Micro Hero: Hercules Game Review

On a whim, I raised my hand to cover the deckbuilding boss-battler Micro Hero: Hercules, a new release from Léandre Proust and Grammes Edition that is distributed by Hachette in the US. The prospects here looked modest: a single deck of cards used to provide a dozen bosses and an upgradable player deck, all tweaked in a humorous reimaging of the 12 Labor of Hercules.

Even after my first pass of the rules—printed with a font I will politely describe as “miniscule”—told me we had something here. If you like solo gameplay and anything in line with games like Regicide, Ace of Spades, or Balatro, Micro Hero: Hercules is worth a look.

Getting Stronger

Micro Hero: Hercules is a roguelike adventure game for one player, although the game does include rules for two players if you ever feel like dragging someone else to the table. (For this review, I did not.)

Setup is a breeze, and so is the teach. There’s a deck of 12 Trials, challenges that serve as bosses and, like the other games mentioned above, defeated bosses can later be added into a player’s deck to offer stronger and more effective ways to take down future Trials.

In each round, the goal is simple:…

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