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Is Underhero worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want platform-style exploration alongside combat
- Players who enjoy timing-based attacks and parries rather than turn-by-turn battles
- Players drawn to humorous dialogue and stories about unlikely heroes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking conventional turn-based combat may find the real-time timing demands a poor match.
- Those looking for a game focused on realistic characters and tone may not enjoy its cartoony visuals and weird humor.
- Players with photosensitive epilepsy may be affected by moments with flashing lights or imagery.
Our take on Underhero
The premise gives an underling a role usually held by a chosen hero, but combat is not conventional turn-based RPG play: attacks, parries, and evasion depend on timing. The store text also flags flashing imagery, a practical consideration alongside its emphasis on humor and adventure.
What is Underhero?
Underhero is a 2D side-scrolling RPG adventure with combat built around timing rather than taking turns.
Players evade attacks and time their own strikes or parries, with music-timed hits producing stronger attacks. The journey crosses the Chestnut Kingdom with Elizabeth IV and the Masked Kid, as an underling of the evil king takes the failed chosen hero’s place and sets out against the boss, Mr. Stitches. Enemies can be spoken to during battles for tips, jokes, and story details. The game includes exploration with hidden secrets, boss fights, pixel-art visuals, and an original soundtrack. Its story combines mystery, unusual characters, dialogue, and humor. Some moments include flashing imagery that may affect people with photosensitive epilepsy.
How Underhero plays
- 01Timed combat
- Evading, attacking, and parrying rely on player timing rather than alternating turns.
- 02Battle conversations
- Enemies can share hints, jokes, and lore while a fight is underway.
- 03Music-timed hits
- Attacks that match the music’s beat can have an extra effect.
- 04Hidden discoveries
- Side-scrolling areas contain secrets to find during exploration.
- 05Original soundtrack
- The music was composed by Stijn van Wakeren.
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Underhero: platforms & release
Is Underhero worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want platform-style exploration alongside combat. Skip it if: players seeking conventional turn-based combat may find the real-time timing demands a poor match.
Where can I download Underhero?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Underhero's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Underhero on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
