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Heads Will Roll: Reforged

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.

Released Oct 4, 2023 Developer 1917 Studios Publisher Valkyrie Initiative Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Replay ValueWarDarkPerma DeathChoices Matter
View on Steam ↗ $9.74 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

87.6%positive951 reviews
Recommended · 24 found this helpful

“[h1] 6.5/10 [/h1] 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…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 4 found this helpful

“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 harder ones. But let me be completely honest. The true…”

— a player, Steam review · 289 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:32 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

22playing at last check
5324-hour peak
672all-time peak
0 250 500 2024 2025 2026 243 avg · Sep 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

161achievements
6.8%median completion
0.3%rarest: Happily Ever After: Francesca
75.9% of players 71.8% of players 64.9% of players 55.8% of players 51.6% of players 45.0% of players 42.1% of players 39.1% of players 37.8% of players 33.7% of players 32.4% of players 32.0% of players 30.5% of players 28.7% of players 26.6% of players 26.4% of players 24.8% of players 24.4% of players 24.0% of players 21.1% of players 19.8% of players 19.4% of players 18.5% of players 17.2% of players 16.9% of players 15.4% of players 15.1% of players 13.8% of players 13.3% of players 12.6% of players 11.9% of players 11.8% of players 11.2% of players 11.0% of players 10.7% of players 10.5% of players 9.1% of players 8.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.2% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.1% of players 5.1% of players 4.8% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 75.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
75.9%War Scars — Receive an injury.
75.7%Out of Breath — Reach maximum fatigue level in a fight.
71.8%War of Attrition — Make an enemy reach maximum fatigue level.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Happily Ever After: Francesca — Marry Francesca.
0.3%Happily Ever After: Cassandra — Marry Cassandra.
0.3%The Longest Path — Finish the game on HWR difficulty in Prestige mode with a random character by completing 10+ chapters.

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.

$9.74−61% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99base price
$9.74lowest since tracking began2026-07-25
US9.74 USD−61%
EU9.74 EUR−61%
UK9.74 GBP−61%
Australia14.23 AUD−61%
Canada12.67 CAD−61%
Japan1,092 JPY−61%
Brazil19.49 BRL−61%
China28.08 CNY−61%

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

Brazil≈$3.8 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$13

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

Latest official news

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

Jul 15, 2026
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

Jun 25, 2026
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

May 01, 2026
HWR: Reforged joins Russian Games Festival and MGN Indie Game Carnival!

Hello everyone! This time, Heads Will Roll: Reforged is taking part in two Steam festivals at once — Russian Games Festival 2026 and MGN2026 Indie Game Carnival. It’s a great chance to introduce Heads

Apr 25, 2026
'Tailor's Chest' mini DLC and Patch 2.99

Hello guys, It's Nikita from 1917 Studios and I'm very happy to inform you that 'Tailor's Chest' mini-DLC is now available. It introduces 22 new base clothing items which allows for an unprecidented l

Feb 14, 2026
Update 2.8 and Devlog

Hello everyone! It's Nikita from 1917 Studios and I'm happy to announce that the game has just been updated to version 2.8. This patch is intended to be the final update until the release of the next

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresRPG
Player tagsReplay Value · War · Dark · Perma Death · Choices Matter · Medieval · RPG · Historical · Story Rich · Text-Based · Choose Your Own Adventure · Difficult (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Turkish
Achievements161
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
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