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Sliding Hero

88% positive of 43 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Verified
Platforms: Steam

Made by Silent Chicken. Published by Silent Chicken, WhisperGames.

About the game

Sliding Hero is a top-down puzzle Metroidvania where movement is key—think carefully, as once you start sliding you won’t stop until you hit something! Imprisoned in a sinister 1700s Venetian villa, explore a world of Carnival mystery, solve devious puzzles, uncover secrets, and unmask your fate.

Tagged by players

Sokoban
Metroidvania
Nonlinear
Collectathon
Mystery
Open World
Puzzle
Dark Fantasy
Top-Down
Logic
Exploration
Action-Adventure

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Positive

What players say

Recommended
Challenging at times but never impossible. Great puzzles if you like sokoban style games. The aesthetics and bits of lore here and there were fun.
23 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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Recommended
Good game. despite having some shortcomings, I still praise its uniqueness.
13 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I have played a LOT of great puzzle games. The bare bones of this one are excellent. I love the concept. The execution, however, is ABYSSMAL. The HUD is extremely clunky, and even commonly hides vital information, such as how much attack or shield an enemy has. The character glitches frequently, often standing still in the middle of two grid spaces. Many puzzles require you to "spend" your health to solve them, yet…
15 h played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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