Next Up Hero header image
Want
Played
Favorite

Next Up Hero

Aspyr, Digital Continue
Jan 11, 2018 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
Fair

OpenCritic Rating

66

Top Critic Average

20%

Critics Recommend

Push Square
6 / 10
Nintendo Life
5 / 10
FNintendo
6 / 10
Just Push Start
3.25 / 5
Pure Nintendo
9 / 10
New Game Network
63 / 100
PS4Blog.net
8 / 10
Video Chums
7.4 / 10
Share This Game:

GamesPlanet
Epic Games Store
Fanatical
Voidu


Next Up Hero Trailers

Next Up Hero | Features thumbnail

Next Up Hero | Features

Next Up Hero | Official Release Trailer thumbnail

Next Up Hero | Official Release Trailer

Next Up Hero | Join The Fight Trailer thumbnail

Next Up Hero | Join The Fight Trailer


Next Up Hero Screenshots



Critic Reviews for Next Up Hero

Online-only play taints Next Up Hero and obviously puts off potential players, but this bright and colourful world can be enjoyable at times. Repetitive gameplay prevents the release from becoming a standout indie title, but it may have enough charm to entice a few aspiring heroes for at least a few hours.

Read full review

There's plenty to like about Next Up Hero. Turning death into an applicable AI co-op mechanic is a neat spin on a game with a high death turnover, and its cartoon art style complements an impressively large menagerie of monsters to kill. Unfortunately, there are inherent problems with balancing and some disastrous technical problems. Its grinding takes too long, melee characters are all but pointless due to the high damage output of enemies, and those technical issues make committing time and effort a constant risk.

Read full review

Next Up Hero is a very demanding, tough and unforgiving game based on dungeon crawling that joins the growing catalogue of the Nintendo Switch. Thanks to its colourful and cartoonish art style, the game invites the player to a very difficult adventure which is not without its problems and technical issues, but which will fit right with those who appreciate this kind of challenge.

Review in Portuguese | Read full review

Despite the largely negative review, Next Up Hero can be fun, it's just a very monotonous gameplay loop. All roads involve killing the same enemies, at the same locations, under the same handful of modifiers, to get resources that allow you to do the same thing, just at higher numbers. In a lot of ways, it seems like a fantastic title for the Switch. The idea of finishing a couple levels on the go or slowly chipping away at things works better on a portable console than a home one. But, in the end, Next Up Hero has some interesting ideas, such as using fallen players, including yourself, to help everyone finish the level (everyone who tries is also rewarded if it is successfully completed), it just ends up being an experience that is very simple. If this sounds appealing, odds are you'll likely have a lot of fun, where as if you want something closer to Issac or Gungeon, look elsewhere.

Read full review

Next Up Hero is a great game. The play possibilities are endless, the creativity is open to the players, and the gameplay itself is fun. This is a game I'd definitely go back to and play with friends.

Read full review

Next Up Hero feels a bit more like an online app or a means of promoting Mixer rather than a fully realized game. If you happen to have the Xbox Game Pass, this might be worth giving a try, just don't expect much substance or variety.

Read full review

PS4Blog.net

Unknown Author
8 / 10
PS4Blog.net

Next Up Hero is a fun and colorful online dungeon crawler with a nice difficulty curve and an interesting gameplay system with its echo companions.

Read full review

Next Up Hero's intuitive gameplay and non-linear structure make it a fantastic game to play every once in a while.

Read full review