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Heroes of Science and Fiction

Oxymoron Games · 2026-03-17

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

IndieRPGStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Releases: Sep 30, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 30, 2024 (Linux)

A turn-based sci-fi strategy that combines exploration and exciting clashes on the battlefield. Take control over several different species, raise powerful armies for your heroes and destroy your opponents! This HoMM-like is set in a scifi universe, with new mechanics on top of the classic formula.

15
playing now
90%
positive of 922 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Heroes of Science and Fiction is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Czech studio Oxymoron Games for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 46 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity down 47% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 18,042 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 18k–41k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 922 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $11.99 at Steam (2026-08-03)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 44 of 58 observed days · $3.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
999920242026Week of 2024-09-30: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-09-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-07: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-10-14: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-11: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-30: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-06: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-05: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-19: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-12: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-02: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-04-06: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-04: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-11: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3832026-08-11 23:00 — 23 players2026-08-12 15:00 — 38 players2026-08-13 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-13 22:00 — 17 players2026-08-14 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-15 06:00 — 14 players2026-08-15 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-16 14:00 — 38 players2026-08-17 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 18 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 26 players2026-08-19 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-19 21:00 — 26 players2026-08-20 13:00 — 22 players2026-08-21 04:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 20:00 — 35 players2026-08-22 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-23 19:00 — 23 players2026-08-24 11:00 — 14 players2026-08-25 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 3 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 11 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 33 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$11.992024-09-302026-08-302024-09-30 — best price $25.492024-10-31 — best price $29.992024-11-16 — best price $29.992024-11-27 — best price $23.992024-12-11 — best price $22.492025-01-02 — best price $29.992025-01-20 — best price $22.492025-03-07 — best price $19.492025-03-21 — best price $24.992025-04-16 — best price $18.742025-05-02 — best price $24.992025-06-03 — best price $24.992025-06-26 — best price $14.992025-07-11 — best price $24.992025-08-11 — best price $12.492025-08-27 — best price $24.992025-09-27 — best price $24.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-10-24 — best price $12.492025-11-04 — best price $24.992025-12-06 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-02-02 — best price $24.992026-03-09 — best price $12.492026-03-31 — best price $29.992026-04-13 — best price $14.992026-04-29 — best price $29.992026-05-14 — best price $29.992026-06-02 — best price $29.992026-06-21 — best price $15.002026-07-09 — best price $14.992026-07-17 — best price $13.502026-08-03 — best price $11.992026-08-15 — best price $29.992026-08-29 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3722026-05-27 — 16 pageviews2026-05-30 — 9 pageviews2026-06-02 — 7 pageviews2026-06-05 — 11 pageviews2026-06-08 — 11 pageviews2026-06-11 — 6 pageviews2026-06-14 — 13 pageviews2026-06-17 — 10 pageviews2026-06-20 — 5 pageviews2026-06-23 — 22 pageviews2026-06-26 — 20 pageviews2026-06-29 — 18 pageviews2026-07-02 — 10 pageviews2026-07-05 — 10 pageviews2026-07-08 — 7 pageviews2026-07-11 — 9 pageviews2026-07-14 — 6 pageviews2026-07-17 — 14 pageviews2026-07-20 — 5 pageviews2026-07-23 — 5 pageviews2026-07-26 — 7 pageviews2026-07-29 — 5 pageviews2026-08-01 — 8 pageviews2026-08-04 — 37 pageviews2026-08-07 — 17 pageviews2026-08-10 — 10 pageviews2026-08-13 — 4 pageviews2026-08-16 — 4 pageviews2026-08-19 — 5 pageviews2026-08-22 — 7 pageviews2026-08-24 — 3 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
47.6%
earned "So it begins"
3.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-op2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3421%67

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

Player tags

4XPvPRPG2.5DIndieStrategyCyberpunkExplorationEarly AccessStrategy RPG

Census log

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

Recent updates

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