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Loop Hero
Developer Four Quarters
Loop Hero is a roguelike video game developed by Russian studio Four Quarters and published by Devolver Digital in 2021. The game takes place in a randomly generated world where the player changes the world by placing cards instead of directly controlling a character. The game was initially released in March 2021 for Linux, macOS, and Windows. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
389 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
79
LovedLoved
196 positive · 53 negative
95% range 73–83%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 196 | 53 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 55 | 2 | 59 |
| Mastodon * | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
15,878 of 17,426 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 180 yes, 50 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 230 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (33,932 of 36,599 positive).
Players praise the unique concept of building the world around an auto-battling hero. [1][2][3] Some find the game becomes grindy and repetitive over time. [4][5][6] A few reviewers report technical issues or feel the game is incomplete. [7][8]
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Representative posts
- [6]
Looking at all the positive reviews I think I must be missing something here, but the game just feels like a grinding simulator. It wouldn't be too bad if there was more variety between the runs, but most of the time each run is pretty similar. I really like the art style, the concept of bringing the world back, seeing how tiles interact with each other and so on. But in reality the progress seems so slow that …
- [1]
It's one of those games that hooks you before you even realize it. You don’t actually control the hero, you build the world around them. Every card you place changes the loop, spawns new monsters, or gives bonuses, and somehow it all just clicks. The retro art and eerie soundtrack are perfect for the game’s strange, post-apocalyptic vibe. It’s super satisfying to discover new tile combos, but after a while, runs can …
- [9]
Took me a couple runs to actually get what was happening, but once it clicked I lost an entire weekend to this game. The idea of building the world around your hero instead of controlling him directly sounds gimmicky on paper but it works really well in practice. Every card placement is a small decision that compounds over time, and you're constantly asking yourself whether you're making the loop harder than you can …
- [4]
I would recommend this game, but with reservations. I think it does a good job at packaging the typical modern auto-playing grindfest game in a way that seems novel and very cool. At the same time, the game still has the weakness of feeling like "this is all just simply one big materials grind, I'm just repeating the same thing to get my numbers to go up." I kind of wish that you weren't penalized every time you try …
- [2]
Very interesting almost idle RPG game. Loop Hero is essentially a game where you build the world your character fights through. You don't have much control over your character, instead the game is mostly balancing what you place in their way. Too many obstacles or enemies and they could die before they get far. Too little and your character will be woefully unprepared for the chapter boss. It's quite fun.
Summarised from 34 of the 342 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 9, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Loop Hero talk about unique and addictive gameplay loop; those who didn't talk about gameplay becomes grindy and repetitive. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Loop Hero received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Critics praised the freedom to create unique worlds and the 1980s aesthetic of the game. Ben Kuchera of Polygon praised the experimentation that the looping system allowed. Ian Boudreau of PCGamesN appreciated how the deck-building mechanics allowed the player to constantly vary their playstyle. Evan Lahti, writing for PC Gamer, enjoyed the surprises that different card combinations could create, although he thought the lack of new ones hurt the later game. Sam Machkovech of Ars Technica enjoyed the game's take on the idle genre, and how the player had to make difficult choices about the…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 389 · most liked firstLoop hero fan mockup remake as an isometric tactics game #pixelart #loophero #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Starts fun but quickly turns into a grindy game that makes you question the meaning of everything. Kinda like my life when I think about it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried making the camp from Loop Hero in Animal Crossing I love this game so much
positive · AI labelView post →Incomplete game, over 5 years after release date and still there's things you cannot obtain, some of the item slots for your hero are unobtainable from start to finish, some resources take far too long to "grind" to be able to level up and build your camp. The game feels like it's been abandoned by the developers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did it, I beat Loop Hero. Amazing game, Rogue class is super strong, lots of fun, 10/10
positive · AI labelView post →in my quest for a good phone game that isn't riddled with microtransactions and pay to win bs I found a winner, Loop Hero a clever rougelike that doesn't take a ton of brainpower but stays engaging
positive · AI labelView post →Looking for coop roguelike Action RPG. So, my group has recently tried [Ignite the Depths](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4910490/Ignite_the_Depths/) demo, and now we're looking for something else to scratch that itch. Most of the time 2-4 of us will play at once. In case you haven't read the community name, **it has to run on Linux**, I don't have Windows installed and another member plays on Steam Deck. Whether the game runs through proton or natively doesn't really matter. Our…
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking for coop roguelike Action RPG. Does asking for something similar to a game that's not even out yet make me an **im**patient gamer? Maybe. Still, got a lot of suggestions [the last time](https://lemmy.world/post/44871074) I asked for recommendations, so I'm back. cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53575849 So, my group has recently tried [Ignite the Depths](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4910490/Ignite_the_Depths/) demo, and now we're looking for something else to scratch…
neutral · AI labelView post →Looking at all the positive reviews I think I must be missing something here, but the game just feels like a grinding simulator. It wouldn't be too bad if there was more variety between the runs, but most of the time each run is pretty similar. I really like the art style, the concept of bringing the world back, seeing how tiles interact with each other and so on. But in reality the progress seems so slow that there's nothing new to experience in most runs, you watch the guy run in circles, you…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is incorrectly labeled as playable on mac. It crashes no matter what. The "run with rosetta" fix no longer works. Disappointing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Phenomenal game, unfortunately I now have the perfect amount of played hours and all the achievements so I can never play it again, hopefully a bomb ass sequel will occur and I can once again enjoy this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's one of those games that hooks you before you even realize it. You don’t actually control the hero, you build the world around them. Every card you place changes the loop, spawns new monsters, or gives bonuses, and somehow it all just clicks. The retro art and eerie soundtrack are perfect for the game’s strange, post-apocalyptic vibe. It’s super satisfying to discover new tile combos, but after a while, runs can start feeling a bit samey. Still, for something so simple on the surface, it’s…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game! I felt like this could have been so much more with expansions and updates but a good time anyway!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loop Hero is my go to game to relax this week. I like when the game narrative is interwoven with the gameplay.
positive · AI labelView post →Hey did you know that Loop Hero is currently 80% off? It features gorgeous pixel art, compelling writing, and an amazing sound track. The game is easily 20-30 hours long. And its only $3 right now. :))))))))))))
neutral · AI labelView post →Exist. Run in circle. Expand map. Run in circle. Defeat Monster. Run in circle. Upgrade equipment. Run in circle. Rocks are now Mountain. Very nice. Run in cir... What the hell? Who are you? R U N . . . if you can. Love this game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loop Hero. Fantastic Indie Title, will definitely become a "one more hour" type game very fast. Bout to boot this up today.
positive · AI labelView post →Lets try it out #promosky My (sort of) recent obsessions: -Balatro (im too deep now) -Civ 6 -Roadwarden -Loop Hero -Noita -Sokpop games(Brume was amazing) -Warhammer Boltgun -Moonring -Outer Wilds Drop me some games to try! If they are made by you, even better! #game #gamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →EVERY SINGLE BOSS IS A GIMMICK. LOOK UP WHAT THE GIMMICK IS ON THE WIKI EVERY TIME SO YOU DONT WASTE 20 MINUTES OF GAMEPLAY. It's INSANE that you can be absolutely demolishing the regular enemies and then suddenly you find out that this boss is specifically weak to a SINGLE STAT that you could not POSSIBLY have known before hand, and I have to assume this is intentional to make sure you lose a certain amount of times to justify the price tag. It's an incredibly easy game with too much rng.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Starting to get back to pixel art after being derailed last week, here's a giant enemy crab I did as a study on loop hero's art style! I love how that game looks. #gamedev #pixelart #indiegames #loophero #crab
positive · AI labelView post →Id love to come up with a game similar to Loop Hero But then I realize i can just play Loop Hero
positive · AI labelView post →Ball X Pit is a great podcast game in the vein of Loop Hero. More interaction than that, but balls go bounce whoooo. Found it to be a bit of a grind in the long run and it stopped me from unlocking the very cool sounding late characters, but it’s neat!
neutral · AI labelView post →Hello everyone. I'm still trying to connect with : 🎮 Indie Game Dev ⚔ MMORPG players ✨ Pixel art lover 🍭 Pixel artist 🕹 Indie Game Player (Stray, Fez, Loop Hero, Celest, Dead Cells..) Say hi! :)
neutral · AI labelView post →This is my second time playing this (first was on Xbox), and I got to the exact same point I did the first time; it's eventually just a grind. I love the concept of the game, but eventually it's just "I need to grind a bunch of loops in order to unlock things for the boss". There's just not enough depth to it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very unique, laid-back yet engaging game. Read more if interested. Loop hero has you go on expeditions to try to recover the world from the void that engulfed it. It features some of the most unique pixel art I've seen, really leaning into a 90's dark fantasy style. As you go on expeditions, you collect resources to grow your home camp. While on an expedition, your character fights monsters automatically. The only actions you take as the player are placing terrain cards you get from enemies,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Old unfinished Loop Hero drawing from last year Basically just a huge parody on the game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future (I should probably redraw and finish this in the future...)
neutral · AI labelView post →The video game studio Four Quarters accidentally created the best autism test ever. Loop Hero is so satisfying. You just do exactly the same thing with slight variations again and again and again...
positive · AI labelView post →So, good news, this time? I got my hands on a charger! Huzzah! To test out the battery, I played a game from my backlog, this game called Loop Hero? ... and I'm realizing something about myself: I don't think I'm that crazy about the idle game genre?
negative · AI labelView post →Very interesting almost idle RPG game. Loop Hero is essentially a game where you build the world your character fights through. You don't have much control over your character, instead the game is mostly balancing what you place in their way. Too many obstacles or enemies and they could die before they get far. Too little and your character will be woefully unprepared for the chapter boss. It's quite fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loop Hero is scratching that nice brain itch of "Game autoplays mostly, I gain upgrades for better runs later" 🤣 A nice kindof head empty game to play while sick. Im glad we spun this game on Day 1 of the Subathon!
positive · AI labelView post →I love* how my brain will see a random post, and just randomly have a whole-ass TTRPG/board game idea, like what if a game was based entirely around the tile/map creating aspect of Legend of Mana/Loop Hero *actually love but also like, dude, I have too many half-finished ideas already.
neutral · AI labelView post →You will like my indie game if you played these games: - Spore 🦠 - FTL ☄️ - Loop Hero 💫 DEMO: store.steampowered.com/app/3316610/... [ #indiegame #indiedev #roguelite #SciFi #WishlistNow ]
neutral · AI labelView post →A Loop Hero style game with furry characters? Sign me up! Let's try Overlooting! www.twitch.tv/jimmy_wuffster
neutral · AI labelView post →things I'd also highlight: has one of those soundtracks you think about months after playing it, ala Loop Hero & Celeste controls feel "Nintendo" natural & responsive it has an easy mode so you don't have to bang your head against a boss it's on Game Pass plays perfecto on Steam Deck
neutral · AI labelView post →Great atmosphere through the art and music, the story is not great but serviceable. Unfortunately the gameplay aspect feels kind of brain dead, as in you can tune out through most of it and do fine. Two weeks from now I probably forget what I even did here.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Took me a couple runs to actually get what was happening, but once it clicked I lost an entire weekend to this game. The idea of building the world around your hero instead of controlling him directly sounds gimmicky on paper but it works really well in practice. Every card placement is a small decision that compounds over time, and you're constantly asking yourself whether you're making the loop harder than you can handle .The meta progression never feels like a grind, and the atmosphere is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game starts slow but the game is highly interesting and incites curiosity to keep playing. However after eight buildings and three classes unlocked, the progression is still slow. You have to have magically long life and patience of a lich to keep playing the game. The art is gorgeous and the music is quite memorable and yet the crushing grind is unbearable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't get the hype, it is an autobattler deckbuilder with grindy metaprogression. Looks bland and uninspiring with its disgusting gamma. Played for half an hour and not gonna come back ever.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Time-intensive grind. But there isn't much one could adapt to. Once you have found your "building placement," it's a rather brainless loop. You could say you want to progress, just for the progression and to see the story end, but the mechanics don't really develop with it. I do like the humor that can be found in the little chats you will have throughout the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ball X Pit- Another case where mixing a roguelike with other genres clicks and makes for an incredibly addictive game. A vertical scrolling shooter with Breakout elements and city building between with an eerie vibe similar to Loop Hero. Another fantastic soundtrack as well
neutral · AI labelView post →Been replaying Loop Hero. Golly I still adore that game quite a bit! Thinkin I may do some doodles on it soon. >:o) 💔
positive · AI labelView post →If you're looking for another indie to absolutely consume you, Loop Hero is on sale on Switch for chump change and it F U C K S.
positive · AI labelView post →- Loop Hero (Jan Replay) - RPG Time! The Legend of Wright (Jan) - Go Mecha Ball (Jan) - Brotato (Feb)
neutral · AI labelView post →In spite of this game having absolutely fantastic art, the gameplay is painfully slow and uninteresting. You need to constantly micromanage your character's equipment so you can't really even look away, but I never felt like I had a whole lot of control over how things turned out anyway. There may be things I didn't reach yet or failed to understand, but having played 14 hours without these feelings being swayed, I don't think it's too unfair to say I tried to give it an honest chance and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think it's time for another 12for12 game. This time, I'm starting my Switch version of Loop Hero. I have played a bit of it on Steam, but never finished it so now it's time to lock in 😤
neutral · AI labelView post →I would recommend this game, but with reservations. I think it does a good job at packaging the typical modern auto-playing grindfest game in a way that seems novel and very cool. At the same time, the game still has the weakness of feeling like "this is all just simply one big materials grind, I'm just repeating the same thing to get my numbers to go up." I kind of wish that you weren't penalized every time you try to seriously do a run where you attempt to clear a boss, it encourages the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →interesting and fresh concept but the more you play it, the more tedious it feels
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loop Hero is a good game, feeling addicted
positive · AI labelView post →solid ~30-40 hour timesink. You’re tuning enemy density, scaling, and build synergies yourself, balancing pressure and payoff, then deciding how far to push before pulling out alive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A unique and surprisingly deep roguelite. There's not really anything quite like it. The artstyle and aesthetic is really cool. The story is about as good as you an expect from a game like this. Your hero makes his way around the path on his own, autobattling enemies as he encounters them. You play cards from your deck to develop the landscape which allows you to build stats, encounter new types of enemies and/or collect gear & resources. You can equip increasingly better gear onto your…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's simply not enough card synergies here to provide sufficient depth or strategy to make this game worth playing. What's here is just shallow and grindy. Edit: I have more than the 27 hours of play time listed here offline.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →pure soul, best art and music direction in the past 10 years please make a sequel!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Name 4 games with a 10/10 soundtrack Loop Hero especially, if you have never tried the game I highly recommend it.
positive · AI labelView post →See the basic gameplay of my latest game prototype inspired in Loop Hero: #indiegames #lowpoly #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Loop Hero is free on Epic Games store this week !!! GET IT !!! This game is amazing and one I think many board gamers will enjoy immensely !!!! @425suzanne.bsky.social https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/loop-hero
neutral · AI labelView post →Loop Hero is easily my favorite indie game of the last 5 years. I keep hoping someone with the same brain worms as me but with more knowhow will port it to the Amiga, which is very clearly where it belongs.
positive · AI labelView post →I started FTL for the first time a few days ago and it's hard to put down. You look at screenshots and it doesn't look too interesting, but it's well-designed and clearly very polished. Even though the gameplay mechanics are quite different, Loop Hero feels spiritually very similar to me.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good article but damn Loop Hero does not deserve catching strays like this. That game rocks
positive · AI labelView post →While many rogue games are fun for the challenge and growth, this game felt like a task that I didn't want to do.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Love, love this game. I wish they would make a sequel. I have 100% on xbox, the game is not "broken" or unplayable. Far from it! It's very, very grindy, not super clear on objectives, and difficult at times. I love the grind though, the story was interesting, the system itself is super cool. It felt really rewarding to finally beat it 100%. If you like to take your time and enjoy an interesting game, Devolver delivers again. <3
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