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Hooptown Hero

Become the Hero of Hooptown in this roguelite basketball game. Improve your skills, impress the fans, and unlock unique abilities by battling the other residents of Hooptown. Win the city championship and bring glory to your local business sponsor.

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Developer
Goin' Yumbo
Publisher
Goin' Yumbo
Release
December 17, 2024
1 year and 227 days ago
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Mixed17 reviews58.8%

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About the Game

Hooptown Hero is a 3v3 ROGUELIKE ARCADE BASKETBALL game.
Hooptown is a small midwestern city that lives and breathes basketball. Each year the residents of Hooptown come together to participate in 3 separate basketball leagues. Teams are sponsored by local Hooptown businesses. Your weird Uncle Bill has a habit of starting a new business each year with hopes of someday sponsoring a Hooptown Hero. Will this be your year?

FEATURES

  • Compete in 3 unique leagues each to become CITY CHAMPION
  • Play well to generate CLUTCH that is used for Hooptown CRITICAL HITS
  • Directly control your teammates or call quick plays
  • Impress the crowd and participate in shooting contests to earn HOOP COINS
  • Spend hoop coins at the Hooptown General Store to improve your player
  • Give high fives

PLAYER PROGRESSION

  • Unlock and equip new abilities and sick basketball moves like hook shots
  • Equip powerful artifacts found in the dumpsters of Hooptown
  • Improve your player attributes to become harder, better, faster, or stronger
  • Unlock additional player positions with unique strengths and weaknesses
  • Spend completely legal sponsor bucks between seasons on persistent player upgrades
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