Flat Heroes

Flat Heroes

Worth it · Action · 2016

Steam Deck Playable

The verdict

BUY IT.

Worth it at $9.99.

Length
4.8h 28.1h to 100%
Value
$2.08/hr
Reviews
90% of 578 positive
No price makes it a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.

Next sale
Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

How to read this

Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Replayability~28h to replay
Co-op and replay time. The value score counts hours well past the 4.8h main story
Holding it back
Value$2.08/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
Reviews90% positive
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones Scored as 88% after the small-sample adjustment
For context
MonetizationNot known
No monetization record for this game, so nothing is assumed either way
Refunds2 of 148 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

About the game

Dodge, jump, and dash your way through hundreds of terrifying geometric levels and epic bosses. Too tough? Bring your friends!
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.

The value story

Across all 82 discounts in the 10 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.

On value it sits in the top 1 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 74 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Ultimate Chicken Horse ($14.99, scores 89) beats it on value, while it beats Bloody Trapland ($4.99, scores 62).

More about Flat Heroes

Finishing takes 4.8 hours; clearing it takes 28, which is 5.9 times the campaign.

The drop-off

41% start to <1% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

No 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

Players online
4 when we last checked, on Oct 12, 08:54 UTC

Player counts from the Steam Web API.

What players say

Everywhere in the game, there is thought put into good design. The controls are incredibly delightful. Nice features are everywhere. I also love the minimalistic graphics. Simple shapes compose everything, and each having meaning. It is just a great game in general to play with your friends. That's the best part. If you're playing this alone, you are missing out! Battling friends or helping each other out is really...
MicahRecommendedafter 19hJul 2025Read on Steam
2 more reviews
oh my god i love this game so much, its like finding actual treasure. PLEASE GIVE THIS GAME A TRY.
LittlecocoRecommendedafter 33h1 found this helpfulRead on Steam
This game is a masterclass in 2D platformers with only 2 buttons + movement you would expect very simple gameplay, and it is, but the skill ceiling is amazingly high. the game only has a simple set of rules for each enemy, and the interactions between players and enemies, as well as the enemies with themselves is so unique. Also the game has an absolute slapper of a soundtrack Overall: 20/10 (my 5 hours of playtime...
MasterAirscrachRecommendedafter 5.8hMay 2026Read on Steam

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

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

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Flat Heroes scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/508790/flat-heroes
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Reviews 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 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Tags

Steam user tags as SteamSpy recorded them

Details

DeveloperParallel Circles
PublisherParallel Circles
GenreAction
Released2016
Players75Kowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements44