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Hero Mania is a chaotic, bombastic, 4-player action party game in which players don the spandex of wacky, washed up, and eccentric heroes as they brawl their wa
Hero Mania released on Steam on 24 August 2026 from Cosmic Tonic LLC. It is a four-player action party game about washed-up superheroes brawling for fame — and crucially, it supports split-screen on one machine.
Ten unacclaimed heroes
You pick from a roster of 10 bizarre, silly and understandably unacclaimed heroes, each with their own personality, powers and backstory.
The framing is affectionate rather than cynical — these are heroes in sparkling spandex fighting for fame and glory, and saving the city is almost an afterthought. Cosmic Tonic describe it as chaotic and bombastic, which sets expectations accurately.
Fight crime, help citizens
Beyond the brawling there is structure: help citizens and take down criminals, using powers the studio calls incredibly bizarre.
Giving a party brawler objectives beyond hitting each other is a sensible design choice — it gives players something to compete over rather than just competing directly.
Split-screen is the standout feature
The listing includes Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen PvP alongside Multi-player and PvP.
Couch multiplayer has become genuinely rare, and for a four-player party game it is the ideal format — everyone in one room, reacting to the same screen. That alone distinguishes this from the many online-only brawlers.
What the listing includes
Steam Achievements are supported. Twelve store screenshots suggest a reasonably complete build.
The build is Windows only and English only, with full audio. Steam genre tags are Action and Casual.
Eight forty-nine at launch
Hero Mania is on Steam at $9.99. The launch discount has ended and this is the standard price, verified on 6 September 2026.
Under nine dollars for a four-player party brawler with local split-screen is fair value, and the couch support is the reason to pick it over cheaper online-only alternatives. If you do not have people to play with in person or online, a party game will not carry itself — that caveat applies to the whole genre.
At a glance — verified Steam listing
| Developer | Cosmic Tonic LLC |
| Publisher | Cosmic Tonic LLC |
| Release date | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Price | $9.99 — verified 6 September 2026 |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
| Genres | Action, Casual |
| Steam features | Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English**languages with full audio support |
| Store screenshots | 12 |
Full details are on the official Steam store page.
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