Loop Hero
Release Date: March 4, 2021
RPG, fantasy, turn-based, roguelike, 2D, card games, dungeon crawler, elements of strategy, indie games, singleplayer
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Loop Hero is an indie single player game, which combines dark fantasy adventure game with roguelite, strategy and card game. The game was developed by Four Quarters and released by Devolver Digital.
Loop Hero is a game developed by the Four Quarters studio, which has created an experimental puzzle game Please, Dont't Touch Anything. Loop Hero, in turn, is a hybrid of several genres, such as rogue-lite, card game and strategy game, where, playing the brave hero, we set out to rescue the pixel-art world.
Plot
Loop Hero is set in a medieval fantasy world, where the peace of the inhabitants was disturbed by the evil Lich. With his powerful spell, the world has been thrown into a timeless loop of chaos and destruction, and our task as a brave hero is to save it.
Mechanics
Loop Hero is a game that takes inspiration from several genres. And so, in part, the game fits into the roguelite format, because we go through randomly generated levels, and we spend the loot and goods gained during that process on improvements in our settlement, each of which makes subsequent journeys a little easier. We can also find elements of strategy and card game, because as in the case of Hand of Fate, we create a path, on which we will move depending on the cards that we have as well as those added to the deck. Among them we will find those with enemies, traps, but also parts of equipment or goods necessary to expand the settlement. In addition, during the adventure, we have the opportunity to play several different fantasy classes and each of them has a unique style of gameplay, as well as strengths and weaknesses.
Technical aspects
Loop Hero features an atmospheric pixel art with realistic and detailed sprites, reminiscent of SNES console games.
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Videos and Screens
[1:10] Loop Hero Loop Hero - Mobile Launch Trailer
[3:13] Loop Hero Loop Hero - Mobile Gameplay
Hardcore Gamer: 4.5 / 5 by Kyle LeClair
Loop Hero is a brilliant piece of work that plays and succeeds with the idea of repeating gameplay loops via gameplay, story and even meta angles.
TheSixthAxis: 8 / 10
If its aesthetics appeal and the gameplay style grabs you, then Loop Hero will take over your gaming life until you finish it or are drag yourself away. It reminded me strangely of the allure of Football Manager but with a more fantasy setting. The combination of auto combat and strategic choices, with resource management and settlement development on top, makes this a unique and captivating indie game.
IGN: 8 / 10 by Jonathan Bolding
Loop Hero's cleverly stripped-down RPG concept demands attention for as long as it takes you to work out the clear "best" way to guide each hero class, and its fantastically dark story setup stands out as one of the best in years.
GAMERS Score
Average score from 3178 votes. 426 players anticipated the game.
Loop Hero Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows March 4, 2021
Xbox Series X/S April 4, 2023
Switch December 9, 2021
Xbox One April 4, 2023
Android OS April 30, 2024
Apple iOS April 30, 2024
Developer: Four Quarters
Publisher: Devolver Digital
Age restrictions: 12+
Loop Hero System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 2.2 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.91 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 7300 GT / 256 MB Radeon X1300 Pro or better, 200 MB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 2.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 8600 GT / 1 GB Radeon HD 4650 or better, 200 MB HDD, Windows 7/8.1/10 64-bit
Russian Devs of Loop Hero Recommend Pirating Their Game Due to Sanctions
Due to sanctions, some players have problems with the purchase of the Russian game Loop Hero. In such cases its developers recommend to use a pirated version.
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Adrian Werner
March 30, 2022
Loop Hero Bought by 500 Thousand Gamers. Patch in the Works
Four Quarters, the creators of Loop Hero, informed that in the first week after its release the game sold 500 thousand copies. The developers are already working on patches, and in the future we'll also get new content.
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Bart Swiatek
March 12, 2021
Indies Dominated Steam Last Week
Independent games dominated Steam's last week bestseller list. Valheim, Loop Hero, Deep Rock Galactic or Tale of Immortal are among the biggest winners. Apart from indie games, Outriders is also doing very well.
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Adrian Werner
March 8, 2021
Loop Hero Achieves 150,000 Players in 24 hours
24 hours after its debut, Loop Hero can boast of a considerable achievement. The game by FourQuarters was played by over 150 thousand users.
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Paul Musiolik
March 6, 2021
Loop Hero Goes Big on Steam; Over 30k Players in 24 Hours
Loop Hero, a strategic rogue-lite with RPG elements, turned out to be a real hit. During a single day, the game from Four Quarters was launched by over 32 thousand people.
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Michal Ciezadlik
March 5, 2021