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Flat Heroes

A minimalist precision platformer where squares dodge incoming enemy attacks

Parallel Circles · Released Sep 8, 2016

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Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 253
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Jul 25, 2019
Minimum PC
4 GB RAM
Full requirements

What is Flat Heroes?

A 2D action platformer with more than 300 handcrafted levels and boss fights. You run, jump, dash, and attack to stay alive, with campaign, survival, and versus modes playable alone or locally with up to four players.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy mastering a small set of movement abilities
  • +you want friends to join or leave during play

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer relaxed platforming without repeated retries

What players say

94% of 253 reviews are positive

Players praise the responsive controls, clear geometric visuals, and couch co-op. Complaints focus on frustrating solo play and a final boss with an awkward new mechanic and lengthy opening phases that must be repeated after dying.

Screenshots and trailer

Flat Heroes screenshot 1

Flat Heroes system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Flat Heroes?

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor
2Ghz
Memory
4 GB RAM
DirectX
Version 9.0

Does Flat Heroes have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen; PvP split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Flat Heroes 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
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • 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, macOS, Linux
Achievements
44
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.

Does Flat 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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