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Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming

Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming

The world's speediest homage/roast to JRPGs! Can you save the world in 30 seconds? Get a quest, find those in need, fight through dungeons, earn cash, get cool loot and level up until YOU>EVIL. Don't have enough time? Pay the Goddess to reset the clock and try again! Over 100 mini-JRPGs for you to t

Released Apr 4, 2014 Developer Opus Publisher Marvelous Platforms Windows RPGIndieJRPGActionFast-Paced
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-28)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

91.6%positive561 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Love the concept - you have just 30 seconds to save the world. It's a very fast-paced RPG that turns time pressure into an incredibly fun gameplay mechanic. No other game quite like it. If you want something unique and frantic, this is it.”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-02 via SteamCharts.

247all-time peak
0 50 100 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 64 avg · Apr 2014

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

32achievements
7.9%median completion
1.9%rarest: The True Infinite Hero
14.2% of players 11.9% of players 11.5% of players 9.5% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 9.2% of players 9.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.9% of players 8.7% of players 8.6% of players 8.4% of players 8.2% of players 8.2% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.5% of players 6.4% of players 5.8% of players 5.5% of players 4.9% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 1.9% of players 14.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
14.2%Casino Time — Unlocked "Three Venus" title.
11.9%Half an Overture — Unlocked half of the quest titles in Overture.
11.5%Gone Home — Unlocked "Return of the Hero" title.
Rarest badges of honor
1.9%The True Infinite Hero — Unlocked "Infinite Master" title.
3.6%Francisca's Top Client — Unlocked "Crafting Mania" title.
3.8%Infinite Hero — Unlocked "Infinite Clear" title.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-28 23:18 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US9.99 USD
EU9.99 EUR
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada10.99 CAD
Japan980 JPY
Brazil19.99 BRL
China36.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$3.8 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-28). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-31 09-09 09-19 09-28

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 02, 2014
Free stuff FOREVER!

From now until the end of time, purchase Half-Minute Hero : The Second Coming and receive A free copy of the first game: Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy! The complete soundtrack f

Sep 02, 2014
Free stuff FOREVER!

From now until the end of time, purchase Half-Minute Hero : The Second Coming and receive A free copy of the first game: Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy! The complete soundtrack f

Aug 25, 2014
LATE ACCESS!

From August 25th until August 31st, purchase the Half Minute Hero Bundle at 33% off and receive: A free copy of the first game: Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy! The complete sound

Aug 25, 2014
LATE ACCESS!

From August 25th until August 31st, purchase the Half Minute Hero Bundle at 33% off and receive: A free copy of the first game: Half-Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy! The complete sound

Aug 21, 2014
Soundtrack now included!

Restart Steam if you haven't and the game should update. You now own the HMH:TSC soundtrack! Enjoy!

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Indie · JRPG · Action · Fast-Paced · Great Soundtrack · Comedy · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Multiplayer · Action RPG · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements32
Official sitehttp://www.halfminutehero.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

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