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Hero's Hour

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Hero's Hour
Description
If you already own Hero's Hour, you'll receive a 70% discount on its Deluxe Edition containing Rogue Realms DLC. Hero's Hour is an accessible, yet-deep and content-rich Strategy Roleplaying Game. Take control of your hero, explore the world, build up your town, fight fast-paced battles, level up yo...
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based
Tags:
Indie, Fantasy, Atmospheric, Role-playing, 2D, show 10 more... Turn-Based, Pixel Graphics, Tactical, Management, Resource Management, Procedural Generation, Local Co-Op, Grand Strategy, 4X, Auto Battler
Critics reviews
67 %
Recommend
Softpedia
8.5/10
User reviews

4/5

( 191 Reviews )

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191 Reviews

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Product details
2022, Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer, ...
System requirements
Microsoft 64bit Windows 7 or younger, 512 MB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 6250 or better DirectX11 compatible...
Time to beat
3 hMain
10 h Main + Sides
65 h Completionist
6 h All Styles

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Description

If you already own Hero's Hour, you'll receive a 70% discount on its Deluxe Edition containing Rogue Realms DLC.


Hero's Hour is an accessible, yet-deep and content-rich Strategy Roleplaying Game. Take control of your hero, explore the world, build up your town, fight fast-paced battles, level up your hero and amass an army large enough to take out the opponents - before they take you out.

Turn Based + Real Time

While exploring the overworld and developing your town and army are both turn-based, giving you time to think and plan out your next moves, in battles your units will do the best to fight for themselves in real time - all hundreds of them. Cast spells and give attack orders to swing the tide of battle - or just sit back and watch as your might unfolds.

Procedural Generation

Hero's Hour brings impactful procedural generation to the strategy game formula, ensuring that every time you play, there will be new areas to explore and strange buildings to enhance your hero or army. Seek out obelisks to start you on small procedural quests that send you around the world. You won't even be able to use the same build order each time you play the same faction.

Features

  • 11 factions with special mechanics, strengths and weaknesses
  • 22 hero classes, with a special skill each
  • 50 common hero skills
  • 177 units (and 99 upgraded units)
  • 80 unique unit abilities
  • 166 artifacts
  • 83 spells (+18 spells unlocked via skills)
  • Dozens of impactful map buildings
  • Local "hotseat" multiplayer
  • Co-op with other players or even with the AI

Being on the faster side compared to other turn based strategy games, you may even be able to finish the hotseat games that you start!
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
3 hMain
10 h Main + Sides
65 h Completionist
6 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Role-playing - Turn-based
Tags:
Indie, Fantasy, Atmospheric, Role-playing, 2D, show 10 more... Turn-Based, Pixel Graphics, Tactical, Management, Resource Management, Procedural Generation, Local Co-Op, Grand Strategy, 4X, Auto Battler
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2022-03-01T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Company:
Benjamin "ThingOnItsOwn" Hauer / Goblinz Publishing
Size:
306 MB
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Languages
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Critics reviews
76
Top Critic Average
67 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
Softpediaby Cosmin Vasile
8.5/10
Hero’s Hour shows how compelling and fun the Heroes of Might & Magic formula can be when a developer gets the core mechanics right. It takes a little time to get used to the real-time battles and the limited direct control, but the formula works well and delivers interesting choices and solid challenges. There’s a lot of variety when it comes to both maps and setup options, while the AI knows how to play to win.
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User reviews

Posted on: February 22, 2025

uberjannie

Verified owner

Games: 18 Reviews: 1

Hard, but fun and satisfying

Really enjoyed this game. It looks easy, but if you are unlucky and get the wrong heroes and units, you are done for..

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Posted on: March 14, 2025

_Alfmin_

Verified owner

Games: 54 Reviews: 2

Good game, just needs online multiplayer

Love this game, it feels a lot like Heroes of Might and Magic 5 if it was also partially an RTS, though like the title says, it would be nice to have online multiplayer that doesn't require using 3rd party apps in order to get it all working. In addition I wish that there was lore for the game beyond what we have. I could have sworn that there were biographies on the characters but unfortuantely I could find nothing. FInally I think it would seriously benefit from having a campaign to play through at some point in the future if that was ever an option. Beyond those three points however, great stuff.

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Posted on: March 23, 2025

kvark

Verified owner

Games: 449 Reviews: 11

The HoMM we need

It's a different game. It has totally changed pace. Music isn't nearly as good. Picture detail not as much. But it captured the most important aspect - the spirit of HoMM. And on top of that, the fast-paced nature is better suited for constrained time that we have. Beautiful game!

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Posted on: March 25, 2025

black96jesus

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Games: 131 Reviews: 1

amazing game

played the demo and i had to buy it

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Posted on: March 31, 2025

albedo456

Verified owner

Games: 26 Reviews: 1

Very cathartic

Just a fun loop that is easy to pick up. The nastalgia is there from might and magic.

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