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1989

A classic blend of adventure and RPG: as a hero in the town of Spielburg you pick a class (fighter, magic user or thief), solve quests and puzzles full of puns and fairy-tale creatures, and drive out brigands and witches.

  • Choices with consequences
  • Lots of humour
  • Fantasy setting
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The closest matches for Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero are Quest for Infamy, Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness and King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Quest for Infamy

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Brings what grabs you about Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero: choices with consequences, plenty of humour and a fantasy setting.

A humorous retro point-and-click adventure in the style of classic Sierra games, with light RPG elements. As the shady Mister Roehm you pick a class and approach, exploring the valley around Volksville.

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Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness

Fantasy setting

You are flung into the Eastern European inspired land of Mordavia with no weapons, items, or light, and must find your way through dark forests and swamps. It blends witty point-and-click puzzles and light role-playing elements with a humorous take on Slavic folklore.

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

Lots to discover

A classic point-and-click adventure where Prince Alexander travels the mythology-inspired Green Isles to rescue Princess Cassima. It offers inventory puzzles, multiple solution paths and a fairy-tale atmosphere.

King's Quest

Choices with consequences

A warm, funny adventure reboot in which an aged King Graham tells his granddaughter about his past exploits. Puzzles, charm and small choices shape this fairy-tale story told across five chapters.

Simon the Sorcerer

Lots of humour

A classic point-and-click adventure where a sarcastic teenager is pulled into a fairy-tale world and solves inventory puzzles. Its cheeky humor and parodies of fantasy classics and fairy tales are the main draw.

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride

Fantasy setting

A classic point-and-click fairy-tale adventure with a cartoon-film look, where you alternate between Queen Valanice and Princess Rosella through six whimsical lands, solving inventory puzzles.

The Legend of Kyrandia 2: The Hand of Fate

Fantasy setting

A classic point-and-click adventure in which you play a young mystic travelling through a crumbling, quirky fairy-tale land, brewing potions and casting spells. Its appeal lies in creative inventory puzzles and a whimsical fantasy world.

Else Heart.Break()

Lots to discover

A quirky pixel-art adventure where you rewrite the game's own code to solve puzzles in a city of hackers and activists. It wraps this in a warm story about friendship, growing up and love.

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