Players don’t press any buttons to move or attack It all just plays out. The hero automatically walks around in circles fighting enemies. The clever twist is that each expedition takes place on a randomly generated looping path. Die and they’ll start from square one with no items. Players must complete a successful “run” where they start with nothing and slowly acquire enough power to stand a chance in battle against the Lich. A brave hero sets out to hunt down an evil Lich who has trapped the world in a chaotic time loop. Thankfully, there’s a smart narrative reason for that here. Like any roguelite - a catch-all term for games with randomly generated levels without the eye-watering difficulty of the roguelike genre - Loop Hero is built on repetition.
The fact that it’s so effective on both ends of that spectrum makes it an instant staple of its genre.
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It’s both an easy-to-learn game players can zone out to, yet it’s deeply complex and full of secrets. The secret to Loop Hero’s success is its contradictions. Despite being a small, relatively obscure title that emerged from relative obscurity, the game garnered half a million sales in one week … and for good reason. Loop Hero draws inspiration from a smattering of genres to create a unique experience that’s difficult to put down, mainly by using a time loop concept like Groundhog Day or The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
Like the games mentioned above, this latest viral indie offers a fresh twist on a tried-and-true formula. 2021's most addictive indie smash hit is already here.
Those looking for this year’s Hades don’t need to look far. That trend reached its peak in 2020 when Hadesexited early access and captivated gamers of all stripes with impeccable style and crave-worthy gameplay. It was Dead Cells in 2017, followed by Into the Breach and Slay the Spire in 20. Every year, a fresh variation on the “ roguelite” genre comes out of left-field and becomes a mainstream hit.
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