Heroes of Newerth (2010) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Heroes of Newerth

Heroes of Newerth builds upon the DotA formula and takes it to the next level by delivering cutting edge graphics, fast-paced gameplay, meticulous statistical tracking, and server-client networking that feeds…

71 12 May 2010

What Heroes of Newerth is

Heroes of Newerth is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Frostburn Studios and released in 2010. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on K2 Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Jeraziah watched the piles of burning bodies. His soldiers. Men and women, humans and beasts. Killed defending each other, their beliefs, their homes. Their king. Martyrs droned their prayers next to the fires, which crackled and sizzled as the corpses were consumed. A shamanic ape with blood matted in his fur sang words of sorrow for the fallen, and though Jeraziah did not understand the language he knew exactly what the words meant. The priests did this work for the souls of the dead, helping them into whatever afterlife waited for them. Not long ago Jeraziah would have joined in the ceremony. Now he simply watched the bodies burn to make sure they wouldn’t have to be killed again. He…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) and Multiplayer.

How it was received

Heroes of Newerth holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 47% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year.

What it launched against

Heroes of Newerth launched on 12 May 2010, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Alan Wake, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

Cheats and codes

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