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

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.
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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