Heads Will Roll: Reforged

Heads Will Roll: Reforged is an RPG with survival mechanics and turn-based combat, set during the Hundred Years War between England and France. You begin as an ordinary footman whose main goal is to survive. With skill and cunning, or through blood and perseverance, you can become one of the era’s most famous knights.

Combat and survival

Combat requires careful decisions, both in and out of battle. Its system accounts for character stats and attributes, familiarity and proficiency with weapons, weapon length, fatigue, traumas and injuries. Dozens of weapons—including swords, axes, maces, spears, throwing knives and crossbows—have different movesets tied to stats and skills such as strength and agility. They also have distinct features and can counter one another.

You can equip a range of medieval defensive gear, from helmets and armor to gorgets, bracers, greaves and chainmail stockings. Equipment varies in quality and characteristics. The game includes more than 200 lootable items, including weapons and armor, trinkets with unique effects, several types of poison, medical supplies and crafting materials.

Choices and crafting

Your actions have consequences. NPCs change their opinions of you based on how you treat them and behave in and out of battle. Their opinions can enable or prevent future interactions and may trigger special events.

You can combine loot and supplies to craft medical and utility items, as well as different types of crossbow ammunition. Outside the war, you can also pursue relationships with several women, each with a distinct personality, outlook and preferences; winning them over can be as difficult as surviving the conflict.

Modes and replayability

Randomly generated elements make playthroughs differ: you start with different items and stats, encounter different enemies, make different choices and experience different events. In Roguelike mode, each death levels up your profile, unlocking starting items and improving your character’s base characteristics so you can progress further and face harder challenges.

Story mode focuses on the story’s turns and surprises rather than hardcore survival. It offers a moderate challenge and lets you use quick save and quick load at any time.