# Heroes of Steel RPG

> Turn-based tactical RPG with deep character customization and post-apocalyptic medieval setting. (iPhone/iPad app by Trese Brothers.)

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- Developer: [Trese Brothers](https://appshunter.io/developer/528949265)
- Category: Games, Role Playing, Strategy
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.00/5 from 31 App Store ratings · 97 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 107 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-12-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-21
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heroes-of-steel-rpg/id730818431/reviews.md

## What is Heroes of Steel RPG?

Try the Free Demo Prologue - Escape Red Hill Dungeon and enjoy hours of turn-based tactical RPG. Each of the 4 Story Episodes after the Demo costs $1 and contains 30-40 hours of epic RPG story. Purchase the entire story for $3.99 (all 4 Episodes).

Command your party of four heroes as they fight to protect the last remnants of humanity. Born in a time of warring gods and dark powers, your four unlikely heroes embark on a grim journey set in the sprawling and immense post-apocalyptic medieval world of Steel.

It is the dawn of the Seventy First Year after the world has fallen.  Four of the Thirteen Gods rose up against their creator, the All-Father, and destroyed him in a cataclysmic event. In the following years of darkness and ruin, the kingdoms of man fell in war and flame.  In the final days before all was lost, under the guidance of an ancient order of druids, the survivors retreated to a mysterious underground labyrinth; the Underdeep.  Now, in the Underdeep, the last remnants of humanity are scratching out a living and trying to rebuild a society, but are quickly discovering that evil has followed them beneath the surface.
 
Heroes of Steel is a tactical turn-based RPG in which you lead a group of four unique characters, each with their own talents, special powers, and abilities on their quest through the world of Steel. Engage in tactical combat with the ferocious, devious, and magical enemies who threaten humanity's last settlements. You must decide how to develop each character’s individual strategy in order to build a powerful and dynamic team capable of triumphing over the impossible odds. As you traverse the sprawling world of Steel, your party will face a myriad of challenges, battles, extensive mazes and fearsome enemies of all varieties.

Savor full character customization, deciding how to increase your attributes, skills, and powerful talents. Equip each of your characters with a variety of weapons, armor, and up to three mundane or magical accessories. As your party explores the dungeons, cities and crypts of the world, you will decide the overall strategy and approach your team takes. Choose between hundreds of levels of talents and thousands of combinations of equipment.

Our indie role playing games dev team is actively continuing development to make this the top RPG. We are very receptive to feedback to help Heroes be the best RPG it can be.

With full control of every turn and aspect of your four characters, you can plan every turn with exacting control.  Heroes was made for fans of adventure RPGs, board games, and roguelikes.  If you enjoy strategy games or tactical RPGs, you will enjoy this classic RPG.

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## Key features

- Turn-based tactical combat
- Party of four heroes
- Deep character customization
- Hundreds of talent levels
- Thousands of equipment combinations
- Post-apocalyptic medieval world

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Episode 1: Death's Consort | $0.99 | one-time |
| Episode 2 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Episode 3 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Episode 4 | $0.99 | one-time |
| Character: Vincent the Sorcerer | $1.99 | one-time |
| Character: Rogue | $1.99 | one-time |
| Character: Paladin | $1.99 | one-time |
| Character: Dueler | $1.99 | one-time |
| All Episodes | $3.99 | one-time |
| Unlock Respec | $0.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Heroes of Steel RPG?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great story and writing
- 👍 Deep and challenging tactical combat
- 👍 High replayability through customization
- 👍 Good value for money
- 👍 Responsive and supportive developers
- 👍 Immersive world and characters
- 👍 Satisfying character growth
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Well-made dungeon crawler
- 👍 Engaging turn-based gameplay
- 👍 Inspires tabletop gaming feel
- 👍 Excellent for classic RPG fans
- 👍 Smooth gameplay and controls
- 👍 Great for passing time

**Cons**

- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Game unplayable after updates
- 🐛 Slow movement and pathfinding issues
- 🐛 Repetitive combat and long sessions
- 🐛 Tedious backstory at the start
- 🐛 Confusing inventory and leveling system
- 🐛 Paywall for full content
- 🐛 Graphics are basic/indie-like
- 🐛 Mage SP drains too fast
- 🐛 HP potions seem irrelevant
- 🐛 Loot can be repetitive
- 🐛 Long walking times between locations

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game quits at final boss gate and on startup
- Game broken after update, characters can't move
- Most moving actions result in path not found
- Episode 4 won't start, quest log issues
- West side of map shut down for quest
- Stuck in Necromancer Sanctuary
- Game crashes when exiting and restarting
- Play button crashes game to desktop
- App crashes when loading save after game crash
- Game crashes when going down stairs
- Latest update makes game unplayable
- Characters can't move to most spaces
- Most moving actions result in path not found
- Game broken, most moving actions result in path not found
- Latest rev broken, characters can't move to most spaces
- Game broken, most moving actions result in path not found
- Update is borked, play button crashes game
- Game crashes when going down stairs, have to start over

**Most requested features**

- Add more characters
- Allow any character to use any slot in party
- Add co-op multiplayer
- Add achievements
- Add new weapon types
- Possible drops from fights
- Warrior technique hitting multiple enemies
- Add more detail and revive option
- More interactable objects
- Dice rolls for D&D feel
- Co-op support
- Option to make movement faster
- Skip intro button
- Enemy turn speed up function
- Ability to move group as one in combat
- Dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard

## Recent user reviews (10 of 97)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/heroes-of-steel-rpg/id730818431/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Should I buy elite?

*2025-11-13*

If I already purchased the 4 episodes is there any reason to buy elite version? Is the elite the exact same just with all 4 episodes or is there additional content and updates?

### 1/5 — Mediocre

*2025-01-04, version 5.1.8*

I’ve enjoyed it so far and bought chapter 1, which I’m playing now. And is the worthless Thief supposed to just walk over the million traps and die, or detect them and deactivate them? Thief is completely worthless. The game is pretty boring so far. Don’t plan to buy other chapters cuz I’m sure it’s just more bore fest. Wish I hadn’t bought Chapter 1. Total waste.

### 5/5 — Add more stuff

*2024-01-23*

Add more characters and allow any character to use any slot when u pick your party

### 5/5 — One of the best tactical RPGs on mobile

*2023-04-09*

I’m a longtime fan of SRPG/TRPG so lately I’m on a kick of trying out different ones on mobile. This is one of the best I’ve found, and I’m definitely buying the full version.

### 1/5 — horrible

*2023-01-06*

HORRIBLE

### 5/5 — Very deep and long story in an intriguing unique world

*2022-11-06*

Really enjoying this game but it is very long and in-depth, and combat is tough, a single mistake can result in a loss as you can’t have a single character die.

### 5/5 — Great Tactical Play!

*2022-02-16*

The game is a great value.  It’s not play to win at all.  You only pay for added content, about $10 all in.  If you like optimizing your characters and having lots of options this is the RPG for you.  Just when you think you have it all figured out, there are new surprising combat challenges.  Highly recommended.

### 5/5 — Incredible!!

*2021-10-20*

Play it for the hero diversity, loot, and skill levelling.  Stay for the rich story writing.

### 5/5 — Great story

*2020-06-28*

I played the game all the way through and it was exactly what I was looking for. I well developed story that unfolded as you make critical decisions that impact the outcome of game. There are limited characters to pick from but different ways to build your team. The developers even help fix bugged games Incase you encounter any.

### 2/5 — App fine until end

*2019-11-11*

Played game but when I went into the final boss gate in the glacier,  the game quits and now it quits on start up.

I would rate it as 4 or 5 but now a two as I cannot finish game

## Frequently asked questions about Heroes of Steel RPG

### What is Heroes of Steel RPG?

Heroes of Steel RPG is a turn-based tactical role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic medieval world. Players command a party of four heroes, engage in strategic combat against various enemies, and customize their characters' abilities and equipment.

### How much does Heroes of Steel RPG cost?

The game offers a free demo prologue. Each of the four story episodes after the demo costs $1. Players can purchase the entire story, encompassing all four episodes, for $3.99.

### What are the key features of this RPG?

Key features include tactical turn-based combat, a party of four unique heroes, extensive character customization with hundreds of talent levels and thousands of equipment combinations, and a sprawling post-apocalyptic medieval world to explore.

### Who is the target audience for this game?

This game is designed for fans of adventure RPGs, board games, roguelikes, strategy games, and tactical RPGs who appreciate deep character development and challenging combat scenarios.

### What kind of enemies will I face in Heroes of Steel RPG?

Players will encounter ferocious, devious, and magical enemies who threaten humanity's last settlements. These enemies vary in type and present diverse challenges as players traverse dungeons, cities, and crypts.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.1.8 — 2024-02-08

- Fixed issue where Granthorn smith would not start the important crafting project if Syvana
- Fixed missing dialogs at other smith's shops across the Underdeep inquiring about the best smiths in the known world if Syvana
- Fixed issue with Quagmire not pushing its death curse, improved its range and power of level 9 and 10
- Fixed issue with Occult Calling allowing you to throw spears 1 range farther than advertised 
- Fixed issue with Preternatural Speed not showing that it uses Sorcery for its duration boost
- Fixed issue where Lifeforce Regeneration showed that its healing was based on Lore when it is actually Conjuring
- Fixed Level 10 Hex Web, trading +8 SP cost for only requiring 2 AP (instead of 3)
- Fixed issue with Hex Web description running off screen on smaller resolutions
- Fixed missing SFX for Witch Talents
- Fixed issue with Oskahold Reeve talking about a mace when a spear is given
- Fixed possible bug with Syvana Relic choices being repeated

### 5.1.5 — 2023-04-19

- Leyline Gravity now debuffs Lightning Res instead of Holy Res
- Fixed incorrect mention of Invocation skill in curses like Leyline Gravity - corrected to Sorcery
- Fixed issue with Leyline Gravity reporting incorrect Range - correct is 4 range
- 10% reduction of SP cost for Malediction
- Fixed skipped story scene at the Temple under Red Hill for Witch

### 5.0.7 — 2021-05-06

- Fixes bug, improves device support

### 5.0.6 — 2019-12-07

- Fixes issues reported by players
- Improved stability

### 5.0.3 — 2019-10-16

- Improved iPad Pro Support
- Fixed bug in Shrine Mounts preventing some groups from proceeding
- Fixed bug with missing faces in dialog
- Fixed typos and reported map issues
- Heroes Skill maximums now increase to 22 at level 50 and 24 at level 60
- Heroes Attribute maximums now increase to 18 at level 40, 20 at 50 and 22 at 60
- Fixed stats on Thunderseam Mantle (40% Critical Dmg)
- Final Episode 4 story update included

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