Factsheet
Developer:
Heart Shaped Games
Based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Release date:
Estimated Release: April 10th, 2015
Platforms:
Steam, OUYA, PC and Mac Download
Website:
herogenerations.com
Regular Price:
USD | 14.99 |
Description
IndieCade 2011 Finalist Hero Generations is a roguelike / 4X strategy game where every turn is 1 year of your hero's life. You explore a procedurally generated world in search of fame and a mate to settle down with before you die. After your life ends, you continue on adventuring as your child. Depending upon your choices, your child will be either more fit to take on the world, or hobbled by your poor decisions. It plays like the offspring of Sid Meier’s Civilization, Jason Rohrer’s Passage, and The Legend of Zelda.History
Hero Generations is an original strategy game design by Lead Designer Scott Brodie and Heart Shaped Games. After a brief web release in 2011, it was taken down while Heart Shaped Games focused on the CCG Highgrounds, and while Scott Brodie attended to the birth of his first son. Hero Generations returned to development in 2014 after being successfuly funded through Kickstarter. Hero Generations will be released in April 2015.
Features
- Permadeath, Limited Life: Each move is one year of your hero's life. With a limited lifespan, think carefully about how you spend the hero's time. Feel free to explore the world for fame and fortune, but make sure to find a mate before it's too late!
- Generations: Woo a mate and your family will have the child hero of the next generation. Choosing the right mate is key, as inheritable traits (special abilities) make your child more powerful and prepared.
- Six Strategic paths: guide your hero to greatness by pursuing Strength, Love, Exploration, Wealth, Fame, and Building.
- Build your world: Construct any of 19 legacy lasting buildings next to towns to give future generations useful resources, powerful new abilities, and attract better mates.
- Shape your culture: As you add more buildings, the town's character and culture changes to reflect your choices. Watch the towns morph into a Ranch, Castle, Hospital, Port City, Dark Cathedral, and more!
- Expansive World: Each world is procedurally generated with towns, forests, ancient ruins, heroes, and more. Discover all 6 unique Biomes (Forest, Desert, Meadow, Island, Swamp, and Volcano)
- Simple Yet Deep: 4X Strategy on the individual level. Each turn is a meaningful choice, without the tedious micromanagement.
Videos
Hero Generations Release Trailer YouTube, Vimeo
TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit - WTF Is... Hero Generations YouTube
Jesse Cox - The Greenlight!!! - Hero Generations YouTube
Awards & Recognition
- "IndieCade Finalist 2011" Culver City, CA, 8 October, 2011
Selected Articles
- "4X strategy zoomed in to the individual and personal level. It’s my favourite Kickstarter pitch since Meriwether."
- Rock, Paper, Shotgun, http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/03/26/the-good-lives-hero-generations/ - "There’s a nice balance at work between wanting to explore as much as possible without dying of old age out in the field...It’s a great approach, and it’s handled elegantly."
- Game Informer, 'The Very Best Indie Games of GDC 2015', http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/03/03/the-very-best-indie-games-of-gdc-2015.aspx - "I love finding innovative games trying out new things. Hero Generations goes far beyond just that - it's also an amazing game."
- Jon Shafer, Lead Designer - Civilization V, https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/786551472/hero-generations - "Hero Generations is a game that stood out to us. It's unique, fun, and actually has something to say."
- Gamezebo, http://www.gamezebo.com/games/hero-generations/preview - "It takes the complexities of massive, centuries-spanning strategy games like Civilization and boils them down into a slick, easy-to-pick-up experience. It's like one of those games, but individual, personal."
- Gamezebo, http://www.gamezebo.com/games/hero-generations/preview
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About Heart Shaped Games
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Heart Shaped Games is a design-centric indie game studio founded in 2010 by 20-year game industry veteran Scott Brodie. We're a diverse remote team of developers from all over the world. Our mission is to have an impact by creating meaningful and memorable hit games that players love. Our award-winning games include We Are The Caretakers, Hero Generations, Brave Hand, and Highgrounds.
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Hero Generations Credits
Scott Brodie
Game Designer, Programmer, Founder
Dominic Sodano
Artist
Andrew Riley, Lucky Lion Studios
Musician
Patrick Shaw
Producer
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