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No More Heroes

GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC. · XSEED Games · 2021-06-09

Steam

Action

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 28, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 22, 2008 (Wii)

Fight your way to the top in this HD remaster of everyone's favorite assassin action game! As all-American otaku Travis Touchdown, use your trusty beam katana to hack-and-slash though the competition and claim the title of world's #1 assassin!

22
playing now
84%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (128 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 20h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

No More Heroes is a 2007 action-adventure game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the Wii. The game was directed, designed, and written by Goichi Suda, also known by his nickname Suda51, and is the first installment in the No More Heroes series. The game follows Travis Touchdown, an otaku who wins a beam katana in an auction, from which he inadvertently becomes involved in the United Assassins Association and forced to kill assassins higher in rank to prevent them from targeting him.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 22 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 446 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~56/week).
  • · Review velocity up 74% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 53k–120k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,672 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-50%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2024-02-19) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 13 of 24 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
29229220212026Week of 2021-06-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3432026-08-07 00:00 — 26 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 33 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 7 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 9 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 26 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 18 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 27 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 34 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 18 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 15 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$9.992021-06-092026-08-282021-06-09 — best price $17.992021-09-23 — best price $14.992021-11-24 — best price $14.992021-12-22 — best price $14.992022-01-27 — best price $14.992022-05-05 — best price $14.992022-06-23 — best price $14.992022-09-19 — best price $14.992022-11-22 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-03-06 — best price $13.992023-03-16 — best price $14.992023-04-28 — best price $14.992023-07-13 — best price $19.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-02-26 — best price $19.992024-03-21 — best price $19.992024-05-06 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-21 — best price $19.992024-11-19 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-02-24 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-09-15 — best price $9.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-11-20 — best price $9.992025-12-04 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-02-10 — best price $9.992026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-05-18 — best price $9.992026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-08-19 — best price $19.992026-08-28 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

20
achievements tracked
80.4%
earned "Death Metal Death"
23.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedSteam CloudFamily Sharing

7 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,9665%20
Switch (Nintendo)5740%0
Switch (Nintendo)450%0
Switch (Nintendo)180%0

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

Player tags

3DCatsGoreBloodActionCombatComedyViolentAssassinMotorbike

Census log

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

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