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Folk Hero cover art

Folk Hero

Chudo-Yudo Games · Targem Games · 2023-10-19

SteamPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 19, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 23, 2025 (Nintendo Switch)

Folk Hero is an action-slasher with rogue-lite elements set in the world of Slavic fantasy. Explore the ever-changing island, find treasures, combine weapons and artifacts to defeat mythical enemies. Challenge your skills! One life, one try.

83%
positive of 205 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 23 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 58% of 10,970 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 4.1k–9.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 205 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.19 at Steam (2024-12-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 15 of 30 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220232026Week of 2023-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$2.192023-10-192026-08-132023-10-19 — best price $9.342024-01-16 — best price $8.792024-03-14 — best price $7.692024-04-25 — best price $10.992024-05-20 — best price $10.992024-06-27 — best price $5.492024-07-29 — best price $5.492024-08-08 — best price $10.992024-09-09 — best price $5.492024-10-28 — best price $5.492024-11-27 — best price $4.392024-12-19 — best price $2.192025-02-17 — best price $10.992025-03-27 — best price $10.992025-04-08 — best price $4.492025-05-09 — best price $5.992025-07-07 — best price $4.492025-07-21 — best price $14.992025-08-29 — best price $14.992025-10-06 — best price $14.992025-11-20 — best price $4.492025-12-18 — best price $3.742026-01-08 — best price $4.492026-02-05 — best price $4.492026-03-19 — best price $4.492026-04-16 — best price $14.992026-05-07 — best price $14.992026-06-11 — best price $14.992026-08-13 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
82.5%
earned "Valuable experience"
12%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller Support

9 supported languages: English, Russian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1640%76
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DArcadeFantasyAction RPGControllerRogue-liteStory RichLocal Co-OpMultiplayerChoices Matter

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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