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Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming

Fast-paced action RPG built around thirty-second quests and clock resets

Opus · Published by Marvelous · Released Apr 4, 2014

ActionIndieRPG

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 498
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
HD 2000
2 GB RAM · 0.8 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming?

An action RPG that breaks saving the world into short quests across five eras. You fight through dungeons, earn money, collect equipment, and pay a goddess to reset the countdown. The single-player campaign includes persistent leveling.

For you if...

  • +you want competitive multiplayer with up to four players
  • +you want to create and share your own quests

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer a relaxed pace without strict time limits

What players say

92% of 498 reviews are positive

Players praise the brisk pacing and the humor, particularly its parody of RPG conventions.

Screenshots and trailer

Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming screenshot 1

Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming system requirements

Minimum: HD 2000, 2 GB RAM, 0.8 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
XP SP2 32bit
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0GHz or equivalent
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 2000 or equivalent
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
800 MB available space

Does Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
32
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese.

Does Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming 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

Tags

1 DLC available.

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