Vertical Drop Heroes HD

Buy80%

Very Positive · 741 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS

Nerdook Productions · Action Roguelike · Jul 25, 2014

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$1.39−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Vertical Drop Heroes HD?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 741 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, this is a fantastic 2D platforming rogue-like with fast and light-hearted, but deeply strategic gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are nice, the music fits the atmosphere of the stages, and the progression of the game with the new abilities was really enjoyable.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The inclusion of local split-screen co-op adds another dimension entirely, transforming the experience into a cooperative descent where coordination, shared risk, and occasional chaos define the moment-to-moment action.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat itself is intentionally accessible, favoring clarity and responsiveness over complex input chains, but depth emerges through the interplay of traits, shrines, and equipment effects.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The right combination of abilities and traits (the roster of which expands as you play) allows most levels to be beaten without killing any monsters, albeit this is difficult and does require some strategy.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Enjoyable enough, the difficulty feels about right, challenging at times, but well within fun limits, get it on sale if you can.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay96 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Co-op39 reviews
Combat39 reviews
Characters36 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
81% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
41% still recommend
Multiplayer
52% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Interface
45% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.39$6.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.39

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