Manage an adventuring academy in Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story, out now

Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story

Build a school for RPG heroes in a mix of simulation and role-play adventure. As Principal of a school for the warriors and mages of the future, you must build your Academy to train the best in the land. Place and upgrade facilities, form teams of the best students and send them out on epic quests!

I’ve always had a soft spot for ambitious genre mash-ups, and Agate’s Valthirian Arc: Hero School – released today – aims high, asking players to both manage a hero training facility and lead its students in real-time RPG combat. There’s campus buildings to be placed, gear to be crafted, students to be nurtured and dragons to be slain all while balancing the books and even engaging in a little politics. If it didn’t look so adorable, it’d be almost intimidating. Take a peek at the game in action in the launch trailer below, plus a (rather old) demo.

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