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Villagers and Heroes

Mad Otter Games · 2014-04-17

Steam

IndieMassively MultiplayerRPGFree To Play

Modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Feb 26, 2018 (iOS), Mar 04, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 24, 2016 (Android)

Enter a magical, 3D fantasy world filled with hundreds of unique locales, immersive lore, and exciting quests -- and it's all free to play. Join thousands of players from around the world, and be part of a one of a kind community.

36
playing now
61%
positive of 3.5k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
71/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

36 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Villagers & Heroes is a free-to-play online massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by American developer Mad Otter Games. Originally titled A Mystical Land, it was released on October 27, 2011 as a multi-platform game using the Portalarium Player-Plug-In by Richard Garriott's social media games start-up Portalarium, it was later replaced by a standalone C++ client using the Torque-3D engine.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 36 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 74 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
343420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

57192026-08-06 22:00 — 41 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 40 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 38 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 45 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 38 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 22 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 42 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 28 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 24 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 26 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 39 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 40 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 28 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 42 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 32 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 30 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 39 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 36 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Attention

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Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsMulti-playerMMOSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, German, Portuguese - Portugal, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Swedish, Simplified Chinese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCo-opIndieActionMMORPGFantasySandboxCraftingMedievalSurvival

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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