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I Am The Hero

I Am The Hero

I Am The Hero is a pixel art, beat 'em up, fighting game that tells the story of a "Hero" with a glorious but mysterious past. Is he the hero he thinks he is or is there a another side to this legendary figure?

Released Jan 16, 2017 Developer Crazyant Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionIndieAdventureBeat 'em upRPG
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (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 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

81.8%positive544 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“i love this game. all the unlockable characters,moves, secret items. although i find the wave mode and critical mode very challenging. its near impossible to 100% but it does present a challenge so.”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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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.

36achievements
9.5%median completion
2.3%rarest: The Button Battery
78.7% of players 69.1% of players 57.7% of players 54.1% of players 40.9% of players 39.4% of players 29.8% of players 26.8% of players 24.6% of players 22.9% of players 20.8% of players 20.0% of players 19.5% of players 19.2% of players 15.9% of players 12.2% of players 11.4% of players 10.7% of players 9.5% of players 7.3% of players 6.6% of players 6.5% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 2.6% of players 2.3% of players 78.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
78.7%Ouch! — Reach 100 combo
69.1%Old Men In Black — Defeat Mr.Pro
57.7%Blink! — Use critical attack 10 times
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%The Button Battery — Hidden achievement
2.6%The Frog — Hidden achievement
3.1%The AAA Battery — 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.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$9.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US9.99 USD
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≈$3.9 China Japan Canada UK US Australia≈$10

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

$0 $10 $20 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.

Apr 22, 2024
Just say Hi

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Oct 17, 2017
Fixed some bugs and added Russian localization.

Bug fixed: 1, Black Boss won't block any player's attack in workshop-fight. 2, "Press Up To Enter" tip won't show a blink glitch. Improvement: We added full Russian Localization support. Special thank

Oct 17, 2017
Fixed some bugs and added Russian localization.

Bug fixed: 1, Black Boss won't block any player's attack in workshop-fight. 2, "Press Up To Enter" tip won't show a blink glitch. Improvement: We added full Russian Localization support. Special thank

Aug 14, 2017
Fix the issue"enemy can be outside the screen in Workshop-Fighting mode"

Very sorry about this BUG,And if there is any problem about Workshop-Fighting mode,just let me konw,we will fix it ASAP. Sorry again!

Aug 14, 2017
Fix the issue"enemy can be outside the screen in Workshop-Fighting mode"

Very sorry about this BUG,And if there is any problem about Workshop-Fighting mode,just let me konw,we will fix it ASAP. Sorry again!

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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, Adventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction · Indie · Adventure · Beat 'em up · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Fighting · 2D · Co-op · Side Scroller · Local Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian
ControllerFull support
Achievements36
Official sitehttp://iamthehero.crazyant.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Microsoft® Windows® XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz+ or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics or better DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 500 MB available space