Hero Emblems II

Hero Emblems II

Released Aug 2024

Hero Emblems II is a Japanese-style RPG that combines elements from side-scrollers and Match-3 games. Players will control members of the Night Chasers and embark on an adventure to become heroes in order to help the people who are suffering.

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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Hero Emblems II launched on Steam on August 6, 2024. In the weeks following launch, HeatPot Games was actively engaged with the community, releasing a series of balance patches and bug fixes in response to player feedback — including a post on August 13, 2024 acknowledging issues and committing to improvements. A meaningful feature addition (Monster Mode) arrived in the September 4, 2024 update, and a final balance tweak shipped on September 25, 2024. After that point, developer communications stopped entirely for nearly a year. On August 6, 2025 — the game's first Steam anniversary — HeatPot Games posted a celebratory message announcing an 80% discount and Steam Deck Verified status. Crucially, this post does not announce any new content, DLC, or updates in development. The team thanks players for their support and expresses hope that "our adventure continue for years to come," but makes no specific commitment to future content. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store, no roadmap, and no mention of planned expansions. The post-launch update activity was concentrated entirely in the first two months after release (August–September 2024), consisting of balance patches and quality-of-life improvements. Only one update (Monster Mode) could be considered a meaningful feature addition. There is no sustained cadence of major content releases. The anniversary post, while warm in tone, reads as a celebration of what has shipped rather than a signal of what's coming. The game appears to have launched as a complete product and received post-launch polish rather than an ongoing content roadmap.
Evidence
First anniversary post celebrating the Steam launch. Announced Steam Deck Verified status and a limited-time discount. No new content, DLC, or roadmap announced. The developer expressed gratitude and hoped the 'adventure continues for years to come,' but made no specific content commitments.
news post · Aug 6, 2025 source ambiguous
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Hero Emblems II officially launched on Steam on August 6, 2024.
news post · Aug 6, 2024 source content shipped
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Details

Developer
Publisher
HeatPot Games
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Adventures of the Night Chasers
A long time ago, there used to be a mercenary group called the Night Chasers. Instead of making money, they went around helping people in need. During the war, they helped many people who were suffering. However, with the advent of peace, the Night Chasers were no longer needed and had to disband. But four young people, Zack, Lucien, Sid, and Odelia, decided to carry on their spirit and formed the new Night Chasers.


In a mission, Zack and his party accidentally saved an elf girl named Dolores, but she couldn't remember anything. Sid worried so much about this girl who traveled far from the Elf Kingdom to the humans' territory. However, this is only the beginning of nightmare for the Night Chasers!


◆ A thrilling battle and Match-3 experience
Remove Emblems as in Match-3 games to make your heroes attack. You can also generate Magic Emblems so that heroes can unleash powerful skills. Perform combos to launch powerful attacks and kill your enemies.

◆ Traditional Japanese-style RPG experience
In a world of sword and magic, players will control the members of the Night Chasers to embark on an adventure together, where they will enter deep caves, explore ancient ruins for treasure chests, fight against ferocious monsters at any time on the way, buy new equipment in villages, and find new info from villagers in taverns. A wonderful traditional RPG experience is waiting for you in Hero Emblems II.

◆ Heroes to substitute
Heroes each have different stories and skills, such as the Human Warrior, Marten Knight, Kittie Black Mage, Frogkin Bard, etc. Send your favorite heroes in battles!

◆Weaknesss and Resistances
Pay attention to the enemy's elemental resistances and find their weaknesses to swiftly defeat them.
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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