Next Up Hero

Wait54%

Mixed · 181 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Digital Continue · Action · Jun 28, 2018

Player review score
54%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
26
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Next Up Hero?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 181 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 109 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
21 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
Let me preface this by saying I mostly play Co-op games so if you're looking for single player I might recommend this to you.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
Love the bright and vibrant colours as well as the art style, but not a fan of the chibi look the characters have
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
To me it became WAAAAAY better once I unlocked all the heroes.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
10 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is one of the places this game really shines, the different characters all have unique playstyles to them, and finding a character that resonates with you isn't very hard.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op21 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
67% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
59% still recommend
Difficulty
56% still recommend
Multiplayer
63% still recommend
Controls
63% still recommend
Bugs
20% 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
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$19.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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