Terror of Hemasaurus
2D arcade action with monsters and physics-driven city destruction
Loren Lemcke · Released Oct 17, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 1,045
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- peak 24h 5
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Sep 20, 2024
Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)
What is Terror of Hemasaurus?
In this 2D arcade action game, you control one of four giant monsters across city stages, punching buildings, kicking cars, and eating people for health. The Church of the Holy Lizard unleashes the monsters as part of a plan to avert a climate catastrophe. Stages set different objectives, and up to four people can play in local co-op.
For you if...
- +you like quick arcade action with simple controls
- +you want to smash cities with friends in local co-op
- +you enjoy dark humor and retro pixel art
Not for you if...
- −you want challenging combat with more depth
- −you prefer to avoid pixelated gore and civilian deaths
- −you want a long campaign
What players say
91% of 1,045 reviews are positive
Players praise the way buildings topple into one another and the story's humor. Others find the action repetitive or the climate commentary heavy-handed. Some also say dialogue and transitions interrupt the action.
Screenshots and trailer
Terror of Hemasaurus system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor
- Graphics
- GeForce 8800 or equivalent.
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Physics
- Villain Protagonist
- Destruction
- Dinosaurs
- Dark Humor
- Comedy
- Arcade
- Gore
- 2D
- Co-op
- Beat 'em up
- Sci-fi
- Action
- Adventure
- Side Scroller
- Local Multiplayer
Recent updates
- Sep 20, 2024 · UPDATE IS BACK ON!!!* - Join The Paingo Beta!
- Sep 8, 2024 · The Update
- Nov 21, 2022 · NEW KAIJU IN DEVELOPMENT! + Bug fixes + Optimizations!
- Oct 26, 2022 · v1.1 Update: Key rebindings now save, bug fixes, + Performance! + ?More content?
- Jan 11, 2022 · Development Update!
1 DLC available.
