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Shades Of Heroes cover art

Shades Of Heroes

Infosuccess3d · 2020-11-02

Steam

AdventureFree To PlayIndieRPGStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Sep 04, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

With the world descending into chaos, will you protect the light, or consume it? Which side will you choose and what forces will you take under your command?

Shades Of Heroes is a free-to-play Adventure, Free To Play, Indie and RPG game released in 2020, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (75% of 32 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

0
playing now
73%
positive of 33 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Build your deck so you can outwit your opponents! Craft a whole selection of generals and send them to various quests, unlock their abilities and assign them to defend your keep from upcoming attacks. Venture into the unforgiving mountain! Reach the mountain's peak as you fight your way through various enemies and face off against powerful heroes along the way! Take on new adventures everyday with the Fortune Teller or challenge powerful foes with the help of your friends. Complete quests that will leave you coming back for more!(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 64% of 29,241 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720202025Week of 2020-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 06:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 11:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
54.5%
earned "Hero or Shade"
30.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesStats

Player tags

RPGIndieFantasyMedievalStrategyAdventureCard GameMultiplayerCard BattlerDeckbuilding

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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