Ten Seconds Hero 1

Ten Seconds Hero 1 is an open-world game that can be played solo or in multiplayer. You explore with a default protagonist and can control more than 70 monsters, 20 female NPCs and 20 male NPCs by pressing E. The game includes a weather system, ground vegetation and character deformation.

Characters and skills

You can use over 100 skills across six categories: Ice (1–29), Stone (1–29), Fire (1–31), Wind (1–29), Electric (1–12) and Buff (1–25). Characters need the corresponding attributes to use a skill. Skill books drop from monsters or can be purchased from a store, and each character has a 10-slot skill bar.

Female NPCs can attack with a left-click move that creates a ranged blocking effect on landing, or lock onto a target for a missile attack. Their visual effects vary. Male NPCs mostly have exclusive weapons and shields; 12 shield-bearing male NPCs use different attacks with directional input. Their right-click attack first recalls a nearby exclusive weapon or shield, then throws it. Some characters can also charge or flash attack.

Skill-book access depends on character attributes:

• Female characters with Ice can use Ice 1–20 and Buff 1–4; Stone characters can use Stone 1–20.
• Female characters with Fire can use Fire 1–20 and Buff 5–10; Wind characters can use Wind 1–20 and Buff 18–25.
• Female characters with Electric can use Electric 1–7 and Buff 11–17.
• Male characters with Fire can use Fire 17–28 and Buff 5–10; Wind characters can use Wind 12 and 17–27, and Buff 18–25.
• Male characters with Electric can use Electric 1–7 and Buff 11–17.

The exclusive shield skills belong to these NPCs: LaoZheng (Wind 27), XiaoFeng (Electric 7), XiaoChen (Electric 8), XiaoChu (Fire 29), XiaoWei (Electric 9), LaoHan (Wind 28), XiaoYang (Electric 10), XiaoQin (Wind 29), XiaoQian (Electric 11), LaoYou (Fire 30), XiaoXu (Electric 12) and LaoZhao (Fire 31).

Monsters and combat

Monsters have different actions, attributes and dropped items. Easy monsters have actions only and can be defeated by a protagonist QTE when E appears, but this does not yield an item. Advanced monsters have actions and one to three skills, while bosses have actions and five to six skills; both use their skills in response to particular actions. Some enemies can charge or flash attack, and some attacks require you to confirm a target or location.

Building and transport

You can build only on green ground. Some plants grow into upgraded versions and produce fruit; they must be built directly and attacked with a left-click. Other construction options include wood and stone collection, as well as metal increases. To sell an item, place it on the ground near a store, with both the item and the character close to it.

Only the default protagonist can pick up items, build houses and plants, collect and sell upgraded plants, purchase skills, and switch weapons or shields. The protagonist can also ride horses, drive carriages, robots and cranes, fly with flying creatures, and swim with swimming creatures. The protagonist on the beach is an NPC who provides plot dialogue and has actions only; the beach monsters also provide dialogue and have actions but no skills, and are future bosses.