StrategyFit check
Is NOT the Hero worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Platformer fans who want weapon-based combat
- Players who enjoy absurd stories with an unwilling protagonist
- Casual adventure players who prefer zone-based progression and boss fights
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking deep strategy systems may find the focus centered on platforming and combat.
- Players looking for a quiet or realistic adventure may not suit the deliberately silly tone and frequent action.
- Players wanting a clearly heroic protagonist may not fit the game's premise.
Our take on NOT the Hero
The presentation foregrounds the joke-driven premise and weapon variety, while giving only brief detail about how zones differ or how boss encounters work. The core structure is clearer than the breadth of content within each area.
What is NOT the Hero?
Play as an unwilling adventurer forced into a strange journey by a giant squid god.
The game combines platforming with combat: movement includes jumping, double jumping, and wall jumping, while attacks include thrown rocks, grenades, lasers, and lock-on plasma bolts. Additional abilities become available as the adventure progresses. Each zone contains an end boss, and the story uses a deliberately silly tone with Easter eggs and situations intended to leave the player confused. The protagonist is framed as the wrong person for the job rather than a traditional heroic figure.
How NOT the Hero plays
- 01Platforming movement
- The character can jump, double-jump, and wall-jump while moving through the adventure.
- 02Mixed weapon attacks
- Combat includes rocks, grenades, lasers, and plasma bolts that can lock onto targets.
- 03Progressive abilities
- New abilities become available farther into the game.
- 04Zone boss encounters
- Every zone includes an end boss.
- 05Absurd story tone
- The adventure follows an unsuitable protagonist forced onward by a giant squid god and includes Easter eggs.
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NOT the Hero: platforms & release
Is NOT the Hero worth it?
It is worth it if: platformer fans who want weapon-based combat. Skip it if: players seeking deep strategy systems may find the focus centered on platforming and combat.
Where can I download NOT the Hero?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens NOT the Hero's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is NOT the Hero on?
Windows only.
