Pizza Hero

Pizza Hero

Released Jun 2024

Pizza Hero is a unique shoot 'em up roguelike. The toppings you select affect your abilities. For example, pepperoni throws grenades while blue cheese creates a pungent perimeter.

89% positive · 981 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Steam $1.99
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Evaluation

Pizza Hero launched on June 27, 2024 and received a steady stream of feature updates in the months that followed — adding languages, achievements, new game modes, recipes, and quality-of-life improvements. The developer's studio, Astro Hound, announced a new game (Disposition) in September 2024, signalling a shift in focus. On May 30, 2025, the developer released a "Developer Support Bundle" DLC — explicitly described as containing only wallpapers and internal charts, with no new gameplay or features — and framed it as a thank-you to players who've supported the project. The most recent post, on June 3, 2025, added a "Today's Free Recipe" daily feature to the main menu. There are no unreleased DLC entries, no roadmap or announced future content, and no developer statements promising further updates. The developer's language across recent posts ("thanks for playing," "support our tiny team," "being part of this journey") reads as a graceful wind-down rather than a commitment to ongoing development. The cadence of substantive updates has fully tapered off, with only a single minor feature added in the roughly 12 months since the last batch of meaningful patches in late 2024. The game launched as a complete roguelite experience and has been substantially refined; all signs point to development having concluded.
Evidence
Developer released a 'Developer Support Bundle' DLC explicitly containing only wallpapers and charts — no new gameplay — framed as a thank-you for players who've enjoyed the game and a way to support the 'tiny team'
news post · May 30, 2025 source development ending
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The only DLC listed is the Developer Support Bundle, which the developer explicitly describes as containing no gameplay content — just wallpapers and a thank-you message
dlc listing · May 30, 2025 source development ending
high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Astro Hound
Achievements
75
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Pizza Hero, the exciting new shoot 'em up roguelite that puts a delicious twist on the genre! In this game, you'll play as a brave pizza who must defend the world from an invasion of enemies.




As you battle your way through the game, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a variety of different toppings that will grant you special abilities. For example, selecting pepperoni will give you a grenade, allowing you to deal splash damage. Or, if you're feeling saucy, you can choose blue cheese to create a pungent perimeter around your pizza, damaging any foes that come too close.

GAMEPLAY

Pizza Hero is a swarm survivor, meaning that you'll need to use all of your skills and strategies to take down waves of relentless enemies. With randomly generated levels and power-ups, no two playthroughs are ever the same. To help you in your quest, the game features an auto-rotate feature that allows you to easily switch between targeting groups without having to manually rotate.


So if you're ready to rise to the challenge and defend the world from the forces of evil, play Pizza Hero now!

CONTENT OVERVIEW

  • 15+ Damage Toppings
  • 6+ Passive Toppings
  • Upgradable overall stats
  • Auto rotate/firing controls (with option to focus different enemy types - Tank, Damage and Support)
  • Endless gameplay
  • Survive waves to unlock the next stage

WARNING

This game contains flashing lights that may make it unsuitable for people with photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitive conditions. Player discretion is advised.
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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