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Play as a flying pizza in a wave-survival shooter, choosing toppings that grant attacks and abilities as you battle enemies.
Released 27 Jun 2024
Build With Pizza Toppings
Throw Pepperoni Grenades
Damage Foes With Blue Cheese
Pizza Hero is a unique shoot 'em up roguelike. The toppings you select affect your abilities. For example, pepperoni throws grenades while blue cheese creates a pungent perimeter.
Developed by Astro Hound · Published by Astro Hound







You play as a pizza defending the world from waves of enemies in a 2D shoot-'em-up roguelike. Move through levels, fight swarms, and survive long enough to advance.
Choose damage and passive toppings that shape your build: pepperoni adds a grenade attack, while blue cheese damages nearby foes. Levels and power-ups are randomly generated, and auto-targeting can focus on different enemy types.
Upgrade overall stats between runs, unlock later stages by surviving waves, and play in endless mode. You can also rescue animals to unlock pets that help collect experience.
Players who enjoy Pizza Hero often describe it as a fun, easygoing arcade game with an amusing pizza theme, and some praise how toppings and recipes shape different builds. Cute animal companions also appeal to some reviewers. Others find the runs repetitive or the progression grindy, and several criticize the automatic targeting for making important enemies difficult to hit.
| Platforms | Windows |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 75 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
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