Release Date: August 2, 2018
A platform action game, in which you play as the eponymous flat heroes and have to complete over 300 levels. Apart from the campaign mode, the game also features special challenges, as well as a multiplayer mode for up to 3 players.
Flat Heroes is a platform action game by indie studio Parallel Circles. It was published by Deck13 Interactive, the co-authors of The Surge.
Flat Heroes utilizes a side-view perspective. You play as the eponymous heroes, which are squares fighting for survival in over 300 levels, all of them designed by hand. You control the protagonists with simple moves (run, jump, dodge, and attack), and the gameplay involves jumping on platforms, avoiding traps and enemies' attacks, as well as eliminating the opponents (including 10 powerful boss enemies). It's worth noting that the game features a high difficulty level.
The default Flat Heroes game mode is the campaign; apart from that, the game also features special challenges. The production allows you to play on your own or with up to two other players in a co-op or PvP mode.
Flat Heroes features minimalist 2D visuals based on simple geometrical shapes, and a dynamic soundtrack.
Platforms:
PC Windows August 2, 2018
PlayStation 4 January 14, 2020
Xbox One August 24, 2022
Nintendo Switch August 2, 2018
Developer: Parallel Circles
Publisher: Parallel Circles
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System Requirements for Flat Heroes Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card Intel HD or better, Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10.
Game Ratings for Flat Heroes Video Game.
VGChartz: 7 / 10 by Evan Norris
While there are some difficulty spikes in worlds six through ten (including a brain-melting end-of-game boss) and some undistinguished production values throughout, they don't undermine the fun, frantic platforming on display.
NintendoWorldReport: 9 / 10 by Jordan Rudek
Regardless, Parallel Circles has created a true winner here, and I look forward to going back to Survival mode to keep my name on the leaderboards (Mother3, naturally). I also plan to return to the Campaign Heroes stages, but I'll give my heart a little break first. Flat Heroes isn't the first game to feature a small square as the main character, and it won't be the last, but in the case of this game, Huey Lewis and the News had it right: It's hip to be square.
Nintendo Enthusiast: 8 / 10 by Andrew Gonzalez
What I'm trying to say is that Flat Heroes is a game that all Switch owners should have in their library. It's a fantastic experience that I will be playing for months to come.