Hooptown Hero (2024)

Developer: Goin' Yumbo
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Sports
Rating: 2.9 of 5, 17 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.7 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A fast, quirky arcade basketball game where you build a team of weird local characters and chain clutch critical hits through roguelike runs.

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What players say

Players are split: some call it a fun, janky roguelike basketball game for a low price, while others find it unplayably hard after the first level, with terrible passing, no tutorial, and AI teammates that do nothing. A recurring frustration is that progress does not save between sessions.

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