Hero Academy

Developer: Robot Entertainment
Genres: Indie, Strategy
Rating: 3.4 of 5, 753 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 11 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A thoughtful, tactical card-and-board game where you plan moves in turn-based PvP matches.

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What players say

Players loved this turn-based strategy game, comparing it to chess and praising its asynchronous crossplay with iOS. But the servers are shut down, leaving only a tutorial and minor puzzles playable, and players feel abandoned by the developers.

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