Fit check
Is The Heroes Around Me worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy family stories set in a specific time and place
- Fans of pixel-art depictions of everyday settings rather than fantasy worlds
- Players looking for story exploration with brief conversations and interspersed mini-games
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fast-paced or action-focused experience
- Players who prefer deep combat systems or complex character progression
- Players looking for a survival-crafting or management-focused game
Our take on The Heroes Around Me
The story is set in a small town in 1990s southern China, with the family’s surroundings rendered in pixel art and childhood games woven into plot exploration.
What is The Heroes Around Me?
The Heroes Around Me follows Nan, a quiet, hard-working father, his daughter Lili, and their dog Sesame in a small town in southern China during the 1990s.
Players explore the story through brief conversations, where details in people's words foreshadow events and reveal emotions gradually. The setting uses pixel art to depict old objects, shops, and everyday surroundings from the period. As the plot unfolds, interactive games appear, recreating childhood play scenes inspired by old-fashioned game machines. The story centers on the family and the people around them, presenting both the hardships and warmth of life in a simpler time.
How The Heroes Around Me plays
- 01Clues in dialogue
- Brief exchanges contain hints that gradually reveal further parts of the story.
- 02Interactive mini-games
- Plot exploration includes playable scenes based on childhood games and old game machines.
- 031990s pixel-art setting
- The scenes depict shops and objects from a small town in southern China during that decade.
The Heroes Around Me compared to similar games
Unlike Bear and Breakfast, which centers on running a bed and breakfast, The Heroes Around Me follows a family story with dialogue-led exploration and interactive childhood games. Hero of the Kingdom is framed as an adventuring RPG, while this game focuses on a family and its 1990s town setting.
The Heroes Around Me: platforms & release
Is The Heroes Around Me worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy family stories set in a specific time and place. Skip it if: players seeking a fast-paced or action-focused experience.
Where can I download The Heroes Around Me?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Heroes Around Me's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Heroes Around Me on?
Windows only.
