Ship of Heroes launched a new superhero MMORPG on Steam on September 22, 2025. The reviews from many players have been negative so far. The developers suspect a targeted campaign against the project.
What is the current status of Ship of Heroes? On September 22, 2025, the new superhero MMORPG from Heroic Games celebrated its final release. However, there was hardly any reason for a party. User reviews have been negative from the start, and the new online role-playing game also struggled to gain traction with player numbers. Currently, the numbers are as follows:
- The peak for simultaneous active Steam users was 100 thirteen days ago. Over the weekend, there were rarely more than 10 people online at the same time – Source: steamdb.info.
- Of the just 100 user reviews on Steam, only 20 percent are positive. This results in an average of “Mostly Negative.”
A lot of criticism is directed at the payment model. Ship of Heroes is supposed to cost almost 60 euros. In addition, a mandatory subscription kicks in after the second month. For this, the developers promise: no microtransactions, no in-game shop, no expensive deluxe packs, and no paid DLCs.
The problem: Ship of Heroes is simply not good and polished enough for many players to justify full price plus subscription. There are complaints about the technical foundation, clunky controls, AI synchronization, and much more. The consensus of many critiques is: Other significantly older superhero MMORPGs offer much more quality and content, and that with Free2Play access.
“Review-bombing trolls flood Steam forums”
How do the developers react to this? They had previously referred to some authors of the Steam reviews as trolls multiple times around the launch. In a pinned post in the community section of Steam, they now also explain that they believe they are the victims of a “review bombing” campaign.
In the first week, Ship of Heroes was bombarded with negative reviews. […] For this reason, we made some simple changes. We are addressing the most frequently mentioned concerns, as good, honest people sometimes have significant doubts about a game, and we want to clear those up. We also reset our Steam forums to prioritize discussions between our customers and players. As the review-bombing trolls flood the Steam forums with negativity, we recommend everyone who has not yet purchased the game and wants to learn about the game, its features, culture, and future, to visit the SoH forums at Shipofheroes.com.
What is the validity of the accusation? First, let’s note that Ship of Heroes has not really been overwhelmed by a large flood of negative troll reviews since its release. The number of reviews has been too small so far, and many disappointed players take too much time to constructively explain why they give a thumbs down.
The fact that the criticism from players is fundamentally justified is also reflected in the low player numbers. Why would there be hardly more than 10 players online at the same time two weeks after the release if the game was worth its money? Many of the complaints raised by the buyers can also be easily understood by watching gameplay in video form – like the trailer here in the article.
The fact that occasional troll comments occur amidst the constructive criticism is unfortunately a part of the nature of the internet, and it has even been fueled by the developers. When they referred to critics as trolls, deleted critical posts, and published their own peculiar definition of constructive feedback on Steam, it was not well received by parts of the community.
Furthermore, the team lightly brushed over the often elaborate criticism of the payment system: they respect the financial concerns but want to stick to their own plan. You can find out more about this here: New MMORPG launches today with full price and subscription on Steam, receives criticism for it, responds annoyed: “Trolls remain trolls”
