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Heads Will Roll: Reforged

Text-based medieval RPG where choices shape permadeath runs

1917 Studios · Published by Valkyrie Initiative · Released Oct 4, 2023

RPG

AI-generated content disclosed

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 1,772
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 21 in 30 days
Players
31
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Oct 2, 2026
Minimum PC
OpenGL 3.0
2 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Heads Will Roll: Reforged?

A single-player, text-based RPG set during the Hundred Years War, where an ordinary footman tries to survive and potentially rise in status. You make story decisions, manage loot and crafting, and fight turn-based battles shaped by weapon skills, fatigue, and injuries. Random starting conditions, enemies, choices, and events vary each playthrough.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy optimizing builds across repeated, high-stakes runs
  • +you like dark medieval war stories with consequential choices
  • +you want crafting, loot, and detailed combat systems

Not for you if...

  • −you want fast combat with little reading
  • −you dislike restarting and replaying familiar story sections
  • −you prefer predictable outcomes over random setbacks

What players say

80% of 1,772 reviews are positive · 71% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise the branching routes, varied character builds, and the hardest mode's persistent progression. The most common complaints are tedious restarts, slow combat, and random failures after long runs. Some recent players criticize what they describe as AI-generated art and dialogue in newer DLC.

Players over time

▼ -57% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 86 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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How many players finish Heads Will Roll: Reforged?

19% of Steam players have unlocked «Long Way Home», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Heads Will Roll: Reforged screenshot 1

Heads Will Roll: Reforged system requirements

Minimum: OpenGL 3.0, 2 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7/8/10
Processor
Any CPU with SSE2 instruction set support: Intel Pentium 4+, AMD Athlon 64+
Graphics
OpenGL 3.0
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 8.1

Does Heads Will Roll: Reforged have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Heads Will Roll: Reforged run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
184
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Turkish.

Does Heads Will Roll: Reforged use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

Some of the backgrounds are created using AI and manual refinement.

The statement mentions: Art

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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

10 DLC available.

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