TL;DR
A catastrophically unbalanced ARPG buried under microtransactions and missing basic quality‑of‑life features the developer intentionally removed. It’s the most lopsided, poorly tuned mess I’ve ever played.
The Long Version
Leveling: Fun… Until the Game Shows Its True Colors
Hero Siege pretends to be enjoyable until you hit level 100. Then the mask falls off and you’re introduced to the game’s core identity: absurd imbalance.
Two classes with comparable gear:
One pumps out 100 million DPS at level 100
The other struggles to reach 6–7 million
This isn’t exaggeration. It’s not “different playstyles.” It’s just broken.
Difficulty, A Brick Wall Wearing a Clown Mask
The game has four difficulties:
Normal - Nightmare - Hell - Inferno
Normal to Nightmare? Fine. Manageable. Nightmare to Hell? A vertical cliff.
Hell difficulty feels like it was tuned by someone who hates players. And the problem isn’t just the spike, iit’s the two idiotic systems that amplify it: Death penalty: Lose 15–20% XP on death and low XP gain: Nightmare gives laughably low XP
So you spend 30 minutes grinding for ~20% XP, die because the game’s collision and terrain visibility are horrible, and lose all of it. Congratulations, you just wasted an hour because the game decided a shadow on the floor was a wall not showing very well blocking you so mobs now stacked damage on you.
Broker / Auction House: A Masterclass in Bad Design
The broker is genuinely the worst implementation of an auction house I’ve ever seen and it is all because of the horrible filters.
No way to filter by level, damage, price, or usability. And if you want to look for a specific item there is missing stats in search.
The broker has a price‑check system, but it is broken. Totally useless as you still have to manually filter and serach for equial items.
It’s like someone tried to design an auction house after only hearing rumors that such a thing exists.
Microtransactions: The Developer’s True Priority
Instead of fixing balance or basic usability, the developer focuses on squeezing players for cash.
Example:
You can only list 15 items on the broker. Want more? Pay 5 euros for the privilege.
This is a paid game, yet you’re charged extra for basic quality‑of‑life features that should have been included from day one. The "game shop" is full of skins and quality of life upgrades. The entire experience reeks of nickel‑and‑diming.
Final Verdict
Hero Siege could have been a fun, chaotic ARPG. Instead, it’s a wildly unbalanced grindfest wrapped in microtransactions and missing essential features. The deeper you go, the worse it gets, and the developer seems more interested in selling convenience than fixing the
