Has-Been Heroes

Frozenbyte

Rank: #4 / 11
Released: 2017
Studio: Frozenbyte
Genre: action game

At a glance

Has-Been Heroes is a lane-based roguelike strategy and action game from Frozenbyte. Players control three heroes as they escort the King's twin princesses to school, coordinating melee attacks, managing cooldowns, and combining spells against an undead army. Runs involve randomized spells and items, with additional heroes to unlock; the listed description also notes increasing difficulty and permadeath. The game asks players to adapt their strategy as they start new runs and face changing combinations of resources and challenges. Its Steam features include achievements, full controller support, trading cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, and Remote Play on phone, tablet, and TV. It is listed for Windows and includes Action, Indie, RPG, and Strategy among its Steam genres.

Who it is for

It suits players who like tactical lane-based combat, roguelike runs, and coordinating several characters. Its controller support and Remote Play options may interest players who want to play on different supported devices.

What is good

Control three characters across three lanes
Combine spells and coordinate attacks
Unlockable heroes and randomized items
Remote Play listed for phone, tablet, and TV
Full controller support

What to know first

Listed for Windows only
Permadeath is part of its listed challenge

Verdict

Has-Been Heroes centers on coordinating three characters and adapting to randomized spells and items from run to run. Players should be comfortable with rising difficulty and permadeath as part of its roguelike structure.