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Hero Tale

Hero Tale

A relaxing auto-battler running in the background. Watch your combat experience grow and occasionally develop the massive skill tree and upgrade your equipment to explore secrets of the island.

Released Mar 28, 2024 Developer Weird Johnny Studio Platforms Windows · Mac IndieIdlerDungeon CrawlerRPGLoot
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

69.2%positive429 reviews
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“they need to fix the stupid skip screen it beeen a year now that it bug... dont support this they dont care about game being broken”

— a player, Steam review · 1,292 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I cannot recommend this game. The balance is non-existent. That huge skill tree that makes it look like there are a bunch of different playstyles, it doesn't matter. You need to fill the entire thing to progress through the game and even then you have to keep leveling.”

— a player, Steam review · 522 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Low content 0.00% Slow pace 0.00% Total 0% (F)”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

684all-time peak
0 250 500 2025 2026 453 avg · Feb 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

34achievements
15.2%median completion
2.8%rarest: You again?
88.6% of players 83.3% of players 70.3% of players 52.2% of players 51.8% of players 48.0% of players 40.6% of players 39.0% of players 37.6% of players 36.1% of players 33.0% of players 31.6% of players 27.3% of players 24.9% of players 23.3% of players 19.3% of players 17.2% of players 15.2% of players 13.6% of players 12.6% of players 12.4% of players 12.2% of players 12.0% of players 9.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.5% of players 5.9% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.2% of players 2.8% of players 88.6% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
88.6%Scent of Adventure — Leave the Town
83.3%From head to toe — Fill every equipment slot
70.3%Inner Darkness — Discover the darkness within you
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%You again? — Play the game 10 times
5.2%Muggle — Hidden achievement
5.7%Shouldn't have given me the sword — Hidden achievement

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.

$4.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US4.99 USD
EU4.99 EUR
UK4.29 GBP
Australia7.50 AUD
Canada6.49 CAD
Japan580 JPY
Brazil16.99 BRL
China22.00 CNY

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

China≈$3.3 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

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

Feb 06, 2025
1.4.12 Release notes

FIXES Fixed visibility of some items in hand

Feb 03, 2025
1.4.10 Release notes

FEATURES New Solitude map 4 new enemies 11 new items FIXES Fixed reminder dot staying active, even after tapping on restart button to check notification OTHER Added double click on map tile to travel

Feb 03, 2025
Hero Tale at the Idler Fest sale

Hero Tale at Idler Fest We're happy to announce that Hero Tale is participating in Idler Fest! Check out 23% off price and get a heroic background companion for your everyday tasks! https://clan.fastl

Aug 26, 2024
1.3.4 Release notes

FEATURES Added Storage Box in Town Center map, after Edward leaves for the City FIXES Fixed “You’re here” icon freezing if you left map window while animation was still playing

Jul 12, 2024
1.2.6 Release notes

FEATURES Reworked block mechanics: when block is used, it stays up as a barrier until the enemy's next physical attack. It blocks damage once and then disappears. No need to time it to animation anymo

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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.

GenresCasual, Indie, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsIndie · Idler · Dungeon Crawler · RPG · Loot · Strategy · Exploration · Rogue-lite · Inventory Management · Character Customization · Replay Value · Medieval (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · Save Anytime · Touch Only Option
LanguagesEnglish, Polish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Czech, Spanish - Latin America, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Romanian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian
Achievements34
Official sitehttps://weirdjohnnystudio.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11 Processor: x64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable Storage: 700 MB available space