Square Heroes
Twin-stick arena combat with weapons unlocked through loot each round
Gnomic Studios · Released Apr 9, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 110
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 9 years ago
- Jan 2, 2017
- Minimum PC
- ATI or NVIDIA with at least 256MB, Intel GMA 950 and above
- 1 GB RAM · 0.3 GB disk
- Full requirements
What is Square Heroes?
Square Heroes is a 2.5D arena shooter about a genetically engineered fighter entering a galactic tournament after saving humanity. You battle opponents, hunt gnomes, or survive alien attacks in matches across six arenas, with bots available as opponents.
For you if...
- +you like mixing local and online multiplayer in one match
- +you enjoy earning stat-boosting hats by completing achievements
Not for you if...
- −you want a story-driven adventure rather than arena combat
What players say
84% of 110 reviews are positive
Players praise matches with friends and the cartoon art style. The recurring complaint is a quiet online population that makes finding opponents difficult.
Screenshots and trailer
Square Heroes system requirements
Minimum: ATI or NVIDIA with at least 256MB, Intel GMA 950 and above, 1 GB RAM, 0.3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Square Heroes?
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- OS
- Windows: XP (SP3), Vista, 7, 8 or 10
- Processor
- Any with 2 or more Cores
- Graphics
- ATI or NVIDIA with at least 256MB, Intel GMA 950 and above
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 256 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows: XP (SP3), Vista, 7, 8 or 10
- Processor
- Any with 2 or more Cores
- Graphics
- ATI or NVIDIA with at least 512MB, Intel HD 4000 and above
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Square Heroes have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.
Does Square Heroes run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 31
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean.
Does Square Heroes 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
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Recent updates
- Feb 25, 2016 · Square Heroes 1.6 Major Update
- Feb 25, 2016 · Square Heroes 1.6 Major Update
- Apr 28, 2015 · Patch release 1.5.3
- Apr 28, 2015 · Patch release 1.5.3
- Apr 27, 2015 · Version 1.5.2 patch release
