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Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story

Build a school for RPG heroes in a mix of simulation and role-play adventure. As Principal of a school for the warriors and mages of the future, you must build your Academy to train the best in the land. Place and upgrade facilities, form teams of the best students and send them out on epic quests!

Released Oct 2, 2018 Developer Agate Publisher PQube Platforms Windows JRPGRPGStrategySimulationAction
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (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.

58.4%positive363 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Well, it's better than a poke in the eye”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“For a while really enjoyed until around half way through. Got repetitive at times. Combat became bland. The game suffers through bugs and glitches. I decided to still finish the game, I'm happy I beat it but more happy its over. Was going to try for all achievements until I…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Got it for 70Cents, still a rip off”

— a player, Steam review · 2 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.

30achievements
15.5%median completion
1.3%rarest: The Completionist
60.0% of players 54.7% of players 52.5% of players 48.0% of players 37.4% of players 32.8% of players 25.3% of players 24.5% of players 22.7% of players 22.0% of players 21.9% of players 20.5% of players 19.7% of players 19.0% of players 15.8% of players 15.5% of players 14.5% of players 13.7% of players 13.5% of players 9.6% of players 9.3% of players 9.1% of players 8.9% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 7.6% of players 6.3% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 1.3% of players 60.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.0%Invulnerable — No fallen students for 5 consecutive missions.
54.7%Cherry Pop — Graduate a student.
52.5%Mother Save the Queen — Finish Chapter 1.
Rarest badges of honor
1.3%The Completionist — Unlock all achievements.
2.9%Valthirian Vice — Hidden achievement
3.0%Valthirian Truce — 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.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$3.74lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.99 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,900 JPY
Brazil53.49 BRL
China59.00 CNY

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

China≈$8.8 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

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.

Aug 30, 2024
New Agate Visual Novel Celestia: Chain of Fate is releasing 12th September!

Greetings, Principals! A new game from Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story developer Agate is about to drop! Celestia: Chain of Fate releases on September 12th, 2024 on Steam! Enter this fantasy-romance

Jun 27, 2023
Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 is out now!

Attention, esteemed Principals! We have some exciting news for you. You can now play the full version of Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 on Steam! And that's not all! You can also play the game on

Jun 25, 2021
Cool off with the Steam Summer Sale – get up to 90% off PQube Games!

Ah, summer. Sundresses, ice cream…and, of course, some crazy discounts on games! With everything from pixel platformers to furr-tastic RPGs, there is something for everyone in the PQube catalogue. Che

May 13, 2021
Announcing Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2!

Dear Students of Valthirian, We're happy to announce the all-new sequel Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 will be launching on Steam in Early Access this summer! This sequel puts you in charge of a

Jun 25, 2019
Fast forward, Indonesian language support update

Hi everyone, We are pleased to announce the latest update for Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story! This update adds two much-requested features: a fast forward option and the complete game localisation

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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, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsJRPG · RPG · Strategy · Simulation · Action · Fantasy · Management · Adventure · Swordplay · Top-Down · Anime · Dating Sim (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Official sitehttp://pqube.co.uk/valthirian-arc
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 (64 bit) Processor: Intel i5-2500 3.3GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTS450 / AMD Radeon 6850HD DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Sound Card: Windows Compatible Card Additional Notes: Gamepad Recommended