HIS: Heroes in the Sky

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HIS: Heroes in the Sky is a single player and multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by GameUS Inc. and was released on March 3, 2015. It received negative reviews from players.

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Audience ScoreBased on 307 reviews

story11 positive mentions

graphics25 negative mentions

Arcade-style gameplay that is easy to learn and suitable for casual play, providing fun missions and co-op modes.
Wide selection of planes and upgrades with various factions offering diverse content.
Runs smoothly on low-end hardware, making it accessible for players with less powerful PCs.

The game suffers from poor controls, awkward interface, and clunky flight mechanics that limit maneuverability.
Outdated graphics, poor English translation, and numerous technical issues including crashes and launcher problems.
Pay-to-win elements and excessive grinding, combined with lack of developer support and abandoned servers.

graphics
83 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
12%
58%
30%
The graphics of this game are widely considered outdated and low-quality, often compared to late 90s or early 2000s titles, with many reviewers calling them poor or even terrible. However, some acknowledge that the visuals are sufficient for a casual or older game and emphasize that gameplay matters more than graphics. Overall, the graphics are passable but fall short compared to modern or similar games like War Thunder.
- “This game has better graphics than Just Cause 4.”
- “The visuals, the sounds - all give you those long forgotten feelings, like from "Red Baron" or even "Knights of the Sky".”
- “The graphics are good enough for a game of this age and everything runs smooth.”
- “The game's screenshots will fool you completely; the graphics (just in my short time of gameplay after an ungodly long patch) looked like they were drawn with crayon and put as graphics.”
- “The graphics are from the late 90s era, the translation barely comprehensible and in German it's even worse with umlauts not displayed, words cut off and not displayed at all.”
- “Graphics that look like they were drawn on a napkin, hitboxes the size of small houses, controls that work about as good as eating tomato soup with a knife, and the inability to customize certain controls.”
story
64 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
17%
77%
6%
The story and mission structure are generally seen as simplistic and repetitive, with many missions involving straightforward objectives against similar AI enemies. While some players find the arcade-style campaigns and cooperative missions enjoyable for casual play, others criticize the lack of depth, poor narrative coherence, and unpolished quest design. Overall, the story is considered weak and overshadowed by gameplay elements, making it suitable mainly for those seeking light, mission-based flying action rather than a rich narrative experience.
- “You get an easy to master flying game that presents the user with missions that become harder and harder to complete throughout your tour of duty.”
- “You get to do little campaign missions of events in WW2, either alone or with a group of friends.”
- “Most of the later missions should only be completed in a group (co-op), because they have split objectives scattered all across the map.”
- “Second let's get off to the story of why I wanted to play this and my sudden realization that... this game... is a letdown.”
- “An incomprehensible mess from the poor English to the million and a half upgrades and perks that you can buy on almost every screen to the confusing base and mission system to the microscopic text to some magic, glowing tree called the tree of life sitting in the middle of my base, as if that doesn't make tons of sense in a game about WWII era fighter planes!”
- “The mission design is lackluster and is just go here and destroy moronic AI and the missions barely last 5 minutes.”
gameplay
58 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
65%
21%
The gameplay is generally criticized for being simplistic, clunky, and uninspired, with many users comparing it unfavorably to more polished titles like War Thunder. While some find the arcade-style mechanics accessible and somewhat enjoyable after an adjustment period, others highlight poor controls, confusing interfaces, and lack of depth that lead to frustration and boredom. Overall, the gameplay is considered underwhelming and a major weakness of the game.
- “The gameplay is amazing.”
- “The gameplay is pure arcade, point at it and it dies.”
- “Good coop gameplay and if you don't like coop you can put a password on your game room.”
- “It is so tedious to try to play the game and was also so confusing for me to navigate to the actual gameplay that I just gave up on playing it (which is way easier).”
- “The game isn't that bad but the actual game mechanics suck, the translation is very weak and sometimes doesn't make any sense, and performance is also something that should definitely improve to make the game experience a little better for players, or you can just play War Thunder instead and have a much better experience overall without any of these issues and bigger content at your disposal also for free.”
- “Broken English fresh out of Google Translate, impossibly overcomplex and labyrinthine menus on top of godawful graphics straight out of a mobile game and dull, uninspired gameplay with a pay-to-win game structure... the only thing I unenjoyed was hitting the 'uninstall' button, which fortunately, worked just fine.”
grinding
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
15%
71%
Grinding in the game is often described as tedious and confusing, especially for new players due to poor tutorials and translation. While it primarily involves looting materials, some find it draining and feel the free-to-play mechanics can lead to wallet strain. However, despite these drawbacks, the game offers fun gameplay without heavy grinding for money or levels.
- “Long story short: great game, great fun, tons of content, no grinding for money or levels, you should totally try it out!”
- “The grinding system is pretty much a looting system to get materials and drops and is confusing for new players with no competent tutorial (doesn't help that the translation is awful).”
- “Plus you have free-to-play inventory and common grinding/draining the wallet procedures, and a very lame HUD/GUI, both in skies and on the ground.”
- “You’ll need a second life for grinding.”
optimization
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The game's optimization is mixed: while it runs smoothly on low-performance PCs and aging hardware, overall performance needs improvement to enhance the experience. Some users find it better suited for laptops or older desktops but feel the game still lacks polish compared to alternatives like War Thunder.
- “It runs fine on very low performance PCs.”
- “This game is by no means a looker, but is well optimized for laptop users and those with aging desktops.”
- “Can run smoothly on any computer.”
- “Performance should definitely improve to make the game experience better for players; currently, optimization issues detract from gameplay.”
- “I have no clue why you wouldn't just play War Thunder instead of this unoptimized piece of garbage.”
- “Until this game is fixed, improved, and optimized, I can't recommend this game anymore than I recommend eating your own pile of turd.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including frequent freezing, bugs, glitches, and poor programming that impact gameplay. Users also report buggy menus and occasional texture problems, making the overall experience frustrating and unreliable.
- “Game often freezes then kicks you out.”
- “I guess I should have known, but this game basically turned out to be too buggy to run properly, and this after an unusually long and tedious installation process.”
- “The controls are bad and unresponsive, the game is poorly programmed, there are plenty of bugs and glitches, the start menu is buggy.”
humor
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is lighthearted and arcade-style, providing a fun and amusing experience rather than a realistic war simulation. While some may not appreciate the comedic tone, most find it entertaining and enjoyable.
- “Overall, it is just a funny arcade war plane game, nothing like War Thunder, so if that is what you are expecting then you won't like this at all.”
- “All in all, it's funny, and a plus from me.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The music is highly memorable and catchy, with a short loop that sticks in players' minds long after playing.
- “Great music.”
- “I've stopped playing it for a good 10 minutes now and can still hear the 5-second music loop.”
monetization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's monetization is heavily criticized for its pervasive mobile-style microtransactions, making it feel less like a truly free experience and more focused on in-app purchases.
- “On pricing and value for gamers, this isn't really free as the game is infested with mobile app store-like microtransactions.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers solid replayability through a ranking system on each mission, encouraging players to improve their performance and achieve higher grades such as D, C, B, A, and Ace. This adds motivation for repeated playthroughs to attain better scores.