What is Heartwood Heroes?
Heartwood Heroes is a board game RPG for up to four players, with matches built around branching quests. You move across a tiled board, uncover locations, make choices during events, equip your character, and fight monsters in turn-based battles. Players can help each other, but whoever has the most experience when the final boss falls wins.
For you if...
- +you enjoy board game RPG matches with friends
- +you like cooperative battles with a competitive finish
- +you prefer humorous quests and randomized events
Not for you if...
- −you want built-in online multiplayer rather than remote play
- −you expect minigames in your party games
- −you prefer long campaigns over self-contained matches
What players say
92% of 50 reviews are positive
Players praise playing with friends, while some complain about the lack of built-in online multiplayer.
Screenshots and trailer
Heartwood Heroes system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- SSE2 instruction set support
- Graphics
- DirectX/OpenGL Compatible
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 12
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-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.
Tags
- RPG
- Board Game
- 4 Player Local
- Party
- Party Game
- Co-op Campaign
- Co-op
- Local Co-Op
- Online Co-Op
- Multiplayer
- Local Multiplayer
- Tabletop
- Casual
- Family Friendly
- Character Customization
- Choose Your Own Adventure
Recent updates
- Sep 22, 2023 · PATCH 9 -- 2023-09-22
- Sep 18, 2023 · PATCH 8 -- 2023-09-18
- Jun 13, 2023 · PATCH 7 -- 2023-06-13
- May 17, 2023 · PATCH 6 -- 2023-05-17
- May 8, 2023 · PATCH 5 -- 2023-05-08
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