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Tap Heroes

VaragtP · 2015-06-05

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Feb 22, 2015 (iOS), Jun 05, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Welcome to the first puppet show RPG! Participate in battling a ton of foes, buy new upgrades, cast magic and recruit new Heroes. Or just sit back and enjoy the show as your Heroes fight on their own while you watch or do other things.

Tap Heroes is an Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $2.99, with an estimated owner base of 200,000 .. 500,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (73% of 1372 reviews).

7
playing now
73%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 13:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 34k–82k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,372 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.44 at Steam (2023-04-10) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.99 · on sale 8 of 17 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020172026Week of 2017-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1212026-09-14 23:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 9 players2026-09-18 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 6 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 12 players2026-09-22 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-25 12:00 — 8 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 03:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 09:00 — 6 players2026-10-04 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 23:00 — 10 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 22:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1903Jun 2015Aug 2026Jun 2015 — avg 190 · peak 541Oct 2015 — avg 23 · peak 41Feb 2016 — avg 47 · peak 75Jun 2016 — avg 35 · peak 59Oct 2016 — avg 18 · peak 35Feb 2017 — avg 27 · peak 53Jun 2017 — avg 75 · peak 708Oct 2017 — avg 28 · peak 65Feb 2018 — avg 20 · peak 43Jun 2018 — avg 14 · peak 43Oct 2018 — avg 11 · peak 23Feb 2019 — avg 10 · peak 39Jun 2019 — avg 7 · peak 22Oct 2019 — avg 4 · peak 50Feb 2020 — avg 6 · peak 16Jun 2020 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2020 — avg 5 · peak 15Feb 2021 — avg 5 · peak 12Jun 2021 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 10Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 23Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 10Oct 2022 — avg 6 · peak 15Feb 2023 — avg 4 · peak 12Jun 2023 — avg 6 · peak 17Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 9Feb 2024 — avg 5 · peak 11Jun 2024 — avg 8 · peak 19Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 8Feb 2025 — avg 11 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Oct 2025 — avg 5 · peak 12Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 10Jun 2026 — avg 4 · peak 10Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$2.99$0.492015-06-052026-08-032015-06-05 — best price $2.692016-04-18 — best price $2.992016-12-22 — best price $0.892017-11-20 — best price $2.992018-05-21 — best price $0.892018-11-27 — best price $2.992019-09-16 — best price $0.502020-04-27 — best price $1.942020-06-10 — best price $2.402020-07-04 — best price $2.402020-07-28 — best price $2.992020-08-20 — best price $2.692020-09-26 — best price $2.192020-10-26 — best price $1.492020-11-17 — best price $2.692020-12-12 — best price $2.442021-01-06 — best price $2.992021-01-28 — best price $2.442021-02-23 — best price $2.992021-03-21 — best price $2.992021-04-14 — best price $2.442021-05-11 — best price $2.442021-06-03 — best price $2.992021-07-01 — best price $2.442021-10-26 — best price $2.442021-12-23 — best price $2.192022-02-07 — best price $1.492022-05-03 — best price $2.192022-07-03 — best price $2.292022-11-29 — best price $2.992023-06-29 — best price $1.492024-02-13 — best price $2.292024-09-09 — best price $0.742025-04-07 — best price $2.992025-11-24 — best price $0.592026-08-03 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
25%
earned "FIGHTER"
15.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-09-19 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,48428%50

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

Player tags

2DRPGCuteFunnyIdlerActionCasualClickerStrategyAutomation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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