Antihero

Run a thieves’ guild in a gas-lit underworld. Antihero is a fast-paced strategy game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit urchins, hire thugs, kit out your master thief, upgrade your guild… and bribe, blackmail…

79 10 July 2017 from $2.99

Indie Strategy Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Antihero is an indie developed by Tim Conkling, released 10 July 2017 on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.99 at GOG.

Verified 25 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Antihero is

Antihero is an indie game developed by Tim Conkling and released in 2017. It was published by Versus Evil. It is available on Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Adobe AIR.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Run a thieves’ guild in a gas-lit underworld. Antihero is a fast-paced strategy game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit urchins, hire thugs, kit out your master thief, upgrade your guild… and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your opposition. A turn-based multiplayer strategy game about running a thieves' guild. Antihero is all about short play sessions with super-interesting decisions. Recruit street urchins, hire gangs, steal everything - and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory. Hone your skills against the AI, play online with the Antihero community, or share a PC with a friend in the offline hotseat multiplayer mode.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Antihero holds a critic score of 79 out of 100. That places it above 62% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Core i5, 2 GB RAM and Integrated video (Intel HD 4000 or later), 1 GB shared memory. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at GOG, 80% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Antihero launched on 10 July 2017, within three weeks of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy and Splatoon 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Diablo III: Eternal Collection, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, Splatoon 2.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Antihero — frequently asked questions

When did Antihero come out?

Antihero was released on 10 July 2017 for Android, iOS, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

How much does Antihero cost?

The cheapest current price for Antihero is $2.99 at GOG, which is 80% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.

What are the minimum PC requirements for Antihero?

At minimum, Antihero needs Core i5, 2 GB RAM, Integrated video (Intel HD 4000 or later), 1 GB shared memory graphics, 500 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Antihero?

The PC version needs about 0.5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("500 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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