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Why this
Shares resource management with Has-Been Heroes.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2018
Games like Has-Been Heroes
- 27 games
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Players who liked Has-Been Heroes also play
The closest matches to Has-Been Heroes: For The King, Crowntakers, Overfall, Desktop Dungeons: Rewind, and Crown Trick. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Has-Been Heroes.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2014
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Desktop Dungeons: Rewind
Why this: Also Tactical RPG and Rogue-lite, like Has-Been Heroes.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Frozenbyte
- Price: $19.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 78% of 138 reviews
- Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG
- Metacritic 63
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Build variety feels endless
- Humorous retro hero cast
- Lane based tactical combat matters
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Punishing
More games like Has-Been Heroes, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Has-Been Heroes
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
The Binding of Isaac
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Has-Been Heroes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Has-Been Heroes at current Steam store prices.
Monster Slayers
Why this: Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like Has-Been Heroes.
Trash of the Titans
Why this: Also Tactical RPG and Tower Defense, like Has-Been Heroes.
Siege of Dungeon
Why this: Also Tactical RPG and Rogue-lite, like Has-Been Heroes.
Forest Heroes
Why this: Shares resource management with Has-Been Heroes.
Gordian Quest
Why this: Also Rogue-like and Turn-Based Combat, like Has-Been Heroes.
More from Frozenbyte
Other recommendable Steam games by Frozenbyte, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Trine 2: Complete Story
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Has-Been Heroes.
Starbase
Why this: Same challenging mood as Has-Been Heroes.
Shadowgrounds
Why this: Shares resource management with Has-Been Heroes.
About Has-Been Heroes
The closest matches to Has-Been Heroes: For The King, Crowntakers, Overfall, Desktop Dungeons: Rewind, and Crown Trick. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Has-Been Heroes is your kind of game, the closest matches are For The King, Crowntakers and Overfall — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and punishing, and single out its hero unlock progression and lane based tactical combat. 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 Has-Been Heroes: Has-Been Heroes is a challenging, lane-based roguelike game of strategy and action, featuring a band of heroes on a quest to escort the King's twin princesses to school!
Is Has-Been Heroes worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 78% of 138 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 33 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Build variety feels endless
- Humorous retro hero cast
- Lane based tactical combat matters
- Pause anytime strategy deepens play
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Its fun, its probably something I will continue to play... However, its just RNG... very little skill past the first hour it just becomes did you land on the items that make you OP? Yes, win and progress. No, I got tons of items but not…”
People who play it also play: For The King, Crowntakers, Overfall
Frequently asked about Has-Been Heroes
Can I run it?
Does Has-Been Heroes run on Steam Deck?
Has-Been Heroes 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 Has-Been Heroes cost?
Has-Been Heroes is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Has-Been Heroes?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Has-Been Heroes are For The King, Crowntakers, Overfall.
Who developed Has-Been Heroes?
Has-Been Heroes was developed by Frozenbyte and published by GameTrust Games.