Hero Siege

everybody that likes POE or Diablo or any ARPG should play this game. its 10/10. didnt have this much fun in a while.

The game is buggy here and there, and sometimes the servers kick you off but honestly it’s a great game. Once you get the hang of the class build system and learn the tricks to killing probably the most annoying boss I’ve ever encountered in a game, it’s essentially a Diablo clone. There’s no P2W, you need only pay to unlock character classes, cosmetic skins, or stash tabs. The latter isn’t really necessary to enjoy the game. Catch the sales (which are hella frequent) and you can unlock all the classes and DLC for like $20 if not less.

Probably the most mid arpg I've ever played. It's a bit of fun if you're really bored.

no. 1 , way better than diablo, developers actually working really hard to implement tons of stuff into the game. Respect and thanks

it was fine before but whatever major update screwed it. theres extra areas that are really small for no reason. a lot seems way harder for no reason and theres not really good ways to grind. the inventory is awful to navigate now. apparently its going to consoles now but they absolutely ruined the controller setup; it was fine before but now everything is goofy combinations and sometimes it doesnt even work so the game has to be restarted and they didnt even add enough combinations for a single skill tree. all the magic weapons used to have a ranged shot and they took all of that away for no reason like why as a mage is your default attack going to be run up and hit things with your magic stick? not even sure why they changed all that it still feels pretty much the same as the last version of the game and I'd take the original wave based thing over whatever this is supposed to be

Buying more inventory tabs.. yyeah no. Pay to win - game with microtransactions everywhere, and it's not f2p either.

Game in its full cost around 100 bucks and not 9.

I played for a bit and came to lvl 82 Nightmare act 3.
Its fun to play and depressing at the same time you either blast trough enemies and one shot everything or you get one shotted by a single Bee, there seems to be no balance...

There is an ingame compendium which is nice and also misleading because all the craftable runewords show a wrong level requirement and there is Crafting ingame which is not explained at all... you got told how to prospect ores and craft juwels but thats all

Moneywise... i paid 9 bucks for the game, super worth for what the game can offer.
But there are 20 classes not avaible because they need to be bought for 5 bucks EACH!
Endgame not avaible cuz i need to buy another DLC
More storage not avaible because i need to buy more stash tabs for 4 bucks each
and on top of that i could subscribe for a monthly payment to the game and get more ingame features.

As far i can see and heard from other players, they gave up on the game and just having it for making money.

$165 dollars for all DLC. Paradox entertainment would be proud. They should keep changing the game. Make a subscription service for their DLC. Vault content you paid for and just shit all over their player base. Also add loot boxes. Maybe they will make it to triple A status that way.

Don't buy this game. So many games do it better.

Hero Siege was released in 2013, when the developers of Vampire Survivors hadn't even thought about the idea of making their own game yet, back then HS was more like Isaac which was popular at the time, but HS had more features and was trivially better at everything. But the developers decided to skimp on their audience and make an ARPG clone game that has a completely different fanbase. I don't think anyone would have a problem if the ARPG and Rogue-like versions were separate games, but they took away what we loved and gave us something we didn't need.

Dear Panic Art Studios Ltd,
rather then linking my steam account to anything you provide, I'll link this review to your game.
Thanks for nothing.

I really like the game a lot. I think I just stop playing because I get pissed off about how expensive the DLC is. I want to buy it but really the game is still a little too clunky for me to justify paying more than I have for other games with the same pay structure. If the UI was easier to navigate with the controller, I don't know there's just something that bugs me about seeing the classes I can't have when the rest of the game isn't tight and even then $8 for a new character, it just drags me mentally and creates enough friction where I just stop opening it

Turned to absolute garbage, it's a completely different game from the initial one. Fück these devs

micro-transactions everywhere just make the game more expensive, not charge me for everything i want to do, such a shame

Wow, this is... pretty bad, overall. The gameplay feels super grindy, combat is incredibly dull, maps are waaaaaaay too big with constant hordes of small, tedious enemies, itemization is pretty underwhelming, UI is terrible, and of course, the cherry on top, the microtransactions for every bloody thing in the entire game. Don't waste your time with this, and especially don't waste your money.

It WAS a great game and
I LOVED IT

I BOUGHT ALL THE DLCs

I PLAYED IT A LOT

...but
NOW there are

MICROTRANSACTIONS everywhere

.

Is this 5h1t? For now: Yes. Sorry devs

But you can always buy it for a discounted price (-70% is okay) or try the 4-pack to play with friends (discounted of course) and play it ignoring the transactions and it is more or less like before
,well, can be "okay".
This means it is A LOT LESS FUN than 1.0 version, but yeah, you can always try it... Real fact is that 1.0 version was so different. And with a lot less transactions. Try to believe... :)

Hero Siege: A $3 Base Game ARPG with pixel art graphics?

This summary is based on about 25 hours of playtime

The base game is currently 70% off on Steam (PC only), bringing the price down to about $3 (NZD) while the Complete Edition is around $40 (NZD). Even just with the base game, it’s easy to get 25+ hours of gameplay from a first run through into the start of Hell difficulty —so if you're curious, and the price is right it could be worth a look.

Pros

- Fast-paced, arcade-style ARPG gameplay with lots of loot and high monster density.
- Strong Diablo 2 inspiration with modern QOL features like separate inventories for runes and charms (yes, runewords are in).
- Layered skill trees—active skills have their own sub-talents that dramatically affect how they play.
- At max level, a paragon-style system unlocks (very similar to Diablo IV’s glyph-based design).
- Loot feels rewarding and features a built-in filter system that adapts to difficulty, or can be customized/imported.
- Incorporates popular ARPG mechanics like POE’s Breach system.
- Boss fights have mechanics and can be intense, especially on a first playthrough.
- Endgame auction house unlocks after the campaign.
- Guild progression adds shared bonuses and features like guild stash and increased magic find.
- Steam Marketplace integration allows cheap access to cosmetics from the loot boxes which appear in the cons below (e.g., skins for under $0.50).

Cons

- Lots of visible DLC/content add-ons. While optional, many newer classes are paid (~$3 each). Extra stash tabs are pricey ($8+), though a bundle ($3.50 on sale) offers one of each at a discount. Complete Edition includes all of these.
- Loot box-style cosmetic chests exist. They drop in-game but require a paid key (~$2) to open. These are optional and tradeable.
- Expansion content (a new act) might not be necessary for most of the endgame, but details are unclear.
- Login system feels clunky, occasional disconnects.

Final Initial Thoughts

Don’t let the Steam review score be a deterrent—Hero Siege underwent a major overhaul a few years ago, but the reviews from the old version weren’t reset. Many recent negative reviews come from players who preferred the previous version.

If you're at all interested, the $3 (NZD) base game is an easy recommendation while it's on sale. If you end up enjoying it, you can always upgrade or buy individual content later. Worst case you wasted less than half the price of a café coffee

I was hesitant on purchasing this game due to all of the negative reviews and mixed Steam rating, but I decided to take a chance and give it a try, and by God i'm happy I did. I've been playing for 7 hours straight since purchasing and it's hard to get off. This game is an addictive, loot-based, action/rpg, with skill tree's that can be augmented. Meaning that there are many ways to play a single class. I'm actually astonished that people are this upset of the 2.0 update of this game. From my understanding, the developers originally had intended a more roguelite experience, similar to vampire survivors. But they decided to take the game in a different direction. I guess I can kind of see their point, but honestly the game is still very good, and challenging. Highly recommended if you like looter rpgs.

This is a fairly solid game. I do have -one- gripe with it, but it's a common gripe with this genre:
When you die, you lose experience. In a game where it is SO easy to be instagibbed, ESPECIALLY if you're playing a melee character, losing experience is a triple punishment.

On the whole the game is good. Lots of character customization. Get the extra classes on sale (happens all the time) and buy the base game at full.

A good game... once...
It used to be a great game, but then the developer decided to turn it into something completely different. Sadly, it’s just not the same anymore.

Old version: 9/10. New version: 3/10.

It's always tough when a game you loved changes into something you can't recognize, and this one really hurt. What could have been a timeless classic has now lost its charm. Sigh.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.

Update: Day 14 just in a constant loop of waiting for a reply from the devs on my stash making me crash when I use it. GOOD TIMES DON'T BUY THIS GARBO

Update: It took them 17 days to fix my stash issue but I can finally play the game without crashing after opening my stash. To bad I don't even want to play anymore.

Amazing game but with way too many crashes, no server maintenance in like a month. Huge red flag is that my highlight/loot filter settings keep changing on their own after crashes. This is alarming because I feel like I actually can't trust whats dropping.

In my first week of playing I was falsely manually banned by some incompetent team member. To say this game is mismanaged is an understatement. I have had a game breaking bug where whenever I open my stash my game crashes. I'm playing ssf so you could see how horrible that is and its been over a week while my ticket gathers dust. Unfortunately they got me with the its gonna take a couple days so my refund of my stash tabs I wanted to do couldn't happen.

Talking with other people this seems to be an overall issue with the devs. They would rather troll in the discord than actually fix meaningful things. All they care about is working on the next season and in the meantime the servers feel like they are on fire.

10/10 game... 1 of 10 development team.. No server maintance in over a month.. Mods and Devs just troll in discord instead of fixing tickets.. Save yourself the $5 and the grey hairs.. Don't bother with this game. Until the devs can get their act together this game deserves nomore then 100 plays during peak. Friend has a game breaking bug took over 8 days to respond. still not fixed... Go play something else where the dev team actually cares. Also if you do play just avoid Octa (discord mod) Dudes about as helpful as tits on a bull.

After the latest patch, it doesn't create online games. Tech support was no help... In the end, I paid for it but can't play.

This game could actually be a lot of fun. But the developers have tried their best to reduce the fun as much as possible. The game is being ruined by the developers' greed. Everything, absolutely everything, in the game has been monetized: character slots, classes, inventory slots, storage chest slots, skins, loudout slots—I'm sure I've even forgotten to mention a few. That's a real shame; the game really could have been a good one. I can't recommend this game.

Gameplay is amazing. Its been a long journy for this game, but it truely is on the old school d2 lod level and with all the evolution shown by the pd2 team and other games like poe. this game combines it all. only thing is they like money... everything QoL characters etc is paid for.. on the other hand they like to put out discounts, so can u wait, it will come down to somewhat reasonable for everybody

The day this game changed hands was the day it died. Went from a competent good team that cared about their game to a bunch of corpos that only care about bleeding it dry. Y'all are pathetic Panic Art. You've killed the game. You should be ashamed. You could have made more money if you kept it the way it was before by having more people want the game but you had to screw everything up.

The game was made not just worse, but into a completely different worse game.

I don't understand why you keep nerfing the drop rates. In this game, only cheaters are actually having fun while legitimate players get screwed. Without cheaters, do you really think we'd see so many angelic gear pieces this season? And now because cheaters have flooded the market with hacked angelic gear, you think the drop rates are still too generous? So next season you'll reduce them again? Is this some kind of vicious cycle?

Since your anti-cheat is clearly failing, why not compensate by increasing drop rates so regular players can actually enjoy the game? Is it really impossible to improve loot drops while adding more gear customization options? Random affixes, rare socket drops, upgrade materials - there are so many possibilities. But the fundamental issue is I should be able to find good gear through gameplay, not be forced into this hyper-inflated trading economy just to get endgame equipment.

Remember when useless SS-tier gear could at least be dismantled? It had value because we could recycle it. But you removed that feature because of cheaters. If you can't stop cheating, why not reduce the trading dependency? Let normal players find meaningful loot. Cheaters can crash your entire in-game economy with minimal effort.

If your real goal is to encourage RMT and let cheaters dominate, then by all means - keep reducing drop rates and pretend I never spoke up.

Funny how things change - I used to hate cheaters, but now I understand their role in your broken system.

I bought this game when it released in 2014. It was a completely different game back then (and that's no exaggeration; it is unrecognizable now). Now there are microtransactions everywhere and the game is completely changed. This bait and switch crap should be enough to get you delisted on Steam. Stay far away from these filthy devs.

Se gosta de sadomasoquismo esse game e pra vc, primeiro vc joga se diverte depois descobre que tudo tem uma probabilidade inferior da mega sena no end game.

Everything I've been looking for in a game, the only downside is that the game isn't very beginner friendly and a lot of research has to be done outside of the game to play through the game with a viable build that you can scale through out all levels of the game.

Remembered the game I've been playing for a while several years ago. Wanted to play it again. Bought the game. Got a boring piece of brown cake. Feeling scammed..

Relaxing game. sure, pay to win, but never the less fun

Alot of hours of fun in this game!=D sadly the servers was shit at the start of this season. That beeing said it was probebly because the player base got trippled or something, thats good for the game =D

"server issues" my ass.
This is an amazing game, and even if the balance isn't perfect, no isometric is, and this one by far has the most interactive and engaging fixed class system I've seen.
Ignore the haters, play HS.

Don't be fooled by the mixed reviews--this game is absolutely fantastic. If you are an ARPG fan you owe it to yourself to try this out, especially so if having actually rare and powerful gear like D2/PoE1 appeals to you.

Character builds are pretty similar to D2 skill trees. End game is also D2 inspired, based on ramping difficulties of the campaign zones with 1 zone every hour receiving special mods (like D2:R).

Gear really shines in this game. Tons of interesting uniques to grind for in targeted zones. Runewords also exist, from low-level gear bandaids, to a new version of enigma, to very powerful end game runewords to aspire to.

Devs are active in discord and listen to player feedback, and fast to respond when issues in game occur.

This game is it. It's so fun and it's not afraid to let you have that fun. It's worth your time 100% if anything I've mentioned sounds interesting to you.

The game is good, they are constantly updating, improving and crashing it.
After last update, I can't log in to my account. I even tried to create a new one but it also states that the email is already being used. After trying to report this bug through their discord, they simply closed and ignored the ticket.
By reading their help chat, multiple people are going through the same problem and getting ignored. Thats unfortunate.
They are terrible at communicating with their player base.

I have more hours in this title than all of the other ARPGs I play combined - full stop. I read the negative reviews before posting mine, most of them made me chuckle. This is a must try for fans of the ARPG genre that actually enjoy experimenting with builds, becoming busted over time, complex itemization, seasonal mechanics and the gameplay loop of ARPGs. If you're here for a fun campaign experience or want a character that lasts forever... this is not the game for you.

I got banned for cheating or some shit.
Played only 5hours. I didnt cheat for shit.
Talked to support and they didnt give two fucks about it they just sayd that i cheated in the game??
Asking about what cheat did i use or even how.
Didnt get any answer.
So that was fun like 20buckz down the train with dlcs.

was asked by a poe player as a poe player to play this game.

this is a 2d game that runs worse than poe2. leveling a new character entails running from point A to point B with no real story to speak of. the content is so braindead easy that the moment you get any amount of damage upgrades you just plow through the game. the bosses are the most one dimensional encounters in the game. at least normal mobs keep you on your toes by exploding constantly upon death. endgame is praying for high tier runes or "uniques" to drop, except the good uniques are like tier 1/0 poe drops. the gear crafting in this game is also just fiding runes and socketing them into items for a specific set of gear affixes, the stronger ones being gated by incredibly rare currency drops. economy is unfortunately ran by a small group of players that constantly buy up everything and relist for unrealistic gold amounts for a new or casual player. I cannot imagine how many hours it would take for an SSF player to progress to "endgame." I would sooner recommend maplestory than this game

3/10, the weapon and armor sprites are really well done

I began playing this game a while back. I put 25 hours into it. When season 6 rolled around the developer decided add back in 15% death penalty to EXP (previously removed because no one liked the mechanic). This is down right a horrible mechanic. On top of that, they nerfed everything in terms of hit on life and other areas of survivability.

Quite honestly, before this most recent smash to the game, it was fun. I invested money in slots for inventory/stash. I have no problem with that. However, introducing a mechanic that sucks your progression from you is just stupid. I find that too many developers tend to go this route with ARPGs for literally no reason, with almost no one I have ever spoken to enjoying the aftermath (i.e., just recently POE 2 nerfed the crap out of their EA). I will check back in the future to see if things changed for the better with the game direction. However, as of now, dying super quickly, where once the game gave you the means to feel powerful, is just overall a let down. As part of the most recent nerf, the devs nerfed resistances for players, life on hit, and a t on of other areas that did not need to have that happen. Inflating the time it takes to level and get stronger is a piss poor design and literally destroys the fun. I really hope the developers think long and hard about adding archaic

This Game should have a much higher Review-Rating! If u like farming and a really good progression curve, then play this game! I played 160hrs in 3 weeks and there are still things I WANT to farm and still having fun playing. Its very similar to d2!

Most bad reviews are not about the game itself, rather its about server issues on launch or that the devs are sometimes weird in terms of communication. Also the game started as a Rougelite and then transitioned to a farming ARPG. Also some ppl don't like the paid classes -> Here just wait for a sale (every month) and get all classes + game for like 16$. So you will get many many hours for just 16$, in my opinion thats for sure worth it!

If u can just ignore the drama around the game and just want to play a good ARPG, PLAY Hero Siege now!

141+ hours on this game just to feel horrible gameplay i have never found this Arpg rouge lite like this comparing this to death must die, death must die are still fun to have grind. I wouldn't recommend to buy the game or dlc at full price get them on 80℅ off you have no reason to grind your character or build up cause you are force to buy items from market and GET THE GOLD FROM MARKET cause NPC shop give you nothing for high loot tier items they sell you for nothing and give it back at really high price. I do have find hard grind game but this are IMPOSSIBLE to do it "its gonna take a bit of time" NO this game more than usual rouge like game you will need ALOT of hours more like 1000+ HOURS

Not recommend at all wasting your time alone on this game have some friend to play with it

3/10 gameplay experience, Totally bad review I've ever had

Really fun game, but costs way more than its worth. If there were still productive developments going on, and it didnt cost an arm and a leg just to have some of the features in the game that you should be able to unlock in game, this would be a favorite. Instead im left feeling remorse anytime I play this game because of the potential it has, but instead its just a money sinc. The game is fun, but I would not recommend this on account of its in game costs.

This game used to be fun. It lost it's soul. They really did put in effort, but they replaced fun with more in depth mechanics, and made it kinda meh. Not to mention the forced third party applications to play it.
I'm not installing random software not at least approved by steam.

I used to get excited and buy dlc's upon release, but there's better games to waste my money on. If they decide to do something interesting like allowing hybrid classes like Grim Dawn does, I can't ignore something like that.

I never cared about the mp scene. I loved back when I'd get to access sheeponia and have to decide if I can try cheesing the sheep or if I should progress with the story and get more powerful and more powerful items etc.
Right now it feels more like a generic failing dungeon crawler with little trace of the goofy fun game it started out as, that no matter how things went you wanted to play more. I was there from before they redesigned how weapons work. I was there from before they remade the maps to be significantly larger. I was there from before they added quests. It lost to much of itself along the way.

To anyone reading this, maybe that generic soulless feeling is exactly what you wanted in a game.

Game is fun but can't recommend due to bad balancing issue later on in the game. To unlock last diff you have to kill 2 bosses. To farm a key for 1 boss can take you literal weeks of grind. So despite ur character being strong enough for the last diff you are being artificially cucked by inordinate amount of grinding minibosses you literally oneshot. Kinda meh + most of the mechanics are gated behind different characters which are also paid to boot. Buy only heeavily discounted.

This a dogshit version of Path of Exile, and you have to pay to play this garbage game. Very clunky, On some bosses you can't even see what spells they are using because the field of view is so bad. Jumping is awful and buggy. Skip this game and go play any other ARPG.

11 year old game feels like beta, can't find friend's sessions even though I haven't that problem day before. UI/UX is terrible, bossing is ridiculous when needing to run 4-5 zones to get back if you get oneshotted by pixel-precision mechanic in a cluttered screen. Lv 50 character doing Nightmare level just fine as long as mobs don't have projectiles - they oneshot you even if you are few levels apart or above.
Fine if you are looking to waste time like me, if you want something engaging, just don't bother with this one

Farm 30/50 hours to try uber boss to try to get to inferno mode
Farm 50/60 hourse to get gear to try to kill uber boss
Proceed to go to boss, bt it bugs and kills me istantly while on one of the tankiest build in current season

proceed to close the game
uninstall and never come back

This game has gone through so many revisions and reconstructions that it's lost on me what version we're at now.

Playing this before the current iteration was pretty fun but now I got no clue what they're doing with the game anymore and I'm kinda sad to see the game I paid for just completely change to something I'm not interested in.

Honestly looks like a cool game but unfortunately, the game has decided to revert to a display setting that i have not chosen, it has reverted to a very small resolution and is the size of a phone and it has become borderless which causes my mouse to leave the screen each time i try to go to the Options tab, there is no possible way to fix this as ive tried various solutions but all else seem to fail, ive even uninstalled and reinstalled