Hero of the Kingdom
Worth it · RPG · 2013
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $7.99, a BANGER if it drops to $7.47.
- Length
- 3.2h
- Value
- $2.50/hr
- Reviews
- 94% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, DirectX 10.0 compatible, 348 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Step into this lovely adventuring RPG and embrace a serene journey at your own pace. Gather supplies, patiently overcome obstacles, and help those in need. Discover a heartwarming tale where an ordinary boy saves his father.
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $0.59, set in July 2016. 129 discounts in the 13 years on record. They run about 80 percent off, roughly 5 weeks apart. The math puts its BANGER price at $7.47. The record reaches that level 35 times.
On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It is better reviewed than 98 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Hero of the Kingdom II ($1.34, scores 90) beats it on value, while it beats Hero of the Kingdom III ($9.99, scores 46).
Of the 350 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to September 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 68 percent of the 265 reviews written there were positive, against 94 percent overall, and those are 7 percent of everything written about it.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 3.2 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
73% start to 23% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
5 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 04:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Really addictive mix of hidden object game, a crafting game a-la Farmville and... Divine Divinity?? Incredibly relaxing and satisfying to play, despite being really bareboned and feeling a bit like a facebook game. Definitely looking forward to playing the sequel.
You know, Hero of the Kingdom is a fine enough way to spend a chill Sunday afternoon. There's no challenge to the game and it has a little bit of a pixel hunt element to it that I liked. There isn't a whole lot in the way of a narrative, you just go screen to screen clicking on stuff, and I enjoyed it well enough. Don't expect too much and pick it up on sale.
Less than 5 hours to beat. Gameplay is shallow, but inoffensive. English translation is awful and the story is as strong as American beer. Be Glorious Our Hero! and don't buy this game for anything more than 99 cents.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
Hero of the Kingdom scores 84/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/259550/hero-of-the-kingdomReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 20, price as of Oct 1.
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