THE HERO'S LEGACY - PRESS INFO

Title: The Hero's Legacy
Developer / publisher: CraftingBenchGames
Genre: Pixel ARPG with bullet-hell bosses, co-op and an optional Hardcore mode
Release: November 9, 2026 (Steam Early Access)
Platform: Windows PC (Steam)
Players: Solo (works fully offline), online co-op, LAN, your own dedicated server on your PC over Steam's network, and couch co-op for up to 4 players on one PC (shared or split screen)
Controls: Keyboard and mouse, full controller support
Price: See the Steam page
Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Engine: Unity 6

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5416430/
Website: https://theheroslegacy.com/
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6twjMX3KqOs
Contact: heroslegacy@craftingbenchgames.com


SHORT DESCRIPTION

A pixel ARPG that mixes the bullet-hell co-op of Realm of the Mad God with the loot and builds of Path of Exile and Diablo. Play solo, online, on LAN or in 4-player split-screen couch co-op. Dodge bullet-hell bosses, hunt loot and 6-link gear, and build your hero on a huge passive tree. Play Softcore, or Hardcore with one life.


ABOUT THE GAME

The Hero's Legacy is a pixel ARPG that mixes the bullet-hell co-op of Realm of the Mad God with the loot and builds of Path of Exile and Diablo. Play solo, host your friends online, or play with up to 4 players on one couch.

Loot drops on the ground with labels and beams, and a loot filter hides the junk. There are rare items with tiered affixes, uniques, gear sets, up to 6 linked sockets and crafting orbs, including the Twinning Glass, which makes an exact copy of an item.

There are 12 classes. You start with 4 and unlock the rest through your heroes' deeds. The huge passive tree has keystones that change how you play, like Spark Reflex, where your crits cast the skills socketed in the tree.

Every boss has its own bullet-hell patterns, and there are dragons and world bosses that give everyone who fights them their own loot. The endgame is Ember Rifts, with Steam leaderboards for every class, and a pinnacle fight.

A Softcore hero who dies gets up again and loses nothing. A Hardcore hero has one life: a fallen hero is gone, along with what they carried, while story progress, the Family Bank, gold and skills carry over and the next hero of that class starts stronger. The two modes keep separate heroes, worlds, family and leaderboards.

Outside of combat there is a main story, side deeds, dungeons, gathering and crafting skills, and a home to build with crops, cooking and animals.


DLC

Early Access: included with every copy bought during Early Access. Adds a blue [EARLY ACCESS] tag above your heroes' names.
Legacy Pack and Exalted Pack: optional cosmetic packs with name tags, capes and a pet.


USING THE ART

Everything in this kit is free to use in coverage of the game. For pixel art, scale by whole numbers (2x, 3x, 4x) with nearest-neighbour so it stays sharp.
