Loop Hero, the surprisingly addictive endless RPG, sells half a million copies in one week

Loop Hero, the surprisingly addictive endless RPG, sells half a million copies in one week

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A week ago, a surprisingly small endless RPG about the end of the world was launched on Steam, published by Devolver. Now, just seven days later, Loop Hero has sold half a million copies. Loop Hero puts you in the shoes of a hero who awakens in a world that is completely destroyed, but for an empty, circular path littered with slimy enemies. As they depart around the loop, they battle with enemies and gain memories of a world in the form of maps – both equipment and terrain. By placing it, remembered elements of the empty world are brought back, creating new forces for the hero, but also new monsters to fight. Ultimately, Loop Hero is a combination of a rogue, a deck builder, a strategy game and an RPG while you place cards, change your equipment build, fight, pull out or die and return to camp to your strengths for your next lopie.

With half a million players now and an average playing time of 12 hours, it’s an estimated 3 trillion hours played and at least 18 billion loops (at least, according to Devolver. Which might be exaggerating the last bit). His soundtrack is also the fastest in Devolver history.Developer Four Quarters has released a new set of Steam trading cards to celebrate the milestone and is currently working on further quality of life updates from Loop Hero, such as an improved savings system, new speed settings and new rewards from bosses – as well as more content around the line including new maps, classes, and transformations.

“When we first encountered Loop Hero, it led to a 98% drop in productivity at Devolver,” the publisher said in a statement. “We can not thank Four Quarters enough for the opportunity to share their incredible game with the rest of the world. They deserve all the praise they have received so far, but we can not get work done and may never do so. do not recover. ‘

Loop Hero is now available on Steam, and we have a breakthrough to help you survive your loops.

Rebekah Valentine is a news reporter for IGN. You can find her on Twitter @duckvalentine.

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