Flat Heroes

Release Date: August 2, 2018

Action, platformers, 2D, for 2 players, indie games, co-op, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet

8.0

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95%

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A platform action game, in which you play as the eponymous flat heroes and have to complete over 300 levels. Apart from the campaign mode, the game also features special challenges, as well as a multiplayer mode for up to 3 players.

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[0:27] Flat Heroes trailer #1

8.0

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 79% of Critics. There are 16 Critic Reviews.

OpenCritic

Nintendo Enthusiast: 8 / 10 by Andrew Gonzalez

What I'm trying to say is that Flat Heroes is a game that all Switch owners should have in their library. It's a fantastic experience that I will be playing for months to come.

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DarkZero: 6 / 10 by Ian Howarth

Now, it might seem like I've given it quite a hard time but Flat Heroes isn't bad.

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Nindie Spotlight: 9 / 10 by Nindie Spotlight

All said Flat Heroes is a complete and deep package whose unassuming appearance belies a wide variety of challenges and opportunities for fun. Even if you’re unable to get some friends together the massive 300 levels of the single-player campaign, Survival levels, and pretty competent bot support for Versus mode could keep you occupied for quite some time. If you’ve been looking for something that’s satisfyingly different and impeccably crafted you’d be making a mistake by overlooking this indie gem.

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95%

STEAM Score

All Reviews: Very Positive (200)

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Flat Heroes is a platform action game by indie studio Parallel Circles. It was published by Deck13 Interactive, the co-authors of Lords of the Fallen (co-produced with Polish studio CI Games) and the creators of The Surge.

Mechanics

Flat Heroes utilizes a side-view perspective. You play as the eponymous heroes, which are squares fighting for survival in over 300 levels, all of them designed by hand. You control the protagonists with simple moves (run, jump, dodge, and attack), and the gameplay involves jumping on platforms, avoiding traps and enemies' attacks, as well as eliminating the opponents (including 10 powerful boss enemies). It's worth noting that the game features a high difficulty level.

Technical aspects

The default Flat Heroes game mode is the campaign; apart from that, the game also features special challenges. The production allows you to play on your own or with up to two other players in a co-op or PvP mode.