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Hero Realms

Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR • 2022

Should you play it?

From the makers of the award-winning Star Realms Deckbuilding Game ®, Hero Realms combines the fun of deckbuilding games with the interactivity of trading card game-style combat.

What works

  • Dynamic deckbuilding and strategy
  • Multiple classes with unique abilities
  • Fantasy theme and art
  • Cross-platform play and progression
  • Active community and developer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Free version limited and acts as demo
  • Some balance issues especially with healing
  • Long turn times in pvp can frustrate
  • Campaign content limited and linear
  • Ui and matchmaking could be improved

What to play next

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Hero Realms. These titles are not in What to play next.

Hero Realms: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 23/08/2026