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Robot Entertainment

Hero Academy

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
2012

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game

Localized titles

  • Hero Academy

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Store genres

  • Indie*
  • Strategy*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Community tags · historical

  • Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    70*
  • Indie*
    Votes · historical
    50*
  • Turn-Based*
    Votes · historical
    48*
  • Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    28*
  • Asynchronous Multiplayer*
    Votes · historical
    17*
  • Casual*
    Votes · historical
    14*
  • Turn-Based Strategy*
    Votes · historical
    5*

System requirements

  • macOS · Unspecified tier*
    Operating system
    Snow Leopard*
  • Windows · Unspecified tier*
    Operating system
    Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7*
    Processor alternatives
    2GHz Dual Core*
    Memory
    2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 300MB Video Card: Graphics: DX11 & DX10 video cards, minimum resolution 1280 x 800 DirectX®: 10 Hero Academy does not officially support Windows Surface*
  • Linux · Unspecified tier*
    Requirements
    Video Card: Any OpenGL 2.1+ capable graphics hardware Hard Disk Space: 300MB*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Processor alternatives
    2GHz Dual Core*
    Graphics alternatives
    DX11 & DX10 video cards, minimum resolution 1280 x 800*
    Memory
    2 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Unknown*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Robot Entertainment

Publishers

  • Robot Entertainment

Release history

  • 2012-01-11
    Date precision
    Exact date
  • 2012-08-10 · Microsoft Windows*
    Release date
    2012-08-10*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Microsoft Windows*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
2GHz Dual Core*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
DX11 & DX10 video cards, minimum resolution 1280 x 800*
Windows minimum memory requirement
2* GB
Name
Hero Academy*
Release year
2,011*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
2GHz Dual Core*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
DX11 & DX10 video cards, minimum resolution 1280 x 800*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
2 GB*
Specifications 2 · 4 fields
Developers · Microsoft Windows
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Platform
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows*
Publishers · Microsoft Windows
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Release date · Microsoft Windows
2012-08-10 · Microsoft Windows
Release date
2012-08-10*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
185* min
Ccu
0*
Developer
Robot Entertainment*
Historical discount
0* %
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Historical US original list price
0* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Korean*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
0* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
99* min
Name
Hero Academy*
Negative reviews · historical
239*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
100,000 .. 200,000*
Positive reviews · historical
514*
Historical US price
0* US cents
Publisher
Robot Entertainment*
Community tags · historical
  • Strategy*
  • Indie*
  • Turn-Based*
  • Multiplayer*
  • Asynchronous Multiplayer*
  • Casual*
  • Turn-Based Strategy*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Languages
  • English*
  • German*
  • French*
  • Korean*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Russian*
  • Japanese*
Community tags · historical
Strategy
Strategy*
Indie
Indie*
Turn-Based
Turn-Based*
Multiplayer
Multiplayer*
Asynchronous Multiplayer
Asynchronous Multiplayer*
Casual
Casual*
Turn-Based Strategy
Turn-Based Strategy*
Tags votes
Strategy
Votes · historical
70*
Indie
Votes · historical
50*
Turn-Based
Votes · historical
48*
Multiplayer
Votes · historical
28*
Asynchronous Multiplayer
Votes · historical
17*
Casual
Votes · historical
14*
Turn-Based Strategy
Votes · historical
5*
Specifications 4 · 24 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Multi-player*
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Store genres
  • Indie*
  • Strategy*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Video Card: Any OpenGL 2.1+ capable graphics hardware Hard Disk Space: 300MB*
macOS requirements
OS: Snow Leopard *
Metacritic score
75*
Name
Hero Academy*
Windows requirements
OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Processor: 2GHz Dual Core Memory: 2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 300MB Video Card: Graphics: DX11 & DX10 video cards, minimum resolution 1280 x 800 DirectX®: 10 Hero Academy does not officially support Windows Surface*
Platforms
  • windows*
  • mac*
  • linux*
Publishers
  • Robot Entertainment*
Recommendations total
453*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Interface languages
English (full audio), German (full audio), French (full audio), Korean (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Russian (full audio), Japanese (full audio)*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Multi-player
Multi-player*
Cross-Platform Multiplayer
Cross-Platform Multiplayer*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*
Linux requirements
Linux · Unspecified tier
Requirements
Video Card: Any OpenGL 2.1+ capable graphics hardware Hard Disk Space: 300MB*
macOS requirements
macOS · Unspecified tier
Operating system
Snow Leopard*
Windows requirements
Windows · Unspecified tier
Operating system
Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7*
Processor alternatives
2GHz Dual Core*
Memory
2GB RAM Hard Disk Space: 300MB Video Card: Graphics: DX11 & DX10 video cards, minimum resolution 1280 x 800 DirectX®: 10 Hero Academy does not officially support Windows Surface*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
macOS
Supported
Yes*
Linux
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Robot Entertainment
Robot Entertainment*
Interface languages
*
Specifications 5 · 9 fields
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Store genres
Indie|Strategy*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
7,055*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Title
Hero Academy*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Unknown*
Store genres
Indie
Indie*
Strategy
Strategy*

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