Hero's Song
Hero's Song was John Smedley's post-SOE project at Pixelmage Games, a buy-to-play open-world roguelike action MMORPG with player-hosted procedurally generated worlds; it launched into Early Access in November 2016 and was cancelled the following month when Pixelmage Games shut down.
Platform availability
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- Status
- Closed; launched into Steam Early Access November 2016, cancelled and studio disbanded in December 2016 after poor sales
- Business model
- Buy-to-play
- Genre
- Open-world roguelike action MMORPG
- Release
- —
- Platforms
- Windows
- Developer
- Pixelmage Games
- Publisher
- Pixelmage Games
- Profile
- Full
MMO DNA
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A PvE-focused roguelike dungeon crawl with permadeath as the central risk
Designed to be played solo or offline, with multiplayer as an option on player-hosted worlds
Procedurally generated worlds hosted on player-run servers
Real-time, click-to-move action combat
Why you might like it
- An online action RPG project that was cancelled before reaching a full public release.
- Being preserved in this catalog keeps a record of the project despite its cancellation.
- Its “Hero's Song” naming suggests a narrative-driven, quest-based fantasy premise.
Things to consider
- The recorded status is “Cancelled,” so availability may be limited.
- This is a researched profile; some detailed feature fields remain unverified.
- Independent coverage beyond this listing is sparse, so most details about the game remain unverified.
Research record
- Last checked
- 2026-09-09
- Profile depth
- Full
- Source note
- PC Gamer / MMORPG.com previews
What MMOFinder has checked
- Gameplay featuresDetailed feature verification is not yet complete.Unavailable
- Gameplay mediaTwo source-attributed gameplay images are recorded.Verified
- Source trail2 linked sources are recorded for review.Verified
- Last reviewedCatalog fields reviewed Aug 16, 2026.Verified
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Hero's Song relationship map
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Hero's Song timeline
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- —Released
MMOFinder records Hero's Song as released in —.
- CurrentCatalog status
Cancelled
- 2026-08-16Research checked
Core catalog fields were reviewed for this profile.
Hero's Song screenshots & gameplay
Gameplay screenshots are attached to this profile but have not been individually re-verified against the title — treat them as unconfirmed pending manual review.
Source: YouTube gameplay video
Gameplay, availability and research notes
Hero's Song is cataloged by MMOFinder as a Open-world roguelike action MMORPG. Its recorded status is Closed; launched into Steam Early Access November 2016, cancelled and studio disbanded in December 2016 after poor sales, while the business model is listed as Buy-to-play. MMOFinder records its release year as —. Current platform data lists Windows. The profile keeps uncertain fields explicit so incomplete research is not presented as established game information.
Gameplay metadata currently describes combat or multiplayer structure as Hardcore permadeath action combat in procedurally generated worlds hosted on player-run servers. Discovery tags on the record include Online Game, Catalog. The developer field lists Pixelmage Games, and the publisher field lists Pixelmage Games. Together these catalog fields help distinguish this title from similarly named games and provide useful inputs for MMOFinder’s filtering and comparison tools.
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