Hardworking Hero (2022)
- Developer
- OZ33 Lab
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, RPG
- Rating
- 2.9 of 5, 7 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 4.8 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
You click and wait as coins trickle in, slowly upgrading your pixel hero through repetitive loops of exploring, building, and saving villagers.
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What players say
Players report the game becomes extremely grindy with an abrupt difficulty spike, where enemies quickly one-shot the player. The economy is also broken, with gold going negative later on. A bug causes life-steal gear to actually reduce health in battle, making progress even harder. Players are split on whether the low price justifies the experience.
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