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Hero of the Kingdom cover art

Hero of the Kingdom

Lonely Troops · 2013-11-14

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 20, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 25, 2015 (Linux), Nov 24, 2023 (Android), Jun 06, 2023 (iOS), Jul 06, 2015 (Mac)

Step into this lovely adventuring RPG and embrace a serene journey at your own pace. Gather supplies, patiently overcome obstacles, and help those in need. Discover a heartwarming tale where an ordinary boy saves his father.

Hero of the Kingdom is a 2013 Adventure, Casual, Indie, and RPG game priced at $2.39, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Very Positive (94% of 4868 reviews).

5
playing now
94%
positive of 4.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (30 ratings)
5h
to beat · rushed 4h · completionist 7.1h
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.19
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

You were living a calm life on your farm with your father. Those times are gone. Flames have turned your house into ashes. Your father is missing. A darkness is falling over the whole country and you are setting off on a dangerous journey. This is going to be the greatest adventure of your life.(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

Hero of the Kingdom trailer thumbnail

Hero of the Kingdom - Free RPG Trailer on ToomkyGames

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 76 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 22% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 28,714 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 195k–390k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,881 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.19-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.37 at GamersGate (2019-08-29) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $7.99 · on sale 87 of 118 observed days · $0.82 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
424220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1102026-09-14 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 5 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 6 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 2 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 7 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 6 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$7.99$0.372015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $1.742015-12-01 — best price $5.992016-08-24 — best price $5.992017-03-08 — best price $0.992017-10-26 — best price $2.992018-06-14 — best price $0.802018-12-10 — best price $1.992019-06-17 — best price $1.992019-12-03 — best price $5.992020-04-27 — best price $0.952020-09-11 — best price $1.992021-02-01 — best price $5.992021-07-19 — best price $5.992022-01-05 — best price $5.992022-06-24 — best price $1.192022-12-20 — best price $2.392023-04-14 — best price $5.992023-07-18 — best price $1.192023-11-01 — best price $3.352024-01-15 — best price $1.592024-04-18 — best price $0.792024-07-19 — best price $4.792024-10-17 — best price $1.192025-01-13 — best price $5.872025-04-10 — best price $1.592025-06-27 — best price $1.592025-09-29 — best price $1.592025-12-02 — best price $5.872026-03-14 — best price $7.992026-06-17 — best price $1.592026-09-01 — best price $2.392026-09-21 — best price $1.192026-10-11 — best price $7.992026-10-14 — best price $1.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
73.3%
earned "Ready"
43.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only Option#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeTouch Only Option

16 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Dutch, Danish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)9,24649%38

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieShortCasualClickerFantasyMedievalStrategyAdventureIsometric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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