RPGFit check
Is Has-Been Heroes worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy players who want lane-based battles with real-time and turn-based elements
- Roguelike fans who enjoy randomized maps, spells, items, and permanent death
- Players who like adapting party tactics across increasingly difficult runs
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a persistent campaign without restarting after character death
- Players who prefer simple, low-complexity combat rather than cooldown management and spell combinations
- Players looking for a consistently scripted map and fixed item selection
Our take on Has-Been Heroes
Rather than following a straightforward heroic campaign, the game places aging champions on a school escort mission. Its lane-based battles also mix turn-based planning with real-time mechanics, while randomized runs replace a fixed adventure structure.
What is Has-Been Heroes?
Has-Been Heroes blends lane strategy with action, turn-based planning, and real-time combat.
Three characters move through separate lanes, timing close-range attacks, managing cooldowns, and combining spells against undead foes. Each attempt features a procedurally arranged map with merchants, spell sellers, chests, and crossroads. The game offers more than 300 spells, over 200 items, 13 regions, and 12 heroes. Maps, enemies, spells, and equipment are randomized between runs, while permadeath restarts the journey after defeat. Players guide twin princesses to school, unlock additional heroes, gather items, and adjust their approach as successive runs become harder.
How Has-Been Heroes plays
- 01Three-lane battles
- Three characters must coordinate attacks and spells across separate lanes while facing incoming enemies.
- 02Randomized journeys
- Each run changes the map, enemies, spells, and items, with crossroads that can include merchants, vendors, and treasure.
- 03Large item pool
- The game includes 300+ spells and 200+ items that alter the heroes’ abilities and run structure.
- 04Unlockable heroes
- Players can discover and play as 12 heroes, including the Rogue, monk Metacles, and warrior Crux.
- 05Permadeath runs
- Death ends the current attempt and requires starting again from the beginning.
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Has-Been Heroes: platforms & release
Is Has-Been Heroes worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy players who want lane-based battles with real-time and turn-based elements. Skip it if: players seeking a persistent campaign without restarting after character death.
Where can I download Has-Been Heroes?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Has-Been Heroes's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Has-Been Heroes on?
Windows only.
