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NOT A HERO cover art

NOT A HERO

Roll7 · Devolver Digital · 2016-07-08

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Sep 30, 2015 (Linux), Sep 30, 2015 (Mac), May 14, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 02, 2016 (PlayStation 4), May 24, 2016 (Xbox One)

Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord.

0
playing now
87%
positive of 2.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (44 ratings)
4.03★
PlayStation Store rating (6,164 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Not a Hero is a 2015 shooter video game developed by Roll7 and published by Devolver Digital for Windows. It was released on OS X and Linux on 1 October 2015 and PlayStation 4 on 2 February 2016, with the PlayStation Vita version being cancelled. A Super Snazzy Edition, including a new extra campaign, was released on Xbox One by Team17 in May 2016, and on Nintendo Switch by Devolver Digital in August 2018.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 21 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 51k–123k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,051 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.59-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.29 at Nuuvem (2019-04-16) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 26 of 40 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
282820172026Week of 2017-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
460Mar 2015May 2024Mar 2015 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2015 — avg 20 · peak 46Sep 2015 — avg 16 · peak 73Dec 2015 — avg 13 · peak 42Mar 2016 — avg 29 · peak 196Jun 2016 — avg 19 · peak 70Sep 2016 — avg 16 · peak 51Dec 2016 — avg 11 · peak 32Mar 2017 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2017 — avg 11 · peak 31Sep 2017 — avg 5 · peak 15Dec 2017 — avg 10 · peak 29Mar 2018 — avg 5 · peak 29Jun 2018 — avg 6 · peak 18Sep 2018 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2018 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Sep 2019 — avg 5 · peak 29Dec 2019 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Jun 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2020 — avg 2 · peak 7Dec 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6Jun 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 6Jan 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5May 2022 — avg 2 · peak 9Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Jan 2023 — avg 1 · peak 5Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — May 2024

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$1.292015-04-222026-10-012015-04-22 — best price $11.692015-06-11 — best price $9.742015-08-17 — best price $12.992015-11-19 — best price $6.492015-12-20 — best price $12.992016-01-22 — best price $12.342016-02-06 — best price $12.342016-03-28 — best price $6.492016-07-10 — best price $12.992016-09-26 — best price $3.292016-12-06 — best price $12.992017-04-28 — best price $3.242017-08-18 — best price $10.282017-11-28 — best price $12.992018-03-13 — best price $3.292018-06-04 — best price $2.592018-09-15 — best price $12.992019-01-04 — best price $12.992019-04-29 — best price $3.242019-09-25 — best price $11.092019-12-19 — best price $2.202020-03-30 — best price $12.992020-08-24 — best price $2.592020-12-22 — best price $2.592021-04-10 — best price $12.992022-01-26 — best price $2.592022-06-06 — best price $2.592022-10-28 — best price $3.992023-02-13 — best price $2.592023-07-04 — best price $12.992023-12-05 — best price $2.592024-05-14 — best price $2.592024-12-04 — best price $12.992025-05-01 — best price $2.592025-09-23 — best price $12.992026-03-06 — best price $2.592026-06-17 — best price $2.592026-10-01 — best price $2.59
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

11062026-05-31 — 27 pageviews2026-06-04 — 25 pageviews2026-06-08 — 30 pageviews2026-06-12 — 23 pageviews2026-06-16 — 17 pageviews2026-06-20 — 19 pageviews2026-06-24 — 11 pageviews2026-06-28 — 26 pageviews2026-07-02 — 23 pageviews2026-07-06 — 16 pageviews2026-07-10 — 6 pageviews2026-07-14 — 19 pageviews2026-07-18 — 13 pageviews2026-07-22 — 13 pageviews2026-07-26 — 17 pageviews2026-07-30 — 38 pageviews2026-08-03 — 32 pageviews2026-08-07 — 31 pageviews2026-08-11 — 20 pageviews2026-08-15 — 19 pageviews2026-08-19 — 24 pageviews2026-08-23 — 35 pageviews2026-08-27 — 23 pageviews2026-08-31 — 25 pageviews2026-09-04 — 18 pageviews2026-09-08 — 34 pageviews2026-09-12 — 21 pageviews2026-09-16 — 17 pageviews2026-09-20 — 13 pageviews2026-09-24 — 11 pageviews2026-09-28 — 14 pageviews2026-10-02 — 21 pageviews2026-10-06 — 9 pageviews2026-10-09 — 14 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

17
achievements tracked
38.4%
earned "OVERKILL"
6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)12,0308%12
Steam (Steam)3,7557%17

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

2DGoreFunnyIndieActionComedyShooterViolentAdventureDifficult

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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