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Hero's Descent

Also known as Hero's Descent, hd, heros descent

Battle against time in this faced-paced retro-inspired Rogue-like

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23 May 2026

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AnnouncementPublished 14 Jul 2022

Minor Patch Notes

Reduced the score requirements for Greed Beyond Measure from 800 to 500 Slightly increased the amount of time you have to make it into the dark portal

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July 2022
Easy Mode Enabled!Greetings Heroes! Today I'm switching on the most requested feature for Hero's Descent, an easy mode! You can toggle this feature at any time when selecting a game mode to play. This mode does not disable any unlocks or…Event5 changesBalanceGameplay09 Jul 2022
Bug fixes and other improvementsHello again, heroes! In addition to today's achievement content patch, I've deployed some other minor fixes: Speedrunners rejoice, you can now disable boss death animations in the options menu The Reaper in now waits an…Announcement5 changesFixGameplay08 Jul 2022
Hero's Descent achievements update!Greetings heroes! I've added a collection of new achievements to the game, and your clients should be automatically updating shortly. Many of these achievements are tricky to obtain, and you may want to look at the desc…Announcement3 changesFixGameplay08 Jul 2022
June 2022
Backend and Leaderboards UpdateHi again! Our old backend provider was somewhat unstable, so I've gone ahead and ported to using Steam entirely. You'll likely notice faster load times, and score/time uploads should be much more stable. Unfortunately,…Announcement02 Jun 2022
May 2022
Achievements and Assorted Bug FixesHi everyone! I've pushed a build today that includes a number of new Steam Achievements, and fixes the existing ones as well. If you've already earned the achievements ingame, simply boot the game up and exit, and every…Announcement8 changesGameplayBalance31 May 2022
Small PatchSome small fixes: The Berserker passive "Dervish" no longer considers the player to be an active target High score/fastest time uploads should be a bit more resilient, and will log more information upon failureAnnouncement1 changeGameplay21 May 2022
March 2022
Hero's Descent Major Update - 100% Free + Major Improvements and FixesWe've opted to make Hero's Descent fully free! There are no microtransactions or other fees involved. Simply download the game and have fun. This pricing change should take place on March 29th. In addition to this, we'v…Announcement2 changesFixGameplay27 Mar 2022
April 2020
Hello Early Access folks! Tonight I'm pushing the first (of many) Early Access update to the live build. As always, there may be bugs, so please let me know if you run into anything. The easiest way to report issues is…10 changesFixGameplayPatch notes05 Apr 2020
August 2018
Super Big Progression Revamp UpdateA major update has just been pushed to Steam for OSX and Windows, and should be available shortly. This update focuses on cleaning up the progression system, reducing the amount of time spent in menus, and reducing char…Event27 changesGameplayBalance19 Aug 2018
June 2018
A new update has just gone live! This includes major revamps to character balance, the battle system, and adds a ton of new content. Additionally, controllers are now fully supported! Some highlights: Characters All 3 c…13 changesBalanceGameplayPatch notes26 Jun 2018
October 2017
Hero's Descent v.11 Patch NotesChange Summary (Spoiler-free): You can now pause the game and view your current stats/traits "Restart" has been added as an option in the pause menu. This is disabled during a Daily Challenge "Quit" has been added as an…Event24 changesFixGameplay15 Oct 2017

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