Loot Hero DX

Loot Hero DX

Skip · Roguelike · 2015

Steam Deck Verified

The verdict

SKIP IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

It scores 35, under the fair line, at $2.99.

Cost per hour
$7.48/hr
Reviews▼
74% of 1,521
Genre rank
Top 68% Roguelike

Holding it back: Reviews, Reach

Why
Reviews or length hold it below the tiers even at a deep discount.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Time and effort

Typical playtime
0.4h
To 100%
3.2h 8.0x the story
Achievements
20

Price and sales

Sales
115 on record
Typical cut
75% off
Steam low
$0.44 April 2023
Sale every
32d last October 2026
All-time low $0.44 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
0 now
Cheaper than
91% of its genre
Better reviewed
28% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

19% start to 9% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

A game like this has no single ending, so its score does not use the finish rate. The curve shows where players stop. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

115 discounts in the 11 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 12 days ago.

It is cheaper than 91 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 72 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Just King ($4.99, scores 66) beats it on value, while it beats Tap Heroes ($2.99, scores 33).

More about Loot Hero DX

HowLongToBeat players log 0.4 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 3, 8.0 times as much.

It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 0.4 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 12 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Holding it back
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
Reach350K+ owners
How many own it and play it, by SteamSpy's estimates (an old snapshot), the biggest driver for a game with no ending
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds0 of 143 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

LOOT HERO DX , is a old-school side-scroller incremental game. You have two controls, left, and right. All you do is run into enemies for combat, and collect gold when they die to upgrade your hero. You progress through more and more challenging stages with better and better upgrades for you hero. It is mindless early 2000s flash game fun. PROS : - Easy gameplay - Satisfying combat CONS : - A bit repetitive What a...
A Steam playerRecommendedafter 3.5h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Started with a stick ended with a pirate chest on my back - now my socks are gold and I sleep on coins.
A Steam playerRecommendedafter 7.7hMay 2026Read on Steam
screen bugged out now i have a black screen, must be that window mode bug others had
A Steam playerNot recommendedafter 1.4hJul 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

A legendary Dragon is haunting the lands. Towns are set ablaze, and its magic power resurrects the evil creatures of the world. A hero is needed to travel to the corners of the lands and slay the beast to restore peace.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 205 MB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Loot Hero DX scores 35/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/294040/loot-hero-dx
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Reviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 17, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperVaragtP
PublisherVaragtP
GenreRoguelike
Released2015
Players350Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements20