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TBH: Task Bar Hero

52% positive · 38,590 Steam reviews · released May 27, 2026 · by Nugem Studio, Tesseract Studio

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Last 90 days: 71% positive across 899 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4073 games).

Content & longevity47% positive · 77 mentions
“Been Perma Playing League of Legends, Eternal Return and Valorant Ever since i played this game, been running every time i play or do work have not run to any issues nor flag from vanguard (which flags deadlock btw) also been playing gacha…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 42 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value38% positive · 34 mentions
“Fun AFK Idle game with good progression and upgrading systems, rng drops system is pretty good even though supposedly decreased, at this rate i'm atleast getting in return from rare RNG drops the steam money equivalency of the electricity…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 376 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability47% positive · 34 mentions
“100+ Hours on Record with this being posted and I can tell you its fun for what it is. (AFK Idle, just empty out stash occasionally with combines). I've been looking at the negative reviews and there "seems" to be a few issues with it: 1…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2026 · 139 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing50% positive · 32 mentions
“Tiny. Clever. Surprisingly Engaging. TBH: Task Bar Hero is such a clever little game. The idea of fitting an entire idle RPG into your taskbar sounds ridiculous at first, but it actually works incredibly well. Your pixel heroes keep…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 93 h played · Report / request removal
Gameplay & mechanics55% positive · 22 mentions
“this game is so fun to play whilst watching videos or playing other games”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2026 · 8 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance40% positive · 20 mentions
“Tiny. Clever. Surprisingly Engaging. TBH: Task Bar Hero is such a clever little game. The idea of fitting an entire idle RPG into your taskbar sounds ridiculous at first, but it actually works incredibly well. Your pixel heroes keep…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 93 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio56% positive · 16 mentions
“100+ Hours on Record with this being posted and I can tell you its fun for what it is. (AFK Idle, just empty out stash occasionally with combines). I've been looking at the negative reviews and there "seems" to be a few issues with it: 1…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2026 · 139 h played · Report / request removal
Multiplayer & community33% positive · 15 mentions
“100+ Hours on Record with this being posted and I can tell you its fun for what it is. (AFK Idle, just empty out stash occasionally with combines). I've been looking at the negative reviews and there "seems" to be a few issues with it: 1…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2026 · 139 h played · Report / request removal

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