Loop Hero

Tactical roguelite RPG where cards reshape an automated looping journey

Four Quarters · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Mar 4, 2021

Indie RPG Strategy

Reviews: Very Positive; 93% of 37K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 66 in 30 days
Playing now: 123; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 4 years ago; Jun 6, 2022

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Loop Hero?

A single-player 2D strategy roguelite in which a hero automatically travels and fights along randomly generated loops. You place cards that add terrain, buildings, and enemies, equip loot, and gather resources to expand a camp while trying to end the Lich’s time loop.

For you if...

+you enjoy balancing risk through tactical card placement
+you like automatic combat, equipment choices, and camp management
+you want dark fantasy pixel art and eerie music

Not for you if...

−you dislike repetitive runs and slow, grind-heavy progression
−you want direct control over your hero in combat
−you expect frequent variety and fast unlocks

What players say

93% of 36,558 reviews are positive · 87% of 66 in the last 30 days

Players praise the unusual mix of automatic combat, tactical tile placement, camp building, pixel art, and eerie music. The most common complaint is that progression becomes a slow, repetitive resource grind with too little variety between runs; some also find losses overly dependent on random gear and difficulty spikes.

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Loop Hero system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E4500 (2 * 2200) or equivalent, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ (2 * 1910) or equivalent
Graphics: GeForce 7300 GT (512 MB), Radeon X1300 Pro (256 MB)
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Italian, Dutch, Turkish.