Front Defense Heroes
- May 15, 2019
- Fantahorn Studio
Get on SteamFront Defense: Heroes is a WW2-era 5v5 online VR shooter with single and multiplayer modes. It offers authentic battle environments, realistic vintage weapons, and intuitive controls. Players can choose to fight alone against bots or team up with friends for multiplayer matches . Note: The game is no longer maintained, and controllers may not function correctly with SteamVR 2.0 or newer .
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has great graphics and immersive WW2 environments, providing a nostalgic experience reminiscent of classic shooters.
- Despite the lack of online players, the game offers enjoyable offline gameplay against capable bots, making it a decent option for solo play.
- The developers have shown commitment to improving the game with updates, and it has potential if the player base increases.
- The game suffers from a lack of online players, making multiplayer matches difficult to find, often resulting in gameplay against bots.
- Many players report frustrating controls and mechanics, including issues with weapon handling and movement, which detract from the overall experience.
- The game has been criticized for being buggy and unpolished, with numerous technical issues that hinder gameplay and enjoyment.
- gameplay14 mentions
- 21 % positive mentions
- 57 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the fun and polished graphics, while others criticize the mechanics as buggy and unsatisfying. Many feel that the game suffers from poor controls and design choices, making it less enjoyable compared to other titles in the genre. Overall, while there is potential for improvement, the current gameplay experience leaves much to be desired.
“Great gameplay and graphics.”
“I am a huge WWII fan and this game can be amazing if they continue to mess around with the core gameplay.”
“Maps take advantage of room scale; it's fun ducking and dodging as bullets whiz by, and gameplay and graphics are quite polished (though this is still early access).”
“In-game, I felt like I was always fighting odd design mechanics.”
“Fun, and certainly worth $8 in my opinion, but please be warned, game mechanics and interactions are buggy as hell.”
“Awful controls and game mechanics.”
- graphics14 mentions
- 64 % positive mentions
- 14 % neutral mentions
- 21 % negative mentions
Overall, the graphics are generally praised for their quality and polish, with many users noting high production values and improvements in performance over time. While some players find the graphics to be merely "okay," the majority appreciate the visual experience, especially in relation to gameplay. However, there are occasional mentions of issues with controls and netcode that detract from the overall experience.
“Love it, great graphics.”
“Has good graphics, solid movement controls.”
“Very good graphics.”
“The graphics are ok.”
“I have an i5 7600k with 32 GB of RAM and a 1060 graphics card, and before it was sometimes choppy, but they have done better with performance updates to make it run better.”
“It has fairly high production values in terms of graphics, and the sound seems reasonable as well.”
- optimization6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game has received mixed reviews, with some players experiencing solid performance on high settings, while others face significant issues such as stuttering framerates and inconsistent performance across different hardware configurations. Although recent updates have improved performance for some users, the overall consensus indicates that further optimization is needed to ensure a smoother experience for all players.
“I'm able to run it on the highest settings with a solid 90fps on my headset with an AMD Vega 64 Nitro 8GB GPU, but my friend can't run all levels on high with an RX 580 4GB card (both using Vive), probably an optimization issue.”
“If this game is going to be optimized and polished to feel like Onward in the WWII setting, this will be an absolute winner.”
“I have an i5 7600K with 32GB of RAM and a 1060 6GB graphics card, and before it was sometimes choppy, but they have made performance updates to improve it.”
“Terrible optimization.”
“Movement options are useless; only locomotion works, but stuttering framerates on high-end PC make it uncomfortable.”
“Another slight problem I had was performance.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is notably poor, with users reporting numerous bugs affecting game mechanics, interactions, and matchmaking. Players have experienced issues such as persistent errors in room availability and difficulties with controls, particularly when trying to switch weapons. Overall, while the game is considered fun and affordable, its technical shortcomings detract significantly from the experience.
“Fun, and certainly worth $8 in my opinion, but please be warned, the game mechanics and interactions are buggy as hell.”
“What we get instead is a buggy mess that leaves a lot to be desired.”
“Firstly, the matchmaking is buggy as it keeps telling you rooms are full.”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive, as many weapons are locked and require significant effort to unlock. While the presence of capable bots and offline content offers some relief, the potential for being farmed by enemies adds to the frustration of the grinding experience.
“That would be okay as the game has fairly capable bots and a lot of content to keep me busy offline, but almost all the weapons are locked by default and require an insane amount of grinding to unlock.”
“There is nothing stopping the enemy from just sitting in your spawn and farming you for kills.”
