Hero Siege

Do you like perma on death effects? Do you like being shotgunned by them? Do you like terrible boss cooldown optimization? Do you like constantly being stuck on random objects? Do you like incorrect map display? Do you like extremely bad controller support? Oh boy do I have a game for you.

This game is fun when it works, but sadly most of the time something will be wrong. Amount of bugs I've encountered in one playthrough is higher than I've encountered in last 5 years in all games combined. This game is 11 years old. 11. Yet there is absurd amount of bugs. Just look through discord amount of reported bugs that go multiple years in the past that are STILL present. Small studio blabla. That's not an issue of the player. Look how predatory their monetization is, but they can't invest anything into any bug fixing. But man controller is funniest thing ever. You can jump and move around map faster, and you can control range of the jump by holding left thumb and adjusting it with right thumb. Sounds good right? Well... skills get impacted by that as well. Skills arent being auto thrown at the range of enemy, but based on that range you set. Why is that an issue? ENEMIES are FAST, you will constantly get swarmed, and if range is set to anything but very close to you you are 100% dead. But if you set it close to you, your jump becomes useless. Only good thing is that you can change keybinds for most controller keys, which is a plus. And one of biggest complaints I have.. enemies can track you off screen. Yeah, you killed entire screen and want to clean up inventory? Well no, you won't be able to because random enemies off screen will start chasing you.

Loot filter is usable, nothing crazy but it works. UI/UX IS BAD. Nothing more to say, it's bloated and very unclear. Want to have aura on? Good luck figuring it out. Want to assign skills to hotbar? Well good luck searching through reddit or discord unless you get lucky to left click on existing 2 skills. Such a terrible UX is unexcusable.

Respeccing is cheap so no complaints there, you get 2 presets which is fine.

If you want a purely solo game this is the way to go, otherwise the experience is pretty terrible. Can't actually say if playing together is fun or not because:
1. Can't login to their website to verify email (it's broken apparently)
2. Can't join a friend or be invited because it is bugged
3. Looked through their discord to see if I was doing something wrong and searched for other people who had the same problem to see that they were just told it's bugged and made fun of rather than helped.

This is a small dev with a relatively cheap game, but doesn't seem like they have the resources to make sure key systems work at all.

Game is full of micro-transactions! And it's not only cosmetics, but also game-changing upgrades (like inventory slots, etc..). I have no issues paying for games UP-FRONT, but there should be no micro-transactions inside. It's just annoying! In Hero Siege you can see the little coin icon literally EVERYWHERE.

This games loot filter is buggy AF. In a game where loot matters, the loot filter will highlight a bunch of crap especially stuff you dont need/want. And the presets are dog. I feel the game can be fun but it needs a lot of work. Started playing until act 5 or so and the loot filter just makes me want to uninstall.

Honestly had a good time with the game but I wouldn't recommend getting into. The devs are shit and don't care about their player base. The game itself really is just a cash grab and each season it gets worse. If you do considering buying the game please buy everything when it is on sale most items go for 90% discount. Also keep in mind the game is dead and typically mid season has less than 5000 players on at once which really takes away from the social and market aspects. Alongside that, there is no consistently updated wiki and the only source for information is the given guidebook which doesn't cover much and the discord where only a few know anything.

112.8 Hours put into this game farming up my perfect necro. Was enjoying this game so much! Until season reset and come to find that they dont support off-season to an almost non-existent ability. They bricked two of my build items that showed up as ERROR. and refused to reimburse me for the items that essentially made my build work. if you like restarting every new season this is your game. but if you want to enjoy your characters past that season you are out of luck. Do better Hero Siege. Spent so much money on cosmetics and packs that i will never see back again. Buy this game and its packs at your own risk. Uninstalled this and wont be ever installing it again....

Only got this game cause it was cheap and I wanted to satisfy my ARPG itch. I am a new player to Hero Siege, and after learning about everything that has gone down with the development of this game, I am not really sure I can recommend purchasing this title.

Game is fun so far, but it seems like the development is so volatile that you run the risk of getting the rug pulled from your experience. I would be mad too if I dumped 100s of hours into a game for it to pretty much just 180 turn into a completely different, inferior experience; not to mention getting treated harshly by the own devs you support. Does not take much googling to figure out that these devs SUCK.

I'll probably keep playing it for a bit longer because, well, they did accomplish what they were aiming for; a Diablo clone. Seeing numbers go up and power-leveling is always fun, but I just don't see myself getting heavily invested due to how the devs handle this game.

for $2? Sure, can't really beat that, but I wouldn't recommend throwing any more money to the devs than that.

It’s bad (and boring). Thought it was a good idea to try this game again because it seems they added a lot of content over the years. Surely enough, they did but with…uh, Micro-transactions.

Mistakenly purchased some dlcs because some were on sale. It’s cheap but don’t be like me and spend your money somewhere else. Think twice before getting this. Will be refunding and gonna get something worthwhile playing instead.

Was fun in older versions now it just feels like a scam.
Paid game has most characters and basic features locked behind paywalls(hurr durr dlcs; no.)
Better off throwing your money in a fire pit.

Waited for season 6, cant even complete basic quests in the tutorial, and even though people say you dont need quests to complete the game, its an awful and off putting new player experience. I had such high hopes and the developers cant even get the SECOND quest of the game to work and constant dcs, do not buy, not worth, plan to refund.

the game is awesome but if you want to play seasonal.... run as far as you can they take your 45$ for season token tier 2 and stuff it up their asses but not in the servers

Its amazing how you can fail a release EACH SEASON.
Worst servers i have seen in any online game which is sad cause the game itself is really fun.

.....The servers are a joke. You disconnect all the time and if you are lucky and you manage to play you may stuck in a conversation with the merchant and the only solution...ALT+F4

Lag is the main boss in this game.

Really i haven't play in worst servers ever. Stay away till they figure out how servers works.

6.0 update broke so many things, removed many mechanics, nerfed so many playstyles, remade inventory system to a copy-paste job of Diablo. removed splitscreen, broke network play, added stash upgrades behind a paywall and wiped characters.

It has been 2 yrs since then, and its still in the same, sorry state, while devs are crying regularly to sell you more micro-transactions, and just to be awful to anyone criticizing.

im 15 minutes into the game and already I dont like what I see. While the gameplay, skill system, and loot is okayish. My main issue is that 2/3rds of the playable classes are locked behind a paywall ($5-$8 per character when not on sale). You have to buy each one individually.

Then on top of that the game markets itself as against pay 2 win but then has a awful monetization system:
$5 per inventory expansions
$5 per stash expansions
$5 per material expansions
$5 per socketable expansion
$15 for unique expansion

Then on top of that there is a paid expansion already which has quests and items you cant get without buying the expansion. Tack on $12 skins and $0.50-$1 "companions" and this game just has cash grab written on it. Then they also have a subscription you can purchase on top of that for $4 a month which they lock the ability to rename tabs/inventory, see if an item has dropped because of magic find, rename hero, chat emotes, and cursor skins all behind.

I can defend POE with there tab costs because the content is there and the stash they provide is plenty for most new players and the game is free. Where as this game is $8 not on sale and then as soon as you boot up you get hit with a "well here is more ways to spend money right off the bat"

The devs seem to atleast update it but the monetization I get hit with seeing in the first 15 minutes is a huge turn off for me.

Ill change to positive if the game is good enough to get over that, if its still negative just know that the game was mid or worse. If you do buy it wait until they do another 80% off sale to try it and get it for $1.5 like I did. No shot I was paying $8 for this.

Edit: The loot filter is absolute garbage. You can have it selected to where you dont want Common Axes to show up and even with it set up common axes still show up. The only way to hide loot is using presets which is garbage.

Edit 2: Loot filter is still garbage and doesnt function plus the UI menus are buggy af. took me 3 minutes to exit the shops buy/sell menu

Great game. Hope they fix the issues with too many people playing :P. For the price point these guys have a great game!

The servers are in terrible state, the game is full of bugs. I don't recommend it.

When new season starts, it is impossible to play due to very bad servers. This happens all the seasons. When the servers improve, the review will improve too.

new player experience is trash, first thing you have to do when you start the game is making a custom loot filter and the pre-set filters are trash, tbh filter system in general is bad you can't tell whats good or bad. Items drop 15 levels higher than you so you can't even use the items, not that it matters because you one shot everything until act 3 or something.

Local Co op has been removed and the entire game has been changed from something wholly unique to a live service focused grind. I play live service focused grind ARPGs too, but this is not one I would recommend.

I wouldn't have came back to leave a negative review if I didn't get brought here again by the erroneous Shared / Splitscreen tag.

This game is nice and fun, and I don't really mind some classes being bought as DLC, but the slot limit is really nefarious for a business model. They should at least give players 3 slots.

Soooooo customizable. 7 difficulties, multiple weird instances and events that can happen. 20+ classes. You want something fun and chill in your ARPG section This Is It. 12 years old and Still has thousands of online players at any given time.

While the current version of the game is good, it feels like a bait-and-switch as the game is drastically different than the original version that I paid for. Granted, I only paid a couple bucks for it at the time, so it's not a big loss.

The game used to have some rogue elements to it, where you collect relics that give you different abilities and you could stack and collect a ton of these to build a ridiculously powerful and unique character. Once you learn what each relic does, you can tailor the relic collecting to match a desired build. Once you die, you lose the relics and you start over. All of that is gone now.

The current version of the game is a Diablo clone, and, while pretty good and worth a thumbs up by itself, I miss the old version of the game. I'm guessing they did this because the original game was quick, cheap fun, and probably couldn't retain players for that long. With a Diablo style and purchasable things, it probably makes them more money while retaining players.

I wish I could thumbs up the game while giving the bait-and-switch a thumbs down.

This game has changed so much that it feels like a complete new game??? Dont take me wrong I like what they have done but to be complete fair it should have been a new game.

I just came back playing the game so all this is new change for me. But i do enjoy the game wich feels more like a diablo clone now.

There is alot of hidden paywalls to get a fun experience out of the game. Sure alot of cosmetics and characters but having to pay for:

new looks of ingame interface,
new mouse pointers ingame,
1 extra stash page,
1 extra inventory page,
new colours for name its just DUMB.

In a hurry I decided to support devs work so i bought the Complete Set. Believing all DLC should be inside. WHY? If it states COMPLETE SET purchase, it should include all DLC's wich says DLC ingame. I cant help feeling ripped of 75£ (The package includes the characters and vikings DLC not even all skins. Its wrongly advertized how i see it.)

I can understand if some was to be unlocked by playing and leveling up. And this is why i put thumbs down. BASE game is good but after putting all above faqs its just NO.

To devs: Being greedy as a company hurts more than it supports. All dlc is not listed on steam just open the game and you will be prompted to pay real money obtain stuff that could been made as upgrades for playing time or monsters killed etc.

People complaining that they "removed" expansions seem to be completely unaware that they are part of the base game now, and are found in the same place as they always were:
• Karp of Doom was Act 5, and is still Act 5.
• Depths of Hell was Act 6, and is still Act 6.
• Wrath of Mevis was Act 7, and is still Act 7.
Any Collectors Edition content (which is cosmetic) is STILL there, tied to your account... and is now exclusive to people who bought it before they rolled the expansions into the main game.

As for "never needing to log in", the log in is only for online play, and has ALWAYS been required for online play. You can still play offline as you have always been able to.

The game did go through a pretty major shift in game play mechanics...
It was previously a 'rogue lite' Diablo clone with almost platformer like mechanics -- You would collect up to 30 relics that provided various boosts and abilities, typically obtained from chests at the end of a jumping puzzle/challenge. When you died, even in "softcore", you lost all of your relics and needed to start over again.
Now the game is a more traditional Diablo-clone but with the jump mechanics retained. You no longer lose your relics on death, but are limited to 4 (hich you can level up by collecting copies), as well as your gear.

It would have been nice if they kept the original game as a separate mode offline, but the devs are a small studio and honestly the game has enough interface bugs/issues as-is.

Considering the base game is $7, it's criminal the character dlcs are the same price. There used to be dlcs that would bundle some characters together, but all of that was removed. I just don't understand why there is so much price gouging in this game. My recommendation? If you're selling the game for a cheap price, you should sell dlc packs which bundle the character packs in some way kind of like how Vampire Survivors handles their dlc and pricing.

Price aside, I can't recommend the game in it's current state and it needs a lot of work from what I've seen. There is a very odd amount of "competition" in this game to compete with games like Path of Exile or other mmorpgs, but why? There may be an online mode, but why try to compare this game to other online games which had success for years? I hope someday down the line the developers come together to redesign the game for the valid complaints people have stated in their reviews. There is a reason this game is "mixed".

What this game offers 👍

✅ Crating: a very unpleasant interface.
✅ Quests: where did I need to go now?
✅ Game: is in its worst sate yet, just shadowed by whats to come surely.
✅ Terrain: You WILL get stuck on terrain and die.
✅ DLC: DLC hell and yes, they deleted old good dlcs for everyone.
✅ Relics: No more

Value.
This is worth your time and effort if you enjoy RPG's, Rogue style at a bargain price.

At 1st I was very unimpressed, low rez, simple design... 3hrs later and I was no longer concerned with the trivial.
I was busy killing mobs with skill.
I bought the add on, Plague Doctor. An Excellent Class, made for Kiting. So far I am crushing the game on normal level.

I believe you will enjoy this game as I am. It's a great price full retail.
Buy it, you will not be sorry.

Thanx for reading

As a fresh player you have 0 clue and help on everything from leveling to item stats but i can understand that.
Managed my way to end game to play in 9 fps when hitting skills on several classes. UNPLAYABLE .
Game is bugged ,Butcher class is bugged in every aspect, etc. This was such a promising game and it failed me in every step. I'm so mad i can't play this game properly, it could've been a gem.

Very unexpectedly fun. I bought this when it was on a really good sale to try something fun with leftover cash. If you like 2d style games this is for you!

The gameplay itself is a nice Diablo 2 clone but I can't recommend it over the amount of microtransactions, subscriptions and DLCs that was slapped into an already paid game.

Classes and lategame content is locked behind DLCs and some of the newest ones have noticeable powercreep to them. Your cabin is locked behind a subscription and there is a microtransaction for just everything although the latter can be somewhat ignored alongside it being entirely cosmetics only.

Overall? Consider other games like Path of Exile which, ironically, is F2P and has better monetization model than this.

I got this on sale for under $1...it was a steal! I bought the extra characters and some skins because I've enjoyed it that much (which is surprising, because I've only ever enjoyed a handful of pixel-art games).

Honestly, the game has been hit really hard by the reviews for the revamp.

As a new player I can only judge the content as it is, so if you're reading for that - this is one of them.

The game has a lot of classes and variety, a ton of items, a loot filter and a very unique gameplay loop (very similar to Vampire Survivors in a way).

If you like aRPGs, this game is one for when you're playing in the off-season of your main aRPG - absolutely no question about it. And given how well it runs and how few bullshit deaths there are in the game, this is also quite nice on Hardcore or SSF (you actually get drop increases in SSF).

Highly, highly recommended for the absurdly low price. Less than a dollar on sale, about 15 euros total if you want all the classes and DLC.

Great game Crashes sometimes but overall great game if you love to grind for gold and gear!!

Played this back in 2015. Back then it was a roguelite and pretty fun. You could get seriously busted without leveling up much too. But coming back to it and finding out it's like Path of Exile was wild. The beta version for "herosiege1" is just a Diablo version. At that point I shelved it. Came back when someone else bought it and decided I'd at least give it a try while they played. And it's fine. If this is what it was at the beginning I'd maybe recommend (though the heavy mtx is absolutely ridiculous. Paid game with paid skins with a subscription service? That much greed for an indie really? I partly play indies to get away from AAA scum). But it is by no means the game it used to be and the one that I enjoyed and wanted. Making such a drastic change with no way to go back is already scummy. It was a cool game. It's now an.... okay game at best. And I will not be buying anything from this studio again.

Wicked fun with mates. Sick abilities and a super rewarding gameplay loop. Having not played Diablo IV my mates say this is a better version of that but in cool pixel art.

fight to lvl up to fight more to lvl up more to fight better to lvl up so that you can fight then lvl up then fight a little so you can fight better with the xp and lvl that you gained from the previous fight
10/10

Many preditory Microtransactions, its insane, I bought this on sale for like 77 cents, and its still not worth, because buying inventory slots is 4 bucks there, getting another class is another 8 bucks there (on sale 1,75)

I was okay with this game being a diablo-like because I was looking for a alternative to the live-service model diablo-likes, but this game has that same monetarization without the live-service server structure to have at least a reason for said microtransactions

Loved this game with my friends in the pass, but it is now a shell of its former self as a bunch of its content is locked behind DLC and the butchering of its originality was stripped from it, this was a great rogue-like game with fun and goofy elements turned into a low effort none inspiring Diablo clone.

Came back after not playing for a year or more to find out all characters erased and DLC gone. never playing again. The absolute nerve to delete hours upon hours of peoples gaming time is ludicrous.

ultra repetitive gamplay and clunky , similar / boring zones and monsters
passives and items are mediocre at best, itemization feels like a chore more than game experience since from level 1 you have 99999 items on the ground including epics. played for 1 hour and already have too many mythic items to carry
I wish they would focus more on the game experience than microtransactions. I spent 0.7$ for this game and now I see why ... they make you come in in the hopes you buy all the garbage in the store
Game has potential but it's being managed by morons. Focus on gameplay not in game stores you cashgrab trash scum ... stick to mobile games and f...k off steam if this is your idea of game development

P.S. really amazing how I feel scammed even by paying $0.77 this is worse than a FTP mobile game

fun game, got the old D2 vibe with some new arpg elements from PoE

My main gaming genre is ARPG's and in a state of boredom with them I wanted to try something new.

I ended up trying this game and the start is a bit rough, there is a decent amount to learn and not everything is explained. But if you can get past that this is a top 3 ARPG. Highly recommend if ARPG's are your thing.

Locking character slots and stash tabs behind paywall in offline mode is complete and utter BS.
Also, can't even pause the game. In offline mode. What the hell is this, first week of early access?

Scumbag Devs with predatory post-launch changes to the game that try to trap you into numerous micro transactions. Avoid.

Hero Siege, A hidden gem in the ARPG market

TLDR; If you are in to games like Diablo 2, Path of Exile, and don't mind pixel graphics/2d games, this is definetly worth a try. Gives a SOLID amount of entertainment compared to the cost of the game (between 40 to 100 hours per season). The game offers a seasonal experience like other ARPGS, and the next one is slated for release in March 2025. The developers are against pay to win, and therefore there are no premium currencies in the game. Only thing locked behind real money, is classes and stash tabs/inventory tabs. If you want to know more about the game, endgame etc. read below!

Hero Siege is a fast paced fun, but ohverwhelming experience at first. The game is a mix between Diablo 2, Diablo 4 and Path of Exile (PoE). The game is extremely unwelcoming for beginners, and the first google results when trying to find information leads to an extremely outaded fandom Wiki (although official wiki does exist). However, experience from Diablo 2 or Path of Exile makes this 100x easier.

This makes the game a time investment to learn, but the community is always there to help. And you can always play with a friend, to learn together. If you prefer solo play, the game also contains an official Solo Self Found (SSF) mode, called odyssey. The game is playable online, with seasonal servers, permanent servers, or offline without internet if that is your prefered playstyle. (The game also exists on mobile!)

Itemization

The game in its current state contains over 1000 unique "Satanic" & "Satanic Set" items . and an infinite amount of randomly generated mythic, rare, magic and common items. As the game allows for runewords, and has the same exact rune system as Diablo 2 , common items can also be exciting. (And yes, there is a easy to use, customizable loot filter in the game. Configured using a easy to use and understand interface). Items are also classified into tiers, based on the rolls/rarity of the item (SS, S, A, C D) dropping an item with "SS" in rarity creates a server-region wide anouncement in chat. The holy grail however is "Angelic" items, which is an extremely rare drop from ANY mob on Hell difficulty.

As a quick mention, charms also exist in the game, but have been given their own tetris-like inventory. Unique charms like the iconic torch from Diablo 2 also exist.

Items you find can also be sold on the in-game auciton house, which uses the in game gold as currency (dont worry, you cant buy any currency with real money). Items can also the salvaged for dust, which you can use to upgrade exisiting items (a % increase to the existing stats on the item).

Although the majority of the games classes are purchasable as DLC, there is no direct "pay to win" aspect in the game. Only monitization is trough strash tabs, inventory tabs, and the afformentioned classes and DLC. You can not directly buy player power, nor currency.

Player power/Endgame

The player power in this game comes from many multipliers, but at its core is stacking +x to level of skils, exactly like diablo 2. Unlike diablo 2 however, there are many more items that contains this elusive stat. You also have the classic attribute points when leveling. Recently introduced is also a paragon-eque system, taking inspiration from Diablo 4, but without the choice for paragon boards. This means there is also glyphs to level. These mainly boost specific drop rates/chance for mechanics to appear, not player power.

The endgame is somewhat lacking and repetitive. But a lot more to do that Diablo 2. You can try to push your character to the Diablo 4 equivalent of pit level 100/ Path of exile tier 17 maps. for seasonal rewards. Or go for uber bosses, which all have unique item drop pools. Outside of this, you farm the same zones/dungeons over and over, with "satanic zones" rotating every hour and giving a random zone from the campaign positive and negative modifiers (this also includes dungeons in the zone). Dungeons can also be powered up for rewards using keys found randomly from monsters. You also want to upgrade your gear using the star system.

When pressing escape and "reset zone" you instantly reset all of the zones in game. The games does not have a direct "mapping" system, but when the campaign zones are generated they have a chance to spawn diffrent kinds of mechanics (exactly like PoE). Many of the mechanics are extremely close to old PoE league mechanics, with an exception being "Chaos towers" . All of this effectively makes this mapping, but you can chose what zones (maps) you want to farm. With some being tied to certain SS items.

PS! Almost all negative reviews of this game are just people who miss it when this game was a rogelike back in 2013 when it was developed for a game jam contest. The game has naturally evolved from this, and the ones leaving the reviews do not play ARPGS

The developers are extremely bad at selling you on how good the game is, or how much content it actually has. This combined with the fact that the creatorspace for this game is dead, means that not many people find this gem. (If you need proof, famous PoE player Goratha discovered this and played it for 4 days straight after giving it a try)

It is impossible to play online, it keeps disconnecting.

was a good game years ago
it was called finished and had a few expansions
then all of a sudden the game was handed off to another team
they turned it more diablo like with a mana system among other things
now today looking at it seems they removed the old expansions, even from owners dlc lists?
its changed so much from what people paid for in the past
when it was considered and called finished
its honestly not the same game anymore......
games should not go from finished to vastly changed
if they wanted to do that they should have made a second game dont vastly change what people paid for

there was three early collector edition expansions or regular editions
they are now removed from everyones accounts so any extras from collectors editions are most likely gone
supported and lost your dlc and most likely any items that came with collectors

another thing was old days if recall did not require a login to play the game
so it was shifted to online

https://steamdb.info/search/?a=all&q=hero+siege
listed game and dlcs they purged the old expansions completely from the steam database seems leaving us with nothing we paid for? no dlc and possibly no items

https://herosiege.fandom.com/wiki/DLC#Legacy_DLC_Expansions
the three old dlc expansions base and collectors editions

https://herosiege.fandom.com/wiki/Karp_of_Doom
https://herosiege.fandom.com/wiki/Depths_of_Hell
https://herosiege.fandom.com/wiki/Wrath_of_Mevius

I went into this expecting an indie diablo 2 like game.

The game is good.
Imagine Diablo 2 but the progression is 10000% faster.
Prefer the slow game. But it's still very good!
Same kind of skill tree. Similar stats and items.

Quests are sometimes confusing though.

They keep updating the game year after year. The game keeps getting better and its come a long ways and holds its own against more popular games like diablo and poe