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Heads Will Roll: Downfall

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4.3/5

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4.3

10 Reviews

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Heads Will Roll: Downfall
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Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier. One of the thousands of faceless foot soldiers the English king sent to put down a rebellion in Scotland. As an accidental participant in this war, t...
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4.3/5

( 10 Reviews )

4.3

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2021, 1917 Studios, ...
Description
Heads Will Roll: Downfall is a combination of a tactical role-playing game and visual novel, in which you will assume the role of a medieval soldier. One of the thousands of faceless foot soldiers the English king sent to put down a rebellion in Scotland.
As an accidental participant in this war, the protagonist and the player will have to confront a variety of dangerous situations, meet good friends and deadly opponents, as well as make many difficult decisions along the way.


The combat system in Downfall is a reworked and improved version of Heads Will Roll. Turn-based tactical battles will challenge the player to carefully consider each action he takes. Physical attributes, weapon skills, fatigue, wounds, injuries, armor coverage, weapon type and length - each of these factors contributes to the outcome of any battle to one degree or another, giving any battle a greater tactical depth.


The story revolves around a young soldier who gets into war in an attempt to hide from justice for a crime that he did not commit. He has a deadly adventure in store for him and a chance to wash away the dirt off his reputation with blood so as to return home no longer a fugitive but a hero... Or remain missing on endless battlefields.


Who said there is no romance in war? You will have to choose between feelings and duty more than once while fighting not only for gold and but also for a beautiful girl who is determined to win your heart.


The loot found on the battlefield can be used to craft new items, such as poisons, medicines, pieces of equipment, and different kinds of crossbow bolts.


Dozens of authentic medieval weapons including swords, spears, axes, throwing daggers, and crossbows. All of them have distinct characteristics, attacks, and principles of work, based on certain characteristics of each character. There are strengths and weaknesses to each weapon that needs to be considered in order to win the battle.


Every action the player takes will affect his reputation with his brothers-in-arms and key characters. Get the respect of your comrades and they will help you more than once. Make a mess of your relationship with them and you'll be alone in the middle of an army.
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Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04)
Release date:
{{'2021-10-21T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
358 MB

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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: September 17, 2024

DustynB

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Games: 159 Reviews: 12

Couple tip for early game

Major tip for the full Reforged Game First only play on the Rogue-like difficulty. It says it's hard in the description, but each time you die your account levels up, giving you more money for the next go around. At first it is impossibly hard, but all you need to do is just win the first battle , than sell all your stuff (including your weapons armor and anything else). Go into the second battle and just die. The game takes the amount fo money you had at your death and converts it to exp. Do 10 runs of that and your will have so a lot of points that at the very least you can start already experienced with a sword, with decent stats. Eventually after 50 or so runs you will have points that will make you God Tier. Than you get to roleplay the anime "overpowered MC trope". Nothing like the country peasant showing up onto the battlefield, saving the Prince in the first engagement, beheading French Kinghts in front of their men destoying their morale, and eventually having the King Edward III praising your skill. Great fun!


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Posted on: June 11, 2024

augustincristea

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Games: 135 Reviews: 6

A good prequel/demo for HWR-Reforged

I liked it, a blend of RPG, Roguelike(lite) and webgames with a foundation in TBS. It is just like it's presented, as a free demo-prologue to Heads Will Roll Reforged, which is the main game. Be sure to save your game, or if you play on harder difficulties, take your time and be patient, as it will be a fun experience for a more matured gamer. Also the stories are wonderful. Thank you, to the developers and GOG! <3


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Posted on: April 6, 2025

KILLtheBEAST

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Games: 97 Reviews: 1

Nostalgic and fun in small doses

Story is not great but works. Good game for old school PC or Amiga players, brings back memories. Quite hard but not frustrating. From the eraly ages of RPG. Must play for all real RPG fans there was Mana anf FF anf the these choice based games Eye of the Beholder, Elvira and so...


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Posted on: September 16, 2025

Brazerathiel

Verified owner

Games: 12 Reviews: 1

Dur et Bien

Gros challenge en difficulté Heads will roll, tout à fait mon type d'addiction.


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Posted on: September 21, 2025

ivanvyletel

Verified owner

Games: 29 Reviews: 1

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