Heroes Of The Dark
Released Apr 2022
Battle Vampires, Werewolves and Humans in a dark Imperial Age strategy game! Collect and upgrade Heroes for 5v5 action, forge alliances, and restore world order.
57% positive · 327 reviews
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Heroes of the Dark is a free-to-play massively multiplayer strategy RPG developed and published by Gameloft. It launched on April 6, 2022 and is designed as an ongoing online service game — the kind that is never "finished" by design. The store description emphasizes that "the action never stops," cross-realm PvP, guild events, and competitive reward cycles, all hallmarks of a game built to run continuously with no defined endpoint. The game has received regular content updates since launch, including new heroes, a PvP Arena mode, and seasonal events such as a Halloween celebration in October 2023. The most recent developer communication on record is from October 23, 2023, which announced a Halloween seasonal event — consistent with the ongoing live event calendar the game is designed around. As a free-to-play MMO from a major mobile publisher (Gameloft), this game follows a live-service model where new content, events, and heroes are routinely added as part of the core product design.
Evidence
Store description emphasizes non-stop action, rotating events, guild competition, and cross-realm PvP — all characteristic of an ongoing live-service game with no defined content endpoint.
Game is listed as Free to Play with MMO and Strategy genres, confirming a live-service multiplayer design.
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Developer
Publisher
Gameloft
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
In an age of dark fantasy, Heroes from the three great factions face off in an endless struggle for power and survival. Whose power will you embrace: the mystic Vampires, the brutal Werewolves, or the cunning Humans?
The action never stops in HotD! Day and night, your might grows as Heroes train to level up and explore dungeons to find mighty relics. You can send them on a quest now and check back later to see what weapons, armor, and treasures they’ve unearthed.
As you team up with other HotD players, you can challenge rival teams to 5v5 showdowns where only the most skilled and well equipped players can win! Great rewards await those who claim victory, but only one can claim the ultimate power: “The Heart of Tenebris.”
Assembling an effective role-playing team takes more than throwing your strongest Heroes together. You must make the most of their physical, magical, and support skills, discover powerful synergies, and devise a battle plan that can unleash unspeakable devastation upon any foe!
Your epic adventure begins from within a gothic mansion filled with dark magic waiting to be unlocked. As your power grows, you will unlock rooms, allowing you to unite more Heroes of darkness to your cause and granting you additional powers to bestow upon your champions.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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