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Heroll
Heroll (2025) is a roguelike RPG with board game mechanics, developed and published by 111%. Play as a knight and fight your way through multi-floor towers to protect your village. Muster your courage, grab your gear, and let’s get rolling.
Gameplay
There are twelve daunting towers to topple in Heroll, and each one is lorded over by a big bad boss like a Red Dragon or the infamous Lord Dracula. Every tower has several floors to climb and each “floor” is represented by a game board.
At the start of each turn, the player is prompted to roll the dice by pushing a button. Then, watch your knight make their way around the board to the designated tile.
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Types of Tiles
Board tiles can contain anything from vicious enemies to fun little mini-games. Landing on an enemy tile will trigger a fight, but the game does all the work. The battle is automated, and the only thing you can do for your hero now is give him potions, that is, if you have any. Every enemy drops something, usually gear, potions, or points.
At the end of each battle, immediately equip any new and improved pieces by dragging and dropping them into your inventory below. The knight can equip one weapon, a ring, gauntlets, and boots. If you don’t use it, you lose it. Any unused items are converted to currency to use in the shop.
Other spaces include the blessing tile, which gives you a helpful bonus, the forge, where you can press your luck to receive an epic item, or the sacred spring that grants healing potions. Mini-game tiles offer some micro-sized games, including the shortest rhythm game I have ever played and a crane game that reminds me of Dungeon Clawler. Do well at these silly games and you will be handsomely rewarded. The variety of tiles is impressive, and each one is a fun little surprise.
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Just Keep Rolling
Remember that Heroll is a roguelike experience, so do not expect to reach the top the first time around. Each run, you will get higher and higher as you collect and upgrade better equipment. Stay alive longer by using your hard-earned points to buy upgrades in the shop. Spend wisely, though, because the shop only appears every 3 turns.
Throughout the game, various events will be triggered, like a boss event that will add difficult enemy tiles to the board. If you survive all of this and manage to take down the boss, the next tower will unlock.
I was worried when I saw that energy was required for each run because this usually means waiting around to play again. However, the energy recharges quickly, and so far, I have not had to wait. As far as ads go, these are optional and give extra resources.
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Updates and Passes
Heroll has been on my radar since its release, but the newest pet update is what finally lured me in. Something about adorable pixelated animals gets me every time. Now you can take on the towers with the help of a frog, a shark, or even a dragon. Each pet has an attack ability and grants boons to the knight’s stats.
For example, the Inferno Drakey shoots a fireball and gives the hero a bonus to attack and accuracy. Most importantly, each pet is even cuter than the last. There are currently five pet slots to unlock, meaning you can eventually have a whole crew of critters by your side. Use diamonds to draw pets in the gacha shop, then upgrade them with gold to improve their bonuses.
Leveling your character will progress you through the monthly Path of the Hero. Each level gained grants rewards, including gold, upgrade resources, and more. For larger reward amounts, the Premium Pass is available for the steep price of $10.99.
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Our Adventure Ends Here
Everything about Heroll is top-notch, except for the gameplay, which is arguably the most important aspect of a game. The pixel graphics are well done, and the soundtrack sounds like something straight from my childhood. However, the gameplay is essentially automated, which means there is very little for the player to actually do. For those who enjoy extremely idle games, this may be your new favorite. However, those who prefer more involvement may get bored because ultimately you are watching the game play itself.
Additionally, success is almost certainly based on luck. The dice rolling mechanic means that you can make it to the top of a tower only to lose it all over a couple of bad rolls. Or if you get enough useless gear drops (also randomized), you may not have what you need to survive. Although Heroll isn’t perfect, it is a quality game that has a lot going for it. It’s not bad for some casual and mindless gameplay while binging your favorite show or waiting at the doctor’s office.
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Take it easy, and play it safe, gamers.
Heroll is free in the Google Play Store and the App Store.
Cassie Holguin is a proud wife and stay at home mom of two kiddos and one chihuahua. When she isn’t spending time with her family, she is reading, writing, crafting, or gaming. She loves ALL things nerdy and dipping her toes in creative waters.
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