Underhero
Fair · RPG · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $14.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 12.1h
- Value
- $1.24/hr
- Reviews
- 87% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, 512MB VRAM, EVGA GeForce 210 DDR3, ASUS AMD HD 5450, Intel HD Graphics 2000, 2 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Underhero is an RPG-platformer where the chosen hero has failed, and an underling of the evil king takes his place as the new hero. Use timing-based combat to defeat enemies as you venture across the land, face off against quirky bosses, and save the kingdom from your own evil boss, Mr Stitches!
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
The value story
June 2026 is where it bottomed out, at $2.99. Its cuts run 60 percent off as a rule. There have been 46 in the 8 years tracked, about 9 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 6 percent on value. It is pricier than 77 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 89 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Monster Sanctuary ($19.99, scores 85) beats it on value, while it beats Phoenotopia: Awakening ($19.99, scores 64).
None of the 338 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written June 2020 to August 2026.
The drop-off
90% start to 4% 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
2 players online when we last checked, on Sep 27, 20:51 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
I really love this game, even if it isn't perfect. First of all, the sprite work is top notch. It looks great and has so much charm. The enemies and characters are so expressive and they all make funny little sounds and have creative attacks. While there isn't much, a lot of the games music is pretty great especially since its dynamic. I love this games combat, even if it is a little simple. Its super fun and...
One of the best stories i've ever gone through, I can only hope for a sequel someday, Please let there be a sequel...
Read this for my reasons for not recommending this I want to love it, I really do. It does a lot of things great, I especially love the combat. It is like real time turned based and if given more polish, it could be one of my favorite combat in a game. That phrase (in italic) could be said for the entire game. So much of the game is just walking and/or jumping from one side of the room to the other. It almost feels...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Underhero scores 65/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/573320/underheroReviews 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 27, price as of Oct 1.
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