Underplayed Gems

The Very Brief and Meaningless Adventure of Hero Man (2024)

The Very Brief and Meaningless Adventure of Hero Man cover
Developer
Torch60
Platforms
Windows
Genres
RPG
Rating
4.8 of 5, 30 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 2.2 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A tongue-in-cheek retro RPG where your choices can either play along with the hero fantasy or deliberately screw it up, with a light, self-aware tone.

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What players say

Players describe a self-aware RPG parody with 18 endings that can be found in roughly 3 to 6 hours. The loop of replaying from the start wears thin for some, as you re-navigate areas and re-fight bosses, though later quality-of-life items speed things up.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.