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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?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“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 playedLatest official news
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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
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
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!
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.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Adventure · Beat 'em up · RPG · Pixel Graphics · Fighting · 2D · Co-op · Side Scroller · Local Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 36 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://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