Loop Hero
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique…
Loop Hero is an adventure developed by Four Quarters, released 4 March 2021 on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Android. It currently starts at $2.99 at Steam. The main story takes about 26 hrs to finish.
What Loop Hero is
Loop Hero is an adventure game developed by Four Quarters and released in 2021. It was published by Devolver Digital. It is available on Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. Recover and equip powerful loot for each class of hero for their battles and expand the survivors' camp to reinforce each adventure through the loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter the endless cycle of despair.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Loop Hero holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 80, across 165 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 26 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 40 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.12 per hour of the main story, or $0.07 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core2 Duo E4500 (2 * 2200) or equivalent, AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3600+ (2 * 1910) or equivalent, 2 GB RAM and GeForce 7300 GT (512 MB), Radeon X1300 Pro (256 MB). 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.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at Steam, 80% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Loop Hero launched on 4 March 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante and Curse of the Dead Gods. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the Xbox Series's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Curse of the Dead Gods.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Loop Hero yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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