Little Heroes (2024)

Developer: 超级大发喵
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Indie, Strategy, Early Access
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 49 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 8.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You manage a fledgling medieval domain, recruiting soldiers, building farms, and sending armies to besiege neighboring towns through measured, overhead strategy.

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What players say

Players appreciate the strategy framework and the novelty of managing individual soldiers with growth, but say the Early Access state is rough: balance is poor, soldiers lose all gear on retreat which creates punishing feedback, many bugs persist unpatched, and the UI is cumbersome. Opinions split on whether the complexity is rewarding or tedious.

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