime World: Defenders, Deathtrap and Dungeon Defenders — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its city management and gacha style rune merging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About HERO DEFENSE: CREEPS CRUMBLE. HEROES RISE. Command a team of renegade heroes and impale, slash, tear and burn through legions of undead hell-bent on world domination. Your mission: to defeat the world’s most powerful vampire, Count Necrosis.
Is HERO DEFENSE worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 67% of 250 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $29.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 17 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- City upgrades enhance hero equipment and skills
- Heroes move like towers adding strategic depth
- Rune system lets players customize hero playstyles
- Voice acted narrative with cinematic moments
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“game is okay but in 2021, 5 years after release, the bugs are still present since day 1. Get it if on high discount”
People who play it also play: Prime World: Defenders, Deathtrap, Dungeon Defenders
Frequently asked about HERO DEFENSE
Can I run it?
Does HERO DEFENSE run on Steam Deck?
HERO DEFENSE is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does HERO DEFENSE cost?
HERO DEFENSE is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to HERO DEFENSE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside HERO DEFENSE are Prime World: Defenders, Deathtrap, Dungeon Defenders.
Who developed HERO DEFENSE?
HERO DEFENSE was developed by Happy Tuesday and published by Headup.