Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes

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Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes is a single player role playing game. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Part Auto Chess, Part Idle RPG. Theory-craft Away!

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70%

Audience ScoreBased on 980 reviews

gameplay13 positive mentions

monetization108 negative mentions

Fun and addictive gameplay with a variety of heroes, game modes, and strategies.
Fair and generous to free-to-play players with meaningful progression and not overly intrusive ads.
Good community support, active developers with regular updates, and appealing pixel art style (before recent unwanted UI changes).

Highly monetized with aggressive pay-to-win elements, expensive subscriptions, and important features locked behind paywalls.
Recent major UI and art style updates ruined the original pixel charm, reducing readability and causing confusion and bugs.
Frequent forced and disruptive ads, connection crashes, progress blockers due to resource scarcity, and unbalanced gameplay especially in later stages.

monetization
123 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
9%
3%
88%
Monetization in the game is divisive, with many users frustrated by frequent, intrusive forced ads that disrupt gameplay and sometimes lead to crashes or app redirects, while others appreciate that ads are mostly optional and reward-based. Complaints include aggressive ad frequency after early levels, high in-app purchase costs, and a subscription model to remove ads considered too pricey or greedy by players. Overall, optional ads tied to rewards are seen positively, but mandatory and poorly implemented ads, along with aggressive monetization tactics, detract from the experience.
- “No ads (unless you want a few daily free rewards for sign-in).”
- “These games have legitimately no ads and it's so good to play.”
- “No ads, pretty cool little game, can't complain.”
- “If you play more than just the first 200 adventure levels you will get so many ads it's insanely annoying, you can't even idle farm the levels because ads keep popping up and those ads require so much attention to get rid of.”
- “Game seems fun but progress is gated by watching ads and the game only serves the type of ad that force-opens the Play Store which has a 90% chance of restarting the game, so you don't even get any rewards.”
- “After a few hours of gameplay here's my opinion - monetization is very aggressive using FOMO, removing ads is cheap but a subscription which is a big no no for mobile games.”
gameplay
32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
41%
50%
9%
The gameplay is generally enjoyable and offers a simple yet tactical experience with a decent strategic element, especially at higher levels. However, many users criticize aggressive monetization, pay-to-win mechanics, repetitive or stale routines, and some poor interface or update choices that negatively impact the core gameplay. Despite these issues, the game remains a fun and accessible time sink for casual play.
- “The auto-battler (adventure mode) is fun and easily fills up the gaps between the natural gameplay loops of each session.”
- “Don't expect any deep gameplay, but there's a decent bit of strategy involved at higher levels.”
- “Great gameplay and it feels easy to acquire resources; no meat cap so I can just keep enjoying the game is a huge bonus.”
- “All there is to do is collect items on the map or pay for auto loot (a monthly fee) to even see any sort of gameplay.”
- “Literally pay to win game, I made 200 draws and there isn’t any legendary; they mention every 200 draws you get a pity draw. Devs push you to pay, and if you don't subscribe, the gameplay literally is very slow!”
- “Idk what to say, is this game good or bad? The levels kind of repeat every time. Is it grindy? Yes. Is it fun? No. Did devs put effort into it? Yes, but bad gameplay with a lot of transactions. I only installed it because of an ad crying to me to install it on Instagram.”
graphics
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
54%
13%
The game initially received praise for its colorful, smooth pixel art style that players found charming and unique, often cited as a key reason for downloading. However, a recent major update replaced the original pixel graphics with a generic, cartoonish art style, leading to widespread dissatisfaction due to unintuitive UI, visual glitches, and a loss of the game's distinctive aesthetic. Many users prefer the old pixel art and report the new graphics negatively impacting their gameplay experience.
- “I specifically played it for the throwback pixel art style.”
- “Honestly, I like the game. The characters look so aesthetic because of the pixel graphics. I downloaded your game after seeing the adorable Facebook ad.”
- “Simple game, good graphics.”
- “The devs changed the entire game graphics and UI in one patch, going from a very nice pixelated style to a generic one.”
- “Changes to the graphics now make it look like all the other garbage mill games you find.”
- “1 star, the game was great but after the recent update with the graphical overhaul it's pretty horrible. The artifacts look awful, the UI is very unintuitive and hard to look at or figure out, and everything is just a confusing mess.”
story
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
22%
61%
17%
The story is initially engaging with strategic elements and cute characters but becomes repetitive and increasingly difficult, often requiring in-app purchases to progress beyond mid-levels. Frequent ads interrupt the experience, and the storyline and hero development lack depth and direction, leading to frustration for many players. Some quality-of-life improvements and reduced pay-to-win mechanics could enhance player enjoyment.
- “Cute characters and fun story.”
- “It's a very good and calming game and I like the fact you can place your sprites strategically to be able to beat the missions. So far, I'm having a grand time with this. Definitely recommend.”
- “Heroes could have better storylines.”
- “It first sounds nice but then every new thing unlocked is only online competitions and nothing to help progress the story or any actual direction the game is going in.”
- “Very little content until you progress to about 120 in the story (3 days maybe), then paying to progress is a necessity.”
- “Around story mode 62 you literally cannot progress without dumping money into the game.”
humor
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users consistently highlight the game's humor as a major attraction, often citing the funny ads on platforms like TikTok and Instagram as their main reason for downloading. They appreciate the authentic and entertaining comedic elements both in the ads and the game itself. However, some users express a desire for even more humor and adventurous content within the game.
- “Saw it from a funny ad, and it was worth the download.”
- “Love the authenticity, love the humor, and love the game”
- “No annoying ads, love it even the ad of this game was funny ngl”
grinding
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game features heavy grinding that feels tedious and time-gated, often requiring constant ad-watching or paying for VIP to skip battles. Despite being labeled an idle game, progression demands active play or spending, making the grinding feel restrictive and less enjoyable. Additionally, some equipment stats are misleading, further complicating the grinding experience.
- “Grinding is a nightmare if you don't want to pay $7 for VIP (VIP players can skip through battles, saving minutes and potentially hours).”
- “This game is far too grindy for what you get.”
- “Time gated and farming new units is slow unless you pay real money.”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The music receives mixed feedback, with some users criticizing the battle soundtracks for poor quality and repetitive loops, while others praise the talent behind the compositions and enjoy the overall sound and art style. However, issues like music continuing to play in the background on Android also detract from the experience. Overall, the music is appreciated but could benefit from improvements and more variety.
- “Before, it had its own feel, not a cluttered UI, not actively pushing monetization, and had great music.”
- “The music and sound effects are good but need to have a bit more so they don't get old.”
- “Pretty fun game and whoever does the music for this is really talented.”
- “The battle soundtracks have the iconicly bad free suno quality and bad loop.”
- “Only problem I'm having is that when I leave the game on Android, the game music is still playing in the background.”
- “If they can change the music back that will be 4 stars.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has significantly declined, with frequent bugs, glitches, and severe lag reported across devices. Users find the UI unintuitive and experience persistent crashes and text issues, making gameplay frustrating despite some enjoyment. Overall, the update has led to a notably unstable and problematic experience.
- “The latest update took all charm from this game and turned it into a buggy, generic mobile game with a UI that lacks any and all intuition.”
- “The game is so buggy I don't even know why Google allows it to be here.”
- “Unplayably laggy, severe text glitches, tutorial is useless.”
character development
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users criticize the character development for its design changes, noting that characters appear flat and lack depth. Overall, the visual and structural alterations negatively impact the game's character presentation.
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's optimization is poor, causing severe graphical issues like green pixelation and frequent stuttering that significantly hinder playability.
- “Can't even play, all the writing is covered with green pixels and stuttering.”

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Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes is a role playing game.

Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes was developed by PixelBuf LLC.

Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes for its gameplay but disliked it for its monetization.

Idle Horizons: Dawn of Heroes is a single player game.

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