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Villagers & Heroes
Developer(s)Mad Otter Games
Publisher(s)Mad Otter Games
Designer(s)Damon Slye, Cameron England
EngineTorque 3D
Platform(s)iOS, Android, Microsoft Windows
Release
  • October 27 2011
Genre(s)Massively multiplayer online role-playing game
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Villagers & Heroes is a free-to-play online massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by American developer Mad Otter Games. Originally titled A Mystical Land, it was released on October 27th 2011[1] as a multi-platform game using the Portalarium Player-Plug-In by Richard Garriott’s social media games start-up Portalarium, it was later replaced by a standalone C++ client using the Torque-3D engine.

After announcing a name change to Villagers & Heroes on May 15th 2013[2] and having been greenlighted on December 5th 2013[3], the game was launched on Valves Steam platform on April 17th 2014 together with its first expansion called The Fury of the Stone Lord.[4] Villagers & Heroes then went multi-platform by releasing a mobile port for Android on October 25th 2016[5] and for iOS on February 26th 2018.[6]  

Players play with all clients on the same server, there are only different servers for different regions like United States, Europe or Latin America[7], and players can seamlessly switch between different gaming devices in different game sessions.[8]

As of December 2024, Villagers and Heroes has been installed more than 1 million times on Android devices[9] and over 500,000 times on Steam.[10] The game is still in active development on all platforms and the latest of what is now 10 expansions, called “The Crux”, was recently published on October 27th 2024.[11] Additional expansions and content upgrades have already been announced.[12]

Gameplay

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Originally Villagers & Heroes offered only four different classes: warrior, wizard, hunter and priest.[13] With the "The Tale of Earth and See" expansion in 2019, another class, the shaman, was introduced to the game.[14] Each class has two different subclasses, usually one more defensive and one more offensive, which determine the spells and talents the character can use.

By earning experience points through quests and by killing monsters, the character gains levels. With each new level, talent points are earned, which can then be invested in new talents that make the character stronger and more versatile.

Reception

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Awards

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  • Best Casual Download MMO - MMO of the Year 2012 Awards[15]
  • Bestest Ever - 2013 Frindie Awards[16]
  • Best MMORPG App of 2017 - Appliv[17]
  • Best Mobile MMO of 2017 Readers Choice - Massivelyop[18]
  • 2019 Indie MMO Of the Year - Massivelyop[19]
  • MMO Housing of the Year 2023 - Massivelyop[20]


References

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  1. ^ "A Mystical Land has finished its Open Beta Phase with loads of new content". MMORPG Reviews. October 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "A Mystical Land changes its name to Villagers & Heroes". F2P. May 15, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "December 4th Batch of Greenlight Titles Adds 100 New Games to Steam". Capsule Computers. December 5, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Free Villagers and Heroes Drops On Steam April 17 With Huge Expansion". n4g.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Villagers and Heroes mobile begins partial global rollout | Massively Overpowered". July 26, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Mobile MMO 'Villagers and Heroes' Coming to iOS February 26th – TouchArcade". January 23, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Villagers and Heroes - Choosing a Server - Steam News". store.steampowered.com. April 16, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Villagers & Heroes - The World's Largest Cross-Platform MMO!". Villagers & Heroes. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "Villagers & Heroes - MMO RPG – Apps bei Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Gamalytic". gamalytic.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "Villagers and Heroes plans The Crux update for October 28, eyes subscription hike | Massively Overpowered". October 10, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "Villagers & Heroes of A Mystical Land | Facebook | Ghostarchive". ghostarchive.org. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  13. ^ "Why I Play: Villagers and Heroes". Engadget. April 12, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  14. ^ "'Villagers & Heroes' Introduces Shaman Class in 'A Tale of Earth and Sea' Expansion". TouchArcade. April 18, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  15. ^ "MMO of the Year 2013". mmofacts.com. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  16. ^ "Massively's Third Annual Frindie Awards". Engadget. January 1, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  17. ^ "MMORPGおすすめ無料アプリランキング【2024年】スマホで面白いはこれ | iPhone/Androidアプリ - Appliv". Appliv(アプリヴ) (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "Leaderboard: What was the best mobile MMO of 2017? | Massively Overpowered". December 26, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  19. ^ "Massively OP's 2019 Awards: Indie MMO of the Year | Massively Overpowered". December 24, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "MassivelyOP's 2023 Awards: Best MMO Housing | Massively Overpowered". December 25, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
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