# Connect4Hero — Elemental Connect-Four RPG

> Elemental Connect-Four RPG (iPhone/iPad app by Philip Yu.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/connect4hero/id6803596611 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Philip Yu](https://appshunter.io/developer/916423069)
- Category: Games, Puzzle, Strategy
- Price: $4.99
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 71 MB
- Languages: American English, Chinese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China)
- Released: 2026-09-02
- Data updated: 2026-10-19

## What is Connect4Hero?

Connect four runes. Summon heroes. Defeat seven bosses.

Connect4Hero turns the familiar four-in-a-row idea into a portrait fantasy strategy adventure. Place elemental runes on a 9×9 board, interrupt enemy formations, cast spells, and complete lines to earn powerful choices for the battles ahead.

BUILD YOUR LINE
• Place Fire, Water, Nature, and Arcane runes.
• Complete horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines of four.
• Read the enemy board and block threats before they resolve.

CHANGE THE BOARD
• Cast Fireball, Tide Swap, Rune Pull, Cleanse, Growth, and Quake.
• Summon six heroes whose abilities reshape the fight.
• Combine permanent upgrades with the deck you build during a run.
• Earn gems to unlock permanent perks, and chase 28 Game Center achievements.

FACE SEVEN BOSSES
Each chapter introduces a distinct battlefield and signature threat—from spreading slime and burrowing sand to wildfire, deep freeze, wind, and chain lightning.

LEARN BY PLAYING
A guided story opening and interactive tutorial introduce placement, blocking, spells, rewards, and enemy turns without leaving the battle.

Designed for portrait play on iPhone and iPad. Play offline without an account or ads. Gameplay analytics can be turned off in Settings.

## Is Connect4Hero safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Connect4Hero.

## Is Connect4Hero legit?

Connect4Hero appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Connect4Hero is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.2 — 2026-10-07

Improved Traditional Chinese text, with consistent names for spells, perks and bosses.

Plus small fixes and improvements.

### 1.4 — 2026-10-07

Battle tips now point straight at what they're about.

Plus small fixes and improvements.

### 1.3 — 2026-10-03

Grow stronger between runs in 1.3.

• Earn gems in every battle and spend them on a permanent perk tree: Defense, Attack and Trait.
• 28 Game Center achievements, each paying a gem bounty.
• Every turn your hand is topped up to three runes, so each placement is a choice. The deck starts bigger, with a second Fireball.
• Thornling now shelters the runes around it from every boss's signature move.
• A new pixel-art look: a pixel font, pixel controls, and redrawn boss and spell effects.
• A redrawn road across the map, and a spell book you can open from it.

### 1.2 — 2026-10-01

Bigger, louder battles in 1.2.

• A music theme for the title, the map and each of the seven bosses.
• New sound effects for attacks, spells, Invocation and every boss signature.
• Punchier line-of-four and summon effects, with matching screen shake and haptics.
• A preview of each boss's signature move the first time it's armed.
• A reworked tutorial, and a defeat screen that explains what went wrong.

### 1.1 — 2026-09-07

Rune Pull is here! Bring pieces closer, reshape the board, and follow every move with clearer combat effects.

NEW
• Cast Rune Pull to bring the first piece in a chosen row or column beside your anchor. Pull either side's basic pieces; heroes and summoned units cannot be pulled.
• A pixel vortex follows the pulled piece, with a shrinking tether and a sparkle on arrival.

IMPROVED
• Animated damage numbers and faster attacks make hits easier to follow.
• Stronger water effects and smoother piece movement for Tide Swap.
• Refreshed pixel artwork for all six heroes.
• Clearer map progress, victory transitions, and matching pixel buttons.

FIXED
• Corrected protection effects against Wind Dragon and Thunder Qilin attacks.
• Clarified enemy-piece targets in hero descriptions.
• Ember Imp now targets the nearest enemy piece in its row or column.

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All apps by Philip Yu: https://appshunter.io/developer/916423069

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