12 Labours of Hercules

Greek mythology time-management game about clearing obstacles and rebuilding roads

Jetdogs Studios, Zoom Out Games · Published by Jetdogs Studios · Released Mar 23, 2015

Reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 3,041
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 3; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 9 years ago; Aug 10, 2017

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

What is 12 Labours of Hercules?

This single-player, 2D time-management game follows Hercules as he tries to rescue his wife from Hades. Across timed levels, you manage resources to clear obstacles and rebuild roads and ruins, with puzzle mini-games along the way.

For you if...

+you enjoy casual strategy built around managing time and resources
+you like replaying levels to improve your results

Not for you if...

−you want deep storytelling instead of level-based puzzles
−you dislike replaying levels to meet tight time goals

What players say

94% of 3,041 reviews are positive

Players praise the straightforward, relaxed play. Some find it repetitive, while others say the gold-time targets vary sharply in difficulty.

Screenshots and trailer

12 Labours of Hercules system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows XP
Processor: 1.6 GHz
Graphics: 1024x768 resolution
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Storage: 300 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

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: 22
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Portuguese - Portugal, Swedish, Korean, German, Ukrainian.