Glossary
What is a hero shooter?
A hero shooter is a team shooter where each player picks a hero: a named character with their own abilities, role and look.
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How it works
Heroes, also called legends, agents or mercenaries, play very differently, so team make-up matters as much as aim. Most hero shooters are free and sell cosmetic items and a battle pass; new heroes usually arrive with each season.
In the games we track
- Overwatch and Marvel Rivals: free, with a battle pass.
- Apex Legends: a hero shooter and a battle royale, with Apex Packs.
- Team Fortress 2: nine classes, free since 2011.
- LawBreakers: a 2017 hero shooter that Nexon shut down in September 2018.
Games and guides
Sources
- Wikipedia – Hero shooter, published by en.wikipedia.org
- Wikidata – Hero shooter (Q104830011), published by wikidata.org
More terms
- Action RPG
- Battle pass
- Battle royale
- Co-op
- Collectible card game
- Concurrent players
- Cosmetic item
- DLC
- Drop rate
- Early access
- ESRB rating
- Expansion
- Expected value
- First-person shooter
- Free-to-play
- Gacha game
- In-game purchases
- Loot box
- Looter shooter
- MMORPG
- MOBA
- Open world
- PEGI rating
- Pity
- Premium currency
- Real-time strategy
- Remaster
- Role-playing game
- Season
- Season pass
- Subscription
- Survival horror
- Tactical shooter
- USK rating