The Game Census
Vertical Drop Heroes HD cover art

Vertical Drop Heroes HD

Nerdook Productions · 2014-07-25

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionRPG

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

Releases: Oct 04, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 25, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 25, 2014 (Mac), Feb 14, 2017 (PlayStation 4), Feb 15, 2017 (PlayStation Vita), Feb 17, 2017 (Xbox One)

Vertical Drop Heroes is a procedural platformer RPG hybrid with roguelike elements, where your hero adventures through randomly generated stages. Armed with a variety of skills and traits, you must use your cunning and reflexes to survive the dangers of each stage.

0
playing now
80%
positive of 740 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$6.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 06:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 39% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 19k–44k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 740 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.25-75%
GOG$1.25-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.25-75%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.39 at GreenManGaming (2019-12-13) · bundled 13×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $6.99 · on sale 45 of 53 observed days · $0.86 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

202026-08-11 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 06:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$6.99$0.742015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $2.792015-03-13 — best price $1.742015-04-24 — best price $1.992015-06-18 — best price $5.072015-08-10 — best price $6.992015-10-29 — best price $2.372015-12-22 — best price $2.372016-03-15 — best price $6.992016-06-14 — best price $0.992016-08-20 — best price $6.992016-11-10 — best price $1.752017-01-30 — best price $6.992017-05-04 — best price $6.992017-09-18 — best price $1.292018-01-11 — best price $1.042018-05-15 — best price $2.372018-10-27 — best price $2.372019-03-27 — best price $6.992019-09-06 — best price $6.992020-01-17 — best price $0.992020-04-20 — best price $1.782020-07-16 — best price $1.402021-01-08 — best price $6.992021-07-10 — best price $6.992021-12-02 — best price $6.992022-03-01 — best price $1.752022-05-09 — best price $1.742022-08-08 — best price $1.042022-12-07 — best price $6.992023-06-11 — best price $0.742024-03-21 — best price $4.992024-09-02 — best price $6.992025-08-08 — best price $4.992025-11-06 — best price $1.392026-05-21 — best price $1.252026-08-30 — best price $1.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportStatsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, German, Spanish - Spain, French

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)6,7065%30
Xbox One (Xbox)1,09318%12
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)55316%12
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

2DRPGCo-opIndieActionCasualPlatformerRogue-likeRogue-liteLocal Co-Op

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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