Heads Will Roll

Medieval turn-based RPG where weapon reach and fatigue shape battles

1917 Studios · Released Sep 4, 2021

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 172
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Dec 19, 2024
Minimum PC: Any that is not completel…; 2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Heads Will Roll?

This single-player RPG puts you in the role of a foot soldier trying to survive the Hundred Years' War between England and France. You fight turn-based battles, loot equipment, craft supplies, and make decisions that change relationships and future interactions. Starting stats, equipment, enemies, and events vary between playthroughs.

For you if...

+you enjoy text-heavy stories with romance and multiple endings
+you like managing limited training time and scarce resources

Not for you if...

−you want real-time swordplay instead of turn-based combat

What players say

74% of 172 reviews are positive

Players praise the focus on surviving as a vulnerable soldier rather than playing a powerful hero. Recurring complaints center on heavy randomness, frequent save reloading, and punishing difficulty that some find tedious rather than rewarding.

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Heads Will Roll system requirements

Minimum: Any that is not completel…, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1+
Processor: Any CPU with SSE2 instruction set support: Intel Pentium 4+, AMD Athlon 64+
Graphics: Any graphics card that is not completely obsolete
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does Heads Will Roll have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Heads Will Roll run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 34
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Russian.

Does Heads Will Roll use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam