Hero Realms

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Hero Realms is a single player and multiplayer casual strategy game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Wise Wizard Games, LLC and was released on June 6, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Hero Realms is a casual single-player deckbuilding game that offers fun and interactive trading-card combat. With the ability to build your own unique deck, this game provides good gameplay and exciting challenges. Immerse yourself in a world of fantasy as you collect cards, defeat enemies, and level up your character. The fun of deckbuilding games meets the excitement of trading-card combat in Hero Realms!

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67%

Audience ScoreBased on 194 reviews

gameplay8 positive mentions

stability3 negative mentions

The game is a fun adaptation of the physical card game, offering great replayability and enjoyable multiplayer options.
The digital version has a streamlined UI and is easier to play than the physical version, making it more accessible.
The developers are responsive and actively engage with the community, which enhances the overall experience.

The game suffers from significant bugs and crashes, especially after recent updates, making it frustrating to play.
Matchmaking is often unbalanced, leading to uneven matches that can detract from the enjoyment.
Many features and content are locked behind a paywall, which can feel exploitative and limit the overall experience.

gameplay
15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
53%
27%
20%
Overall, the gameplay is praised for its intuitive mechanics, solid card design, and engaging core loop that keeps each session fresh. While many find it addictive and visually appealing, some players note issues with complexity and balance, particularly in the campaign mode. The transition to digital format has generally improved the experience, although comparisons to similar games like Hero Realms raise questions about the necessity of playing both.
- “The cards are all solidly designed and the core gameplay loop with the market at the middle of the table keeps every game feeling fresh and different!”
- “The app gameplay is intuitive and nice.”
- “Very addicting gameplay and great visual design and a turn timer that encourages faster turns.”
- “Real-time gameplay is with bots, not humans.”
- “Absurd campaign and absurd price; nice game idea and graphics, but the game needs some reasonable gameplay balance. The hard difficulty campaign is just outrageous logic.”
- “Boring game with not interesting mechanics.”
graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
71%
29%
The graphics of Hero Realms are generally praised for their quality and artwork, enhancing the overall gaming experience. However, some users report issues such as improper card graphics, slow loading times, and occasional crashes, which detract from the visual appeal. While the new graphics are appreciated, they can also lead to performance issues on mobile devices, such as overheating and battery drain.
- “Hero Realms gets a lot right, such as a nice free version, the purchase applying in both Steam and Android, the pacing and graphics, and how much nicer this is to play than the somewhat sluggish feeling it has on the real table.”
- “I don't mind paying a bit of money as the artwork and quality is very good.”
- “Absurd campaign and absurd price, nice game idea and graphics.”
- “Cards are not showing graphics properly; some are blank, and the loading is slower. Sometimes it just kicks you out of the game.”
- “The new graphics make my phone get really hot and drain the battery faster, which is frustrating.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The monetization model is straightforward, featuring a one-time fee of $9.99 to unlock the full game without ads or microtransactions. Players appreciate the absence of ads and the simplicity of challenging friends, with additional affordable in-app purchases available. Overall, the approach is seen as user-friendly and cost-effective.
- “There are no ads, but most of the classes, cards, and features are locked behind a single $9.99 fee.”
- “Pretty much no ads, and really easy to challenge my friends.”
- “Cheap in-app purchases let you enjoy the whole game.”
- “One-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game with no microtransaction nonsense or ads.”
stability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users report significant stability issues, including frequent game freezes when accessing menu options and crashes during gameplay, particularly in the pit fight mode. Recent updates have exacerbated these problems, leading to a frustrating experience that often requires force-closing the game.
- “When I click on any of the menu options like 'Play Online', 'Store', etc., I get a loading wheel and the entire game freezes. I can't do anything other than force close the game.”
- “Updates in the past few months have made the pit fight crash regularly, and loading a save game freezes the app.”
- “The game has become a little bit more buggy, but that wasn't the main issue.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its high replayability, offering extensive multiplayer strategies and engaging online PvP play. Players appreciate the value it provides for its cost, with features like a weekly league table enhancing the overall experience. Overall, it exceeds expectations in terms of depth and replayability.
- “This is an excellent game with great replayability and extensive multiplayer strategy.”
- “For the small cost, this game offers a lot of replayability, online PvP play, and even a weekly league table.”
- “Very fun game and much deeper and more replayable than expected!”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story aspect of the game is engaging and reminiscent of the tabletop version, but players express a desire for more expansive content and missions, as the current offerings feel limited. Some campaign missions present difficulty spikes that detract from the overall enjoyment, and the enforced downleveling mechanic has left players wanting a more balanced experience. Overall, while the narrative is enjoyable, there is a strong demand for additional depth and variety in future updates.
- “The game is great thus far, playing like the tabletop version. I look forward to what comes next in the realm.”
- “The game is enjoyable and worth the investment for the full version.”
- “I also look forward to the campaign having enough missions so you can be fully leveled.”
- “The difficulty of some of the campaign missions seems off, enough so that I'm not eager to play more of it.”
- “I'm not sure why the campaign forces downleveling; I hope there are enough missions to reach full level.”
- “The story lacks depth and fails to engage the player, making it hard to stay invested.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players express frustration with the grinding aspect of the game, noting that it feels tedious and generic. They suggest that a "quick base game button" could alleviate some of the monotony, but it seems the developers prefer to maintain the current system.
- “They could easily just put in a 'quick base game button' (I know this because I emailed them to suggest it), but they prefer their tedious and generic characters instead.”
- “The grinding feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged with the game.”
- “I find myself doing the same tasks over and over again, which really takes away from the enjoyment of the game.”
music
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Users report that the music feature in the app is often unstable, experiencing issues such as frozen loads and random failures in playback.
- “The app is functionally unstable at times, with frozen loads or music randomly failing.”
- “The music tracks are repetitive and lack variety, making the experience dull.”
- “The sound quality is poor, with muffled audio that detracts from the overall enjoyment.”