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Heroes of Loot
Developer Orangepixel
A brutal mix between dungeon-crawler and shoot-em up. The dungeon will learn from you and become more dangerous every time you play! From the Steam store page
78 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Sep 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
52 positive · 21 negative
95% range 60–80%
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5 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
66 of 96 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 78 · most liked firstHeroes of Loot is a very basic roguelike with dungeon crawler elements, where your goal is to progress through the various levels of the game. You fight increasingly difficult monsters along the way, ranging from little skulls that will barely hurt you to long range fiery monsters that will be your doom on many-a-run. This game was ported from mobile devices, and while it may be a fun game to play on your phones and tablets, it does not meet the standards for a PC game. The settings are very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got sucked into this incredible throwback to the 80s / 90s era of Gauntlet like gaming a few years ago. So much so that I still have a relevant review of the game online if you search for "Beetlebear Heroes of Loot". Back then, I got myself to the healthy level of 240 or so. I recently learned that OrangePascal was planning on releasing the game into the wilds that we call steam and salivated at the delight that one of my favorite games was not only being released on steam, but that it had…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unlike some people. I don't think mobile gaming is completely evil and should be sent back to where it came from. To be fair there is plenty to dislike. Microtransactions and other cash grabs. However I still think this is the future of gaming. Getting your game into as many peoples hands as you can isn't a bad idea. Heroes of Loot was born on the mobile market and sailed its way to computer gaming shores. The trip has been rough with some bugs and the natives were less then welcoming.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heroes of Loot is an easy, distilled crossover between dungeon crawler and twin-stick shooter. Twin-stick shooters often lack RPG development, and dungeon crawlers often lack interesting combat mechanics. The two seem to make an adorable couple, and do entertain initially. There are about a dozen or so types of bad guys to attack, each having their own mechanics, a handful of heroes to choose from with somewhat different characteristics. Items and leveling give a simple but surprisingly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Target Audience: Those desperate for a roguelite Summary: The problem with Heroes of Loot comes specifically with the lack of variety. While the game is a mobile port and not a lot of complexity is expected, the game falls into predictably rather quickly, and there's just not enough variety to hold your attention over a period of time. In a crowded genre at this point, and even if it's a cheaper game, you've got to stand out in some way, and the only way this game stands out is the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33025671-Missi-the-Achievement-Huntress/] Please see my curator page for more games that are well worth your time Approximate amount of time to 100%: 3h+ Estimated achievement difficulty: 3/10 Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 1 Has it been in a bundle: Yes Is there a good guide available: Yes, [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2422716152] find here an amazing guide made by Bunny and Marklar How many people have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Did I secretly have a hit game all these years? Heroes of Loot first release was 2013, but the game is STILL selling copies and doing business (currently part of Amazon Prime free games) www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4pw... #indiegames #gamedev
unlabelledView post →Note: This game has been provided to me for free for review purposes. Overview Heroes of Loot is a cute, ported from mobile, roguelike game in which you pick a character and slay away in the dungeons aimlessly until you die. And even though it is quite entertaining for a few hours, some things it lacks and others it does poorly, combined with a hefty price for what it offers makes this a difficult game to recommend. The Pros: Auto-Attack - You can manually aim with the mouse, but if you want…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🕹️Gauntlet of Power now available on @atari VCS! The twelfth Orangepixel Atari VCS game ! - And still a few more to come :) Heroes of Loot: Gauntlet of Power is now available on PC, Switch and VCS, with mobile versions coming later this year! #indiegames
unlabelledView post →This game has all the right premises to be awesome: it's a Gauntlet-like twin-stick shooter filled with humor, with captivating polished pixel graphics and nice music. Sadly, it misses all the most important points. The gameplay is non existent, as most of the time you are shooting enemies down a corridor, with no space for dodging and a single direction for shooting. When you see it moving, the game looks like it's trying hard to cause epilepsy, with the square-based dynamic lighting and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ZZzzzz How to fix this game 1. Developers go search GDC talk on Juicyness and implement 2. Add secondary attack with cooldown to characters so players have more agency and control over actions 3. Speed up bullet travel time and distance, vary by character 4. Consider melee attack for Valkyrie and Warrior characters 5. Add knockback effects for heroes and enemies 6. Use screenshake, screen tint during certain actions or events 7. Code lots of events for sounds to play, include fade in and fade…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heroes of Loot looks like an old retro NES game and feels a lot like the original Gauntlet. Supposedly, the game is supposed to get harder as you play, because it is supposed to learn from your actions. Having only played the game a short time, I was not aware of a steep learning curve on the part of the AI; However, the game was fun and searching for hidden rooms reminded me of the good old days playing Wolfenstein. Heroes of Loot might not look like much, but it's got it where it counts. A…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very fast roguelike-meets-twin-stick-shooter. Every game is short, randomized and fun! Lots of secrets to discover.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little dungeon crawler, plays exactly as you would expect. If you want a twin stick shooter dungeon crawler for $5 give it a go. My only critisizm would be the music, with some more upbeat tunes it turns it into a much more frantic game but thats a matter of preference.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →All you do is shoot down a hallway, even during your first run it will feel reptitive. All the characters are basically the same, there are some minor differences in fire rate and damage but it really doesn't matter that much. Shops rarely provide something worth buying, quests often aren't possible and even if they are their reward often doesn't matter. Leveling up seems to do nothing except every 5 levels you get some hp and the sprite for your weapon changes. The way you die in this game is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a simple game that feels very stripped down. However it kept me entertained enough, but a little too repetitive for me. I guess I liked it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too shallow to really feel worth it. Managed to get all of the achievements, max the dungeon difficulty, and literally see everything the game has in it within my first playthrough, taking roughly a single hour. (Ended up where I would basically only die if I chose to, and not through anything more than regular playing and levelling.) Thus, I wouldn't say it's -bad-, it's just not enough.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool little game, I reached dungeon 15 so far, and I hope to reach dungeon 30 to unlock that Barbarian!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Other #indiegamedevelopers games are of course inspiration. Another indie game I’m enjoying right now is Heroes of Loot: Gauntlet of Power by Orangepixel. Great little game. store.steampowered.com/app/2374320/...
unlabelledView post →A very charming, very simple twin-stick shooter. Feels like a cross between Gauntlet, Pac-Man and Geometry Wars. Its simplicity and lack of options betray its mobile origins, but it plays beautifully with an XBox 360 gamepad. Not something you'd devote your full attention or hours of play to, but a fun distraction while you're listening to music or watching a video. Definitely worth it at 50% or more off.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It just doesn't have much going for it. The comabt isn't particularly fun, and theres nothing new or exciting to offset that. It's not nearly worth the $5, you can get better games for free on flash game websites. That said its not a terrible game, the graphics are cute and it was a little bit of fun to navigate the levels, but certainly not a worthwhile purchase on my part. You can get better games for cheaper on steam
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty cool game, but has lots of small problems. Some bugs had been fixed on the very first day, so I removed them from the review. It all feels a bit cheap and rushed. For example it has mouse support, which doesn't add as much as I'd hoped. If you keep the mouse still for a second the old auto-aim and auto-fire kick in, wasting your powerups. What bothers me most is that the game doesn't tell you how basic gameplay mechanics work. The dev says it's part of the fun, but in my opinion it's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After 1.7 hours in, I find this game still fun and I see myself spending more time playing it in the near future. It's probably my current favorite style of game. Kill everything, collect loot, clear levels. Rinse and repeat. I did encounter some bugs that could ruin ones fun and progress and hopefully they get to fix it. They could add more to the game and hopefully they do. Here's a short video for more info on the game and it's issues that I found. https://youtu.be/Vn6RbdO1dRQ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love Heroes of Loot, the graphics are great and the gameplay is smooth. It's simply addicting and challenging, I'll play it a lot. The Orangepixel guys made another great title, thanks for that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's Gauntlet, only more pixelated and randomized. And you can only play co-op if you have multiple controllers. (The keyboard and/or mouse don't count, even though you can play the game with keyboard and mouse.) If you really have trouble falling asleep, maybe get it on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meh. Pretty mindless. Can't autoshoot, either, at least not with the wasd+L controls.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay may be simplistic but it works well and the pixel graphics are very attractive. There's unlock meta going on though this playthrough is too short to explore that properly. Maybe next time. Subjective: ★★★★★ Objective: ★★★★★ — Graphics: ★★★ — Content: ★★★ — Handling: ★★★ http://played.today/heroes_of_loot.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KFrjjlgA0c
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kind of boring game about just running around and trying not to take too much damage at once. No explanations for what any of the seemingly pointless items and pickups do.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →PREFACE! I got this game off Indie Game Stand when it was featured for a 4 day deal. With that in mind, let’s get to the quick. I only recommend this game to the most hardcore of arcade twin stick shooter fans. I say that because this is an endless game. Usually, endless games don’t bug me, in fact I love them. I did grow up when arcades were still a thing and played games like Centipede, Ms. Pac-Man and Space Invaders, but this game has so much going on, yet at the same time so...little. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heroes of Loot combines the action of twin-stick shooters with the dungeon crawling of rogue-likes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPryEvVX1dw You'll find yourself in the middle of hordes of ghosts, skulls, cyclops, critters and much more.. survive using quick reflexes, level up to improve your weapon, and if you have time complete some quests for extra loot and upgrades. Heroes of Loot get's a lot of the inspiration from the original 80's classic Gauntlet games, combined with Robotron and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heroes of Loot is a lazy 2D retro pixel ripoff of Gauntlet. I'm unsure how but for a game released in 2015, it has worse graphics than the original arcade Gauntlet. 30 years of industry development and advancement, and the indie game movement gives us games which are worse than the ones our parents were playing. Gameplay is no better in this case, it's lazily slapped together without much consideration. The game appears to be ported from peasant consoles and thinks HOTAS and racing wheels…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun, old school feel to the game. However, unless you're an achievement obsessed person, the fun may only last a few hours.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take the game Gauntlet, make the graphics retro pixelated, then remove 90% of the difficulty from the game, and this is what you have. Visually it is decent for one of these retro pixel games, but either it does not ever get difficult or the difficulty ramps up too slowly. I played about 2-3 hours, cleared 48 dungeons without ever really feeling in danger of dying, and got bored of playing it. Its lack of difficulty and repetitive nature was not enough to keep me stimulated or entertained…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately you'll have seen everything this game has to offer in under half an hour. It starts promising, but you'll quickly realize every class plays the same, except that some have a higher magic/attack stat. Magic is nigh-useless as it is so unfocused, so the stat is as well. In theory the gameplay would revolve around dodging projectiles and shooting enemies, but you're either stuck in corriders too small to move in, thus robbed of the ability to dodge, or in open rooms so full of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple but fun. It's best to get all achievements on first go. Later on dungeon difficulty will be higher so be brave and beat it on first try. Yes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very immersive, great game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →good port from mobile to PC, small dungeon crawler you can have alot of fun in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3HF8DgsbXE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is fun to play but the local Co-op is a let down, me and a friend of mine hoped for online co-op play. But oh well, I haven't played a game like this in a very long time so this will keep me entertained! :D Do I recommend this game? Yes I do! If you like cute little pixel games, then this is a game you'll like! Just be prepared for no online Co-op. :>
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay to burn some time. Full screen didn't work for me. 6/10
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very casual shootem up if you play the wizard. More enjoyable than I thoguht it would be.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Neutral review. Quick and fun, but unbalanced. Sometimes you will spawn in a room filled with ennemies which will insta-kill you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Heroes of Loot is a neat dungeon crawler roguelike, even if it brings nothing new to the genre. It has randomly generated levels that get progressively harder, lots of enemies, nice art, animations and sound. You pick one of 4 classes, with a fifth unlockable one, and explore and shoot. There are secrets scattered on the levels, shops and random quests rewarding random items. Although it’s designed to be played multiple times, there’s not much permanent progression. Collecting 6 specific items…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty decent roguelike with more than a little nod to Gauntlet. Simple cute graphics and sfx are backed up by some excellent music. You likely won`t play it for weeks but it`s solid arcadey fun you can drop back in on from time to time. It has a frantic pace that isn`t fully matched by the characters ability to deal damage even after levelling so it`s easy to get overwhelmed quicky later on by the tiniest of enemies, looking at you little bug monsters. A couple of the characters feel a bit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great little game about looting stuff. So you basicly doing this game that I love the most.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It could be decent, but it's just really a limited and shallow experience. In about 30 minutes things had gotten really repetitive. (btw I left the game on for a whole night, didn't actually play for 13 hours) The mouse aiming is rather clumsy, collisions are a bit weird at times. Battles are very simple. To me it tends to be way too easy up to a point where I just die in a second. The "humor" was rather bad imo too, not that it's a big flaw or anything, just felt a little cringy at times.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a qualited dungeon retro suit game for good price!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The theme is attractive but the control is awful af...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple and challenging procedural generated game. You just move around mowing creatures with automatic aim, so picking your fights is important. There are many ways the game could be improved, like a better pacing, more relevant long term progression, local scores and customization options (especially for disabling Medallions of Time). Despite all it is an enjoyable game and I am looking forward to see how they improved on Heroes of Loot 2.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Something is wrong with the speed (pace of the game), the camera and player move too fast to be enjoyable, I can't really explain but feels cheap design.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →nice game to play on couch with friends and familly but i wish they have better controller support. it give me trouble in controller detection
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a simplistic but somewhat chalanging game with endless dungeons (it might end, but I haven't gotten super far). A good game to pass the time. Comes with 4 characters with a goal to unlock the 5th. Secret quests can also be found within the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →02/16/2016 A charming journey into the never-ending-dungeon genre, with a heavy emphasis on dual stick synchronization. If you begin to worry that your character might be getting a little too overpowered, the game will quickly remind you that the game script giveth, and the game script taketh away. Currently shelved under "COMPLETE".
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice little game, I usually don't like porting of mobile games, but this kept me entertained for a big 7h until I've unlocked everything and nailed every achievement. Easy game. Peace. Ps: Buy it on sale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best way to describe this is twin-stick Gauntlet. It's an arcade RPG where you basically blast your way through dungeon after dungeon. There are secret areas, a small range of items to buy and a modest menagerie of enemies. The characters have slight differences but they don't make a vast impact on your progress. I would say that the game really needs more achievements. The only one that took a bit of time was slaying 5000 monsters. Looking forward to the sequel.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very charming game - simple, but challenging, cute graphics. Good for a quick play-through, if you can pull yourself away after just one ;) don't let this one get away!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Addicting *_* My controler does not work so well but I can play well with my keyboard, so it doesn't matter to me. I really like the additional quests and the rouge like style of the game. The monsters are really cute
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would be curious to play this game, but pressing B opens a menu.. so naturally you would press B to exit that menu, right? No. B exits the game. I cannot for the life of me imagine why this wasn't fixed day one, or before day one. I quit twice by accident. That's all i'm willing to invest
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't get enough of this game. It's easy to pick up but so hard to put down! The simple controls and satisfying progression make it the perfect game for a quick session or an all-night dungeon crawl. Highly recommended for fans of the genre.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute classic, so playable on steam with a dual stick controller. So simple yet playable with enough loot heroically dropped, power ups like fire and lightning to smash the evil monsters. With quests, power ups like shields this still rocks after all these years. A great sense of stepping into overwhelming odds ! But will each game you get slicker at the dual stick mastery. Great fun with touches of Orange Pixels humour thrown in.. great they've upgraded the dungeon !
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