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Heads Will Roll: Reforged
Hardcore survival RPG with non-linear story that lets you play as a young medieval soldier who over the course of battles and adventures becomes the most formidable and respected knight of his era. Or, if he’s not lucky enough, perishes in the chaos of the Hundred Years' War.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Branching choices and deep mechanics” (42 of 79 reviews) and “Branching, choice-driven medieval narratives” (20); the most common complaint is “Unfair punishing difficulty” (17). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 79 reviews raise this.
20 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This is an excellent game, and with the DLCs it has a substantial amount of replay-ability. The story at this point is very competently written and organized, and can be enjoyed on both easier difficulties as well as…”
20 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This is an excellent game, and with the DLCs it has a substantial amount of replay-ability. The story at this point is very competently written and organized, and can be enjoyed on both easier difficulties as well as…”
“Fun game, not really into these types of games but this one was definitely worth buying and playing. Alot of routes to take. Replayability is insanely awesome.”
“The best game with extreme replay value. Hope has more series.”
11 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“A good sword fight game. Once you know how to collect assets it plays easily.”
11 of the 79 reviews raise this.
“This is an excellent game, and with the DLCs it has a substantial amount of replay-ability. The story at this point is very competently written and organized, and can be enjoyed on both easier difficulties as well as…”
17 of the 79 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Whilst I still believe my initial review was accurate after playing for substantially longer I can now dissect it thoroughly. This game is about a 40/60 split for me on good vs bad. The truly unfortunate part is that it…”
12 of the 79 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Whilst I still believe my initial review was accurate after playing for substantially longer I can now dissect it thoroughly. This game is about a 40/60 split for me on good vs bad. The truly unfortunate part is that it…”
“well, this is ♥♥♥♥ To elaborate Items in the shop are randomised, and you don't know what you will get You have no knowledge of what items are needed to craft 'custom armor' Storage space is limited You will lose…”
“Awful design decisions. Game has first battle against 2 enemies back to back WHILE STILL LEARNING THE GAME and you don't heal or get to save between those battles. Custom character gets no where the same number of…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“well, this is ♥♥♥♥ To elaborate Items in the shop are randomised, and you don't know what you will get You have no knowledge of what items are needed to craft 'custom armor' Storage space is limited You will lose…”
“Awful design decisions. Game has first battle against 2 enemies back to back WHILE STILL LEARNING THE GAME and you don't heal or get to save between those battles. Custom character gets no where the same number of…”
“ultimately i really dont reccomend this game. 1. First issue is the repetitiveness. It has the roguelite progression where u get stronger each run, but there is no variation between the run, so ultimately u just play…”
6 of the 79 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Don't get me wrong, game is very fun. I've put a good chunk of time into it. However, a text RPG should not blue screen your computer.”
“Awful design decisions. Game has first battle against 2 enemies back to back WHILE STILL LEARNING THE GAME and you don't heal or get to save between those battles. Custom character gets no where the same number of…”
“All of a sudden I've lost my saved game in the middle of a run. In general I like this game, it's like Legionnaire's Life but extra clunky (with a lot more content)... And this clunkiness brings infinite amount of…”
5 of the 79 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“well, this is ♥♥♥♥ To elaborate Items in the shop are randomised, and you don't know what you will get You have no knowledge of what items are needed to craft 'custom armor' Storage space is limited You will lose…”
“Great game it has some technical problems and some gameplay elements i wish would be inside without 3rd party program need. RPG and Visual novel combined and that combo is just good. My 1st playthrough was on easy…”
Counted across 79 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“6.5/10 Compared to first game, graphics and art is improved, the battle is still annoying, like torture level tedious, long texts are also annoying, as well as not being able to change the font is annoying. but overall enjoyable story if you get through all the stuff I just said…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“Heads Will Roll Reforged is a game I generally liked, even though it has some clear problems. It’s not amazing, but it’s not bad either. The dark fantasy vibe is cool, and the whole idea of going on runs, making tough choices, and trying to survive worked well enough to keep me…”
— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played“Not good. The game is known for having a good and engaging story, difficult combat, and is tagged as "choices matter". I quit and uninstalled when I got to the point to realize that that is all wrong. The story is full of anachronisms, as well as being ungrounded. There are…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Update 3.2 and Devlog
Hello everyone! It's Nikita from 1917 Studios and I'm glad to announce that the game has been updated to version 3.2. After the release of the latest DLC we've been working very hard on hotfixes and u
The Heads Will Roll: Reforged Sale Is Now Live!
Hello everyone! A Heads Will Roll: Reforged sale begins today to celebrate the launch of the new DLC! The sale includes the story DLCs, soundtrack, digital artbook, and Supporter Pack. It’s a great op
Revenge of the Black Prince DLC — Now Available!
Hello everyone! The fifth story DLC for Heads Will Roll: Reforged — Revenge of the Black Prince — is now available! This is the biggest expansion in the game’s history, bringing 19 new chapters, five
HWR: Reforged — Revenge of the Black Prince. New DLC release date
It's Nikita from 1917 Studios and I am happy to finally announce Heads Will Roll: Reforged's fifth DLC — Revenge of the Black Prince . This DLC is going to be the biggest one we have ever released and
Heads Will Roll: Reforged — 61% Off in the Steam Summer Sale!
Hello everyone! Heads Will Roll: Reforged is part of the Steam Summer Sale! Until July 9, you can pick up the game at 61% off. All released DLC is also on sale. If you have ever wanted to step into th
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | RPG |
| Player tags | Replay Value · War · Dark · Perma Death · Choices Matter · Medieval · RPG · Historical · Story Rich · Text-Based · Choose Your Own Adventure · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Turkish |
| Achievements | 161 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/10 Processor: Any CPU with SSE2 instruction set support: Intel Pentium 4+, AMD Athlon 64+ Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0 DirectX: Version 8.1 Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible