Crusaders Quest: Hero Town is a desktop idle RPG where you gather heroes and gradually rebuild a town while the game runs in your taskbar. The core loop involves collecting heroes through gacha mechanics, upgrading them, and watching combat play out with visual flair on your screen. Longtime fans of the original mobile Crusaders Quest will find familiar systems here, though new players should expect RNG-heavy progression and limited endgame variety once the story concludes.
About this game
A desktop idle RPG that lives on the side of your screen. Gather cute pixel heroes, rebuild a tiny town, and watch it grow while you work. Welcome to 《Crusader Quest: Hero Town》!
Players, last 30 days
Peak 1,039 · Low 407
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What players are saying
▼ Not recommended323 hrs
listen. I played the mobile version of Crusader's Quest and I loved it dearly, but this? this isn't it. they just announced they're releasing more heroes as paid DLC, and I can't support that. if it were just costumes or decorations for your world, that would've been fine! or some smaller features that are optional, that's also fine. but locking heroes behind a paywall means that every single hero that will be added from now until they stop making updates will never be free
there's already very little to do in the game, and very few heroes as it is. asking for more money this early in the game's life is already ridiculous when there's barely anything to do in the game at all; paywalling heroes is beyond greedy, and I don't want to support it
do not buy this game. do not buy its DLC. do not support these devs. they should be ashamed. people warned and begged them not to do this for months before this announcement and they did not listen. this is the only way to get the point across now
**In summary:** Do not buy this game or its DLC, even when it is on sale.
**In detail:** Unlike the mobile version, which is free, this version asks you to pay for the base game first. After that, you still have to spend a lot of time grinding during your free time to collect and develop various heroes into something useful.
The bigger problem is that, if you want to collect all available heroes, you have to spend even more money on DLC. The community has already told the developers that monetizing heroes this way is not OK, but they do not seem to listen.
As of 10/06/2026, version 1.2.5, the base game gives you 42 free six-star heroes. The first paid DLC adds 12 more heroes. Meanwhile, the mobile game that this game is based on has over 380+ six-star heroes available to collect.
Now think about the difference in numbers. How many paid DLC packs will they release before this game reaches the amount of content that already exists in the mobile version?
Even worse, they do not seem to be bringing in truly new heroes anymore. It feels like they are simply reusing old content and trying to squeeze more money out of players through paid DLC.
For that reason, I cannot recommend this game. The base game already costs money, and the hero system feels designed to push players toward buying too many DLC packs over time.
Took me awhile to actually complete this one due to RNG contents. Compared to other similar genre (Taskbar/Desktop Biome) this one here is a lot closer to the mobile idle game, in fact, it's a PC remake port from a mobile game.
In short, if you enjoy a bit of gaming, and a pretty noisy/mess taskbar biome (characters running around casting magic and fighting)... this is your cup of tea. And you'll probably find "Battle On! Hero Academy" a lot more appealing as it has more features compared to this here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3841970/Battle_On_Hero_Academy/
If this look too simple to you and you wanted a more rpg-like experience.. you can try "Desktop Raid", "Task Bar Hero" or even "Tap Tap Loot". https://store.steampowered.com/app/3122460/Desktop_Raid/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3678970/TBH_Task_Bar_Hero/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3959890/Tap_Tap_Loot/
If you'd rather enjoy a peaceful and more focused farming game experience, this might not be it, games like "Desk Garden", "My Taskbar Farm" might actually fit your taste better. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3575790/Desk_Garden/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3326530/My_Taskbar_Farm/
If you want a scale-able type or one that works on background like a wallpaper, you can try: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3196520/Island_Robot_Farm/
If you wanted a shop managing genre, then "Fluffy Onsen" or "Desktop Cat Cafe" is recommended. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3404470/Malteses_Fluffy_Onsen/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2978180/Desktop_Cat_Cafe/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3706590/Fluffy_Kitchen_Saga/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3691420/Tidehaven_Ale__Trade/
If you like town building genre, there's "Desktop Village", "Desktown", "Desktop Town", etc etc: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3848210/Desktown/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3997390/Emberlands_Desktop_Village/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3748960/Desktop_Town/
If you wanted a mix and match of these and that, the jack in all trade genre... then "Desk Paws" is probably what fits your taste: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3586060/Desk_Paws/
If you just want a collection of creatures/animals/characters and wanted minimal gaming experience, then "Tiny Pasture" or "Desktop Fishing" is recommended. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167550/Tiny_Pasture/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3411730/Desktop_Fishing/
If you wanted a less screen space taking games with minimal gaming experience, you should try out "Cornerpond". https://store.steampowered.com/app/3454590/Cornerpond/
If you wanted a desktop companion that could actually help out with your work with pomodoro timer and lo-fi music player... "Mini Cozy Room" is my recommendation. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3511030/Mini_Cozy_Room_LoFi/
UPDATE:Bug FixesFixed an issue where the text of a weapon modification option was displayed differently from the effect actually applied.Fixed an issue where the Priest class used its Block Skill at an unintended location.Improvements & ChangesChanged so that non-combat heroes can be promoted during Challenge, Arena, and Soltar.Changed so that Goddess Skill cooldowns are reset even when not in combat.Changed so that a hero's shield amount can be checked in Hero Management.Increased the attack range and movement speed of Soltar in Phase 2 and Phase 3.Increased the application range of the ally-targeting healing and beneficial effects of Maria, Nurspy, Umparum Upa, and Himiko.Changed the effects of the class-specific skill nodes in the Skill Laboratory.Soul of Punishment: A Warrior-class hero grants the party +15% Critical Damage for 8 seconds every 10 seconds. (Stacks up to 3 times)Soul of Protection: A Paladin-class hero grants the party +3% Attack, Defense, and Resistance for 8 seconds every 10 seconds. (Stacks up to 3 times)Soul of Rapid Fire: An Archer-class hero grants the party +5% Attack Speed and Movement Speed for 8 seconds every 10 seconds. (Stacks up to 3 times)Soul of the Killing Blow: A Hunter-class hero grants the party +5% Critical Rate for 8 seconds every 10 seconds. (Stacks up to 3 times)Soul of Magic Power: A Wizard-class hero generates 1 block for the party every 10 seconds.Soul of Benevolence: A Priest-class hero heals the party by 30% of Attack every 10 seconds.Rebalanced heroes against one another. (Details)Please restart the game after updating to continue playing.Thank you.CQ LABS
Hello, Captain. This is CQ LABS.In our previous notice, we informed you that we were preparing a balance patch targeting release next week.The balance adjustments are now mostly complete; however, during internal testing we determined that some items require additional verification.This patch includes not just simple numerical tweaks but changes that affect the overall play experience, so we felt it would be better to take a little more time to refine it.Accordingly, the balance patch scheduled for next week will be postponed by about one week.We sincerely apologize to the Captains who have been waiting, and we will do our very best in this final review to deliver a more satisfying result.We will share the details of the changes again along with the patch notes.Thank you.CQ LABS
UPDATE:Bug FixesFixed an issue where the ticket rewards of Cursed Mecha Soldier G and Cursed Mecha Soldier F were not displayed correctly.Fixed an issue where the new-weapon notification (red dot) in the weapon inventory did not disappear even after being checked.Improvements & ChangesFixed so that a pop-up window in use is not closed during Auto Challenge.Changed so that non-combat heroes can be recruited and recalled during Challenge, Arena, and Soltar.In next week's update, we plan to carry out balance adjustments and additional convenience patches.Please restart the game after updating to continue playing.Thank you.CQ LABS
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