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Hero Siege

Hero Siege

Panic Art Studios Ltd · released Jan 28, 2014

ActionAdventureIndieMassively MultiplayerRPGPCPlayStation 5Nintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.

65
VGC Score
Improvingmedium confidence 17 since launch

scored 82 at launch, has slipped to 65

anchored at patch: “Patch 7.0.6” (1d ago)

82%
At launch
67%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
48%
Player sentiment
n/a
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 296 sampled Steam reviews (187 positive / 109 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Progression & loot10% mention it
  • Monetization9% mention it
  • Grind & repetition5% mention it
  • Story & writing5% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Bugs & crashes17% mention it
  • Progression & loot15% mention it
  • Monetization14% mention it
  • Grind & repetition13% mention it
  • Story & writing12% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

39%

38 reviews

5-15h

65%

40 reviews

15-40h

72%

71 reviews

40-100h

65%

71 reviews

100h+

64%

76 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)0
All-time Steam reviews67%651000
Metacritic user ratings653
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)0
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 31, 2026) · 0 reviews sampled · 0 total reviews in window · weighted 0 up / 0 down · computed 6h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (2)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 80
    trust 56Dec 15, 2014

    A delightful if a bit simplistic retro RPG that’s best enjoyed with a friend. [Dec 2014]

  • 77
    trust 50Feb 12, 2014

    The mixture of dungeon crawler, hunt for loot and dualstick action works surprisingly well, eventually you don’t think about the mobile roots anymore. But towards the end the weak balancing takes a lot of the fun away.

    read full review ↗

Patch history

  1. Patch 7.0.6
    Aug 31, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Patch Notes
    Aug 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  3. Patch Notes 7.0.2
    Aug 24, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  4. Season 10 is live!
    Aug 21, 2026
  5. Hero Siege - Ebontharn and Season 10
    Aug 18, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  6. Final Season 9 Patch
    May 11, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  7. Update 6.9.12
    Apr 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Season 9 Release
    Apr 3, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  9. Season 9 is upon us!
    Mar 20, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. Xmas Update
    Dec 17, 2025
  11. Season 8 is upon us
    Sep 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  12. Season 7 Start!
    Jun 6, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  13. Update 6.6.8
    Apr 3, 2025
  14. Season 6
    Mar 14, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  15. Update to lobby and game lists!
    Mar 10, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  16. Season 6 is upon us!
    Mar 9, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  17. Season 5 Patch Notes
    Dec 13, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  18. Update 6.4.3
    Aug 21, 2024
  19. Patch 6.4.2
    Aug 19, 2024
  20. Update 6.3.8
    Jun 18, 2024
  21. Update 6.3.1
    Jun 10, 2024
  22. Season 4 is emerging!
    May 19, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  23. Patch 6.2.5
    Apr 16, 2024
  24. Season 3 is here!
    Mar 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  25. Patch 6.1.4
    Jan 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  26. Patch 6.1.2
    Jan 19, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  27. Patch 6.1.1
    Jan 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  28. Season 2 lets go!
    Jan 12, 2024
  29. Season 2 teaser
    Jan 11, 2024
  30. Winter Event 2024
    Dec 13, 2023
  31. Live Patch notes for Season 2
    Nov 20, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  32. Update 6.0.17
    Nov 9, 2023
  33. Update 6.0.16
    Nov 3, 2023
  34. Update 6.0.15
    Oct 31, 2023

…and 30 earlier patch announcements.