# Heldric \- The legend of the shoemaker

Summer DB entity ID: ab11f097\-43e5\-41d6\-8167\-dd1c8953bd8f

Steam App ID: 293420

Do you enjoy hack\-n\-slash but longed for a bit more? Maybe you like tower defense games but find them a bit boring? Heldric is a unique mix of the same old styles of game with a few new twists\. A hack\-n\-slash without endless level grinding\.  A tower defense game with more action\. A game where you don't play as an epic hero, but as a humble shoemaker who must work together with his fellow villagers to defend their home\.   Build and upgrade the village quickly before the attack waves start\. Each building you place adds unique abilities to not only the player's character, but your fellow villagers as well\.  You must choose your structures wisely, as there are only a limited amount of plots available on each map\.  Every villager contributes to your coin income and provides essential help in defending the town\.    You must help them defend against waves of monsters intent on killing everyone\.  Do you have what it takes to survive?         Build and upgrade town structures each with their own bonus effects and unlocks   Defend the village against monstrous waves of evil attacks of goblins, orcs, spiders, trolls and more   Protect the kingdom one village at a time in campaign mode    Randomized villagers, each with different amount of courage and weapon knowledge    Randomized monsters, each with different armor parts and weapons   Smash, kick, puncture and explode the enemy to send their corpse flying with rag\-doll effects   Place explosive powder kegs as traps, or drop them in a group like grenades   Experience many rich and unique environments    Special events such as Christmas and Halloween that change normal maps and player   Bonus maps for special events with unique game play   Earn achievements from your success     Just updated with bonus Christmas, Halloween and other maps, improved graphics\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Astral Byte Ltd\.

- Publisher: Astral Byte Ltd\.

- Release date: Apr 17, 2014

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: true

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Casual, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_40188bcdea61c4d4261898569c3056d090e3ad16\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_9ba9dbfa217f0d0d08e4e2e9f961aa58bf76e07c\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_224c04299bfe129f9579f05d6355020d12b602b3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_2683b53588bf0b4e7ed07b02d06cee91df3dba41\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_bc2ac15eed2a8f3af92d023ff5a3c89fac4ac3f3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_a04cc0a3fd1b6c8a6b440dac8fc8259858aa9e17\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_73e364cbbb157d229474299c904ac7d90cc99449\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_b3c53d89430c05684b6615842debbf4650f49342\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_b95e4fea02c8a937b0d0dd2f4f25de05b2acef35\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_e52cb03f5828792f34c896fad08276e98353851d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/293420/ss\_d9a94e56c2622ca6c18b6a47caa7b3ad8c33cc1b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1564434707

- Price: Not collected

- Price country: Not collected

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 60

- Steam positive reviews: 40

- Steam negative reviews: 20

- Steam positive percentage: 66.66666666666667%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/ab11f097-43e5-41d6-8167-dd1c8953bd8f/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/ab11f097-43e5-41d6-8167-dd1c8953bd8f/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T23:26:07\.9482\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-21T23:26:09\.195876\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T23:26:08\.993391\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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