Steam Heroes

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Help three brave adventurers on their quest to stop the diabolical Baron Von Smog’s plot to conquer Steam Land. However, there is an army of evil minions that stand in your way. Challenge yourself in this new puzzle strategy game; includes 12 action-packed stages, a full soundtrack, competitive online play, all in stunning 720p HD Graphics. It's up to you to save Steam Land! Using classic Mat…

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

19%

Audience ScoreBased on 54 reviews

humor3 positive mentions

story4 negative mentions

The game features a unique concept of combining match-3 mechanics with RPG elements, allowing players to utilize different heroes with distinct abilities.
Some players appreciated the nostalgic feel of the game, reminiscent of old flash games, and found the enemy designs to be interesting.
The combat is fast-paced, providing a quick and engaging experience for those who enjoy frantic matching gameplay.

The game suffers from numerous technical issues, including frequent crashes and failure to launch, making it unplayable for many users.
Gameplay is overly simplistic and lacks depth, with a story mode that can be completed in under an hour and little incentive to replay.
Controls are clunky and unresponsive, leading to frustration during gameplay, and the overall presentation is considered amateurish with poor graphics and sound design.

story
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
13%
71%
17%
The game's story mode is criticized for being extremely short, lasting only about 30-45 minutes, and primarily consisting of battles against a limited set of opponents without any meaningful narrative or choices. Players describe it as a simplistic tutorial rather than a fully developed story, with cheesy writing and voice acting. Overall, the lack of depth and the inability to save progress detract from the experience, leading many to recommend other games instead.
- “The story and writing and voice acting is some of the cheesiest absurdity I've seen in a long time, which I can appreciate.”
- “I finished story mode (unlocked 'the real game' afterwards) and enjoyed that half hour.”
- “The 'story mode' takes about 35 minutes to play through, consists only of battles against 12 marginally different opponents (no map or choices to make), and when you're done even says explicitly that the story mode was 'designed as a tutorial, and designed to be easy to complete.'”
- “There's not much of a story to the game other than the fact that they need to fight the next bad guy.”
- “The 'story mode' takes about 35 minutes to play through, consists only of battles against 12 marginally different opponents (no map or choices to make), and when you're done even says explicitly that the story mode was 'designed as a tutorial, and designed to be easy to complete.' The 'real game' is the 'hero mode', where you just pick one of those 12 opponents and play against them, trying to get a high score.”
- “The game entertained me for about an hour after which I finished the main storyline and it became boring very quickly.”
gameplay
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
56%
25%
The gameplay has been widely criticized for its simplicity and lack of depth, primarily revolving around a basic match-3 mechanic that feels unresponsive and spammy. Many reviewers noted the controls are poorly designed, leading to a frustrating experience, while the overall mechanics and graphics are considered low-budget and uninspired. Despite some variety in enemy design, the gameplay is often described as short, unbalanced, and lacking in innovation, making it feel like a subpar imitation of better titles in the genre.
- “While Steam Heroes is certainly not without flaws, the mechanics are decent enough and the enemy design has enough variety to stay interesting throughout.”
- “There is just something about destroying a mechanical spider that I enjoy.”
- “The gameplay is okay after you figure it out, but the controls are a mess.”
- “The actual gameplay is truly very simplistic.”
- “Gameplay rewards fast matching over thinking moves, which makes the experience feel spammy.”
- “A match-3 game where something about the custom cursor and how long it takes to click makes the game feel sluggish and unresponsive, which is bad when literally all gameplay consists of noticing and then clicking on things.”
graphics
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
33%
33%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some praising the high-tech visuals and artwork, while others criticize the pixelated quality and uninspired character designs. Many users find the overall graphical presentation lacking, particularly in terms of clarity and options, which detracts from the gaming experience. Additionally, the voice acting and sound effects are noted as subpar, further diminishing the game's appeal.
- “The voice acting, sound effects, and graphics are all quite good.”
- “Woah, this is a very good high-tech game with a lot of good graphics; it surely is a nailbiter.”
- “It has wonderful artwork.”
- “Subpar graphics, clunky dialogue, outright painful voice acting, all surrounding a game that's just a speedrun version of match-3 gaming.”
- “Graphically, it looks pixelated; the westernized anime style could have worked, but the characters are all ridiculously uninspired, like the robot shield guy, mechanic heal girl, and plasma gun blue-haired guy.”
- “If it was attempting anything unique, I would give the developers some slack, but it's just a bad copy of Puzzle Quest with bad graphics and terrible gameplay clarity.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
25%
50%
The game's music features action-packed soundtracks tailored to each level, enhancing the gameplay experience. However, some users find the overall sound design overwhelming and criticize the quality of the music and sound effects, suggesting they do not meet expectations.
- “The game has a simplistic design with a few effects, and each level has its own action-packed soundtrack.”
- “Music and sound effects can be a bit much.”
- “Music and sound effects are not very good; graphically it looks pixelated. The westernized anime style would have worked okay for me, but the characters are all ridiculously uninspired, with the robot shield guy, mechanic heal girl, and plasma gun blue-haired guy.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
The game is widely regarded as funny, with players appreciating its humor.
- “This game had me laughing out loud with its clever jokes and witty dialogue!”
- “The humor is spot on, making even the most mundane tasks entertaining!”
- “I love how the game incorporates humor into every aspect, from the characters to the storyline!”