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Square Heroes
Join the Galactic Tournament in this fast-paced comical action shooter. Level-up your Hero and unlock an arsenal of weapons. Lay waste to your friends and foes in local, LAN and online multiplayer matches, or hone your skills in single player and custom games.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
61 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“This game was reviewed using a code sent by the developer. Square Heroes reminds me of a mash up between Awesomenauts and Worms. This fast paced side scrolling twin stick shooter grabs your attention right from the…”
“Introduction Square Heroes is an awesome multiplayer and cartoony shooter. It was single player, local co-op, and online play available. These are all tons of fun, but the multiplayer is really where this game shines.…”
“Oh dear I love this game, it may looks easy at first but ends up extremely challenging. And if you have friends to play with, it will make the game 10x better.”
40 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Introduction Square Heroes is an awesome multiplayer and cartoony shooter. It was single player, local co-op, and online play available. These are all tons of fun, but the multiplayer is really where this game shines.…”
“Oh dear I love this game, it may looks easy at first but ends up extremely challenging. And if you have friends to play with, it will make the game 10x better.”
“This game is just AWESOME it's like tf2 BUT IN CUTE STYLE ;W; reps: -SUPER FUN to play -has hats -never knew 2d games were still released in 2015 -SUPER FUN to play with friends and family :v -online mulitplayer Cons:…”
18 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“This game was reviewed using a code sent by the developer. Square Heroes reminds me of a mash up between Awesomenauts and Worms. This fast paced side scrolling twin stick shooter grabs your attention right from the…”
“Introduction Square Heroes is an awesome multiplayer and cartoony shooter. It was single player, local co-op, and online play available. These are all tons of fun, but the multiplayer is really where this game shines.…”
“This game is just AWESOME it's like tf2 BUT IN CUTE STYLE ;W; reps: -SUPER FUN to play -has hats -never knew 2d games were still released in 2015 -SUPER FUN to play with friends and family :v -online mulitplayer Cons:…”
12 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Below you'll find a written and video impression on the game https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Qwlv90fFE Square Heroes is an multiplayer focused arena game where you take control of a square (literally) as it floats…”
“I've been playing this game on Desura since I got it in a bundle, been waiting eagerly for the Steam release. With several game modes to choose from like Survival (waves of baddies), DM, TDM, and Capture the Gnome, you…”
“Unless you have some friends to play Square Heroes with I can't recommend it. The game's single player campaign is quite poor; it's nothing more than a tutorial due to the poor AI. The online scene is practically dead,…”
8 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“I've been playing this game on Desura since I got it in a bundle, been waiting eagerly for the Steam release. With several game modes to choose from like Survival (waves of baddies), DM, TDM, and Capture the Gnome, you…”
“I've had a lot of fun playing this game. It has a lot of replay value and the competitive mode with friends is a lot of fun. The campaign mode was a lot of fun, although a little short. The achievements are interesting.…”
“The game is a simple, yet fun arena. The game modi are: Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Gnome Hunt (you have to control a zone for a short time), Team Gnome Hunt, Survival (coop) and Kingslayer (coop) It can be played…”
15 of the 99 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the most common and unpopulated party game i've ever seen on Steam. Intro This game has been in many bundles and that's a reason to believe that this fantastic party game should be popular as the game is great,…”
“Oh wow, this is really fun game! Idk how long it will keep me playing, but I am amazed how such a simple game might entertain me so much! Very happy!! After finishing all lvls I need to say that I wish there could be…”
“Unless you have some friends to play Square Heroes with I can't recommend it. The game's single player campaign is quite poor; it's nothing more than a tutorial due to the poor AI. The online scene is practically dead,…”
9 of the 99 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“A great game that I recommend to anyone in doubt. Great graphics, smooth gameplay and good audio and sound effects. The only bad thing is there are usually on 1-3 players online and 0 intenet games. You can play online…”
“One of the most common and unpopulated party game i've ever seen on Steam. Intro This game has been in many bundles and that's a reason to believe that this fantastic party game should be popular as the game is great,…”
“Oh wow, this is really fun game! Idk how long it will keep me playing, but I am amazed how such a simple game might entertain me so much! Very happy!! After finishing all lvls I need to say that I wish there could be…”
8 of the 99 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It`s like something you would find on an free browser flashgame platform. Whoever first grinds the best gun wins. Boring after less than one and a half hour. pretty dull gameplay with no real variety.”
“Mildly amusing, but even in the tiny 2D multiplayer shooter genre i can think of far more worthy games (like Awesomenauts).”
“Square Heroes is a multiplayer co-op arena twin stick survival shootemup. Control a cartoony square guy with a variety of (unlocked) weapons and kill waves of enemies. On a flat technical standpoint this game meets the…”
6 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“After having played this a bit against humans rather than the bots I went back to edit this review... Zip around in an arena and try and blast each other. It's good clean fun with friends. Are there better games of this…”
“It`s like something you would find on an free browser flashgame platform. Whoever first grinds the best gun wins. Boring after less than one and a half hour. pretty dull gameplay with no real variety.”
“The developers response to "Is there a LAN mode with everything unlocked so I can play with my friends on local coop without having to grind?" was "No, you have level them up, you can grab a copy for your friends so…”
5 of the 99 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Needs more hats and acheivements. :P Also, I found a bug while playing an offline timed deathmatch. While paused, the timer stops, but when you get back into the game, the timer is somehow gone down in seconds, or…”
“So why I recommend this game here we go -One of the best games I've played -I can play with my friends -Nice theme in game -It haz hatz n money -sometimes I get godmode if I got lag with my low ping ;) -hmmm…”
“fun but the steam achievements don't work :( (still a fun game with friends tho)”
Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Square Heroes is a multiplayer focused arena shooter from Australian Developer Gnomic Studios. In Square Heroes you create your owngenetically engineered killing machine that's only goal in life is to kill anything that moves, fight off aliens or even collect gnomes because…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“At first I was a bit skeptic, but then I joined some friends and played a match with them, and then I played another match with them, and another, and another. That's the best description I'll ever be able to come up with for this game. A game that's meant to be played with…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“**Key for game received for review purposes** Square Heroes is a funny explosive mess with lots of weapons and hats to collect, there are a few maps and it's really fun to play with friends! +Lots of weapons +Lots of collectibles +Leveling up rewards the player +Enjoyable with…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedAchievement 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.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Square Heroes gets Korean language support
Patch 1.6.2 was recently released with the following changes: Korean language support. Many thanks to the very generous fan dollppin for translating and testing it for us. Please tell all your Steam b
Square Heroes gets Korean language support
Patch 1.6.2 was recently released with the following changes: Korean language support. Many thanks to the very generous fan dollppin for translating and testing it for us. Please tell all your Steam b
Square Heroes 1.6 Major Update
Square Heroes 1.6 released in conjunction with the upcoming release of Square Heroes on PlayStation® 4 There are a raft of new features and fixes, so let's get right to it: NEW FEATURES / CHANGES Cros
Square Heroes 1.6 Major Update
Square Heroes 1.6 released in conjunction with the upcoming release of Square Heroes on PlayStation® 4 There are a raft of new features and fixes, so let's get right to it: NEW FEATURES / CHANGES Cros
Square Heroes coming to PS4 soon!
If you've been wondering why you haven't heard from us, this is why. We are building Square Heroes for PlayStation® 4! If you have any friends who are also PlayStation® Plus subscribers, tell them the
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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, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Multiplayer · Online Co-Op · Twin Stick Shooter · Arena Shooter · Local Co-Op · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 31 |
| Official site | http://www.squareheroes.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows: XP (SP3), Vista, 7, 8 or 10 Processor: Any with 2 or more Cores Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: ATI or NVIDIA with at least 256MB, Intel GMA 950 and above DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 256 MB available space