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HeroSquare

Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you must explore a colourful metroidvania world that looks like a 1980s arcade game. Return to the Golden Age of gaming, as you fight enemies, face…

6 October 2025

HeroSquare is an adventure developed by Akseli Virtanen, released 6 October 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What HeroSquare is

HeroSquare is an adventure game developed by Akseli Virtanen and released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on LÖVE.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Armed with your ability to parry & reflect enemy bullets, you must explore a colourful metroidvania world that looks like a 1980s arcade game. Return to the Golden Age of gaming, as you fight enemies, face formidable bosses and discover new powers!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

HeroSquare launched on 6 October 2025, within three weeks of Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 and Silent Hill f.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yotei, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, Silent Hill f.

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When did HeroSquare come out?
HeroSquare was released on 6 October 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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