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Watch trailer on Steam ↗HeroTail: Survivors
Max Ritters · Published by Max Ritters
Mostly Positive — 72% positive (29 reviews) · 32 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
HeroTail Survivors is a run-based roguelike where your heroes form a living chain. Level up, recruit followers, and stack powerful set bonuses while battling through waves of enemies and unlocking permanent upgrades.
Action, Indie, Free To Play · 2026 · More free games
Form a formidable lineup in HeroTail Survivors, where your characters link together for enhanced powers. Recruit followers, unlock upgrades, and face relentless enemy waves in this dynamic run-based indie game.
About this game
Lead a growing line of heroes through fast-paced roguelike runs inspired by Nimble Quest. You control your hero squad like a living snake, slashing through enemies, collecting coins, and chasing the top of the global leaderboard.
Choose one hero to start your run. Each levelup you’ll recruit one of three new followers, adding them to your tail. Every hero fights automatically with unique attacks and powerful abilities. Mixing different heroes unlocks class set bonuses: Holy improves stuns, Tech spawns more powerups, Soldier increases damage, and many more.
Defeat enemies across different themed biomes — Forest, Castle, Volcano and Ice — each filled with distinct foes and challenges. Between waves, pick one of three upgrades such as extra HP, movement speed, or bonus melee, ranged, or magic damage. Gather coins to purchase permanent upgrades that strengthen all future runs.
Climb the leaderboard, experiment with hero synergies, and build the most unstoppable tail of champions you can imagine. One wrong move, and your whole line falls, so every decision and recruit matters.
FEATURES
• A lineup of 15 unique heroes, each with different stats, attacks, and abilities
• Dynamic enemies such as web-spinning spiders, fiery slimes leaving burning trails, hulking golems blocking your path, and skeleton archers striking back
• A variety of hero sets with multiple bonus tiers that reward clever team compositions
• Four distinct biomes — Forest, Castle, Volcano and Ice — each with its own atmosphere and enemy types
• Meta-progression through permanent upgrades and hero XP so every run feels stronger than the last
• Steam Leaderboard, Achievements, and Cloud Save support
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System Requirements
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- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon Vega 8
- Storage: 3 GB available space
Supported Languages
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.07 - Achievement fixes
Fixed several Achievements not unlocking (Mastered, Set In Motion, Double Synergy, Rainbow) Fixed Danger Level Achievements unlock when running a lower danger level than intended Fixed missing localisation for cleric level bonus Fixed text didn't fit into level up text boxesRead full article on Community Announcements (no idea)Patch NotesOfficial
Patch 1.06
New: Added upgrade to survival tree. "No more holes": You can no longer fall down. Holes become walls instead. A powerful upgrade for Icelands. Added cooldown timer above ability icon Fixes: Fixed broken bridge collider in Icelands, so you don't fall through the bridge anymore Fixed missing south wall collider in IcelandRead full article on Community Announcements (no idea)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix 1.05
Fixed volume resetting after a runRead full article on Community Announcements (no idea)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix 1.04
Fixed vampire challenge instant win Fixed Highscore upload issueRead full article on Community Announcements (no idea)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix 1.03
Fixed minion army challenge level up Fixed Paladin UnlockRead full article on Community Announcements (no idea)






