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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
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-08-02 19:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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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
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
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
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
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
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | RPG · Indie · JRPG · Action · Fast-Paced · Great Soundtrack · Comedy · Pixel Graphics · Retro · Multiplayer · Action RPG · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English, Japanese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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