Hero Factory - Idle tycoon

Name: Hero Factory - Idle tycoon
Rating: 4.5913563 (196101 reviews)
Author: PLAYHARD STUDIO

PLAYHARD STUDIO

★ 4.6 (196,101 ratings)

⬇ 10,000,000+ downloads

Est. actual: 17,543,461

Style: Simulation

Free

Released: Mar 29, 2020

IAP: $0.99 - $99.99 per item

Contains ads

Rated: Everyone 10+

Mechanics Idle / incremental Tycoon & management RPG & hero collector MergeGacha & loot boxes

Signals

4 this week · 1 positive · 2 warnings All of this week's signals →

📈Last 7 days +1.8K installs — 52% slower than the week before (+3.7K) · 400/day since Sep 18
🏆Among Simulation games top 14% by installs gained this week (22384 peers growing)
⭐Rating steady at ★ 4.59 since Sep 18
🛠Updates dormant · updated 385 days ago

Installs since launch

+18,002 installs · +87 ratings since Sep 18

SDKs in the app · version 3.1.41, analysed Oct 1, 2026

Ad mediationAppLovin MAX ironSource / Unity LevelPlay
Ad networkAppLovin SDK DT Exchange (Fyber)Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) 24.7.0 Liftoff Monetize (Vungle) 7.6.0 Meta Audience Network 6.20.0 Unity Ads 4.16.3
AnalyticsFirebase Analytics 23.0.0
AttributionAppsFlyer Facebook App Events 16.3.0
BackendFirebase Authentication 24.0.1
ConsentGoogle User Messaging Platform 3.2.0
Crash reportingFirebase Crashlytics
Game engineUnity (engine)
Game servicesPlay Games Services 23.1.0
PaymentsPlay Billing Library 6.2.1
Remote configFirebase Remote Config
SecurityPlay Integrity API 1.3.0
Social & loginFacebook Gaming Services Facebook Login Facebook SDK (core) 16.3.0 Facebook Share Google Sign-In 20.7.0

7 mediation adapters

Adapters connect a mediation SDK to an ad network. An adapter alone does not mean the network’s own SDK is bundled.

AppLovin MAX adapter → VungleAppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle 6.20.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle 24.7.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle 8.4.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle 9.0.0.0.0AppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle 4.16.3.0AppLovin MAX adapter → Vungle 7.6.0.0

Found by static analysis of the app package; bundled is not the same as active. All SDKs →

Update history

3.1.41 Oct 13, 2025 · seen Sep 18, 2026

Minor bug fixed.

Only the current version so far — new entries appear as the game ships updates.

Trailer

Hero Factory - Idle tycoon is a simulation game by PLAYHARD STUDIO with 10,000,000+ downloads (about 18M estimated). +1.8K installs in the last 7 days. Rated 4.6 from 196K ratings. Released Mar 29, 2020. Install growth, rank history, SDKs and ad networks.

From the store listing: “***New feature : Boss Challenge & Relics Dive into the epic world of Hero Factory and unstop the massive hero production from your own factories to challenge powerful bosses. Dispatch your heroes from the factories to hunt epic enemies down and earn plenty of golds to become a rich enough to expand your hero…”