---
title: "you are the hero"
description: "you are the hero is a visual novel.  A love triangle between the author, the viewer, and Jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of authentic freedom.  A game that only lies"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/57/53557.jpg"
---

# you are the hero

![you are the hero](https://t.vndb.org/cv/57/53557.jpg)

**Developer:** mlkrn

**Release date:** Dec 30, 2021

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 6.5/10 (avg, 4 votes)

## Description
you are the hero is a visual novel.

A love triangle between the author, the viewer, and Jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of authentic freedom.

A game that only lies to the player once.

[Edited from [Indiepocalypse #25](https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-25)]

## Shops
- [Official Website](https://pizzapranks.com/product/indiepocalypse-cassettes/)
- [Itch](https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-25)

## Releases
### English
- **2021-12-30**: you are the hero - [Itch.io](https://mlkrn.itch.io/youarethehero)
- **2022-02-04**: Indiepocalypse #25 - [Itch.io](https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-25)
- **2023**: Indiepocalypse #25 - Physical Edition - [Official website](https://pizzapranks.com/product/indiepocalypse-cassettes/), [Itch.io](https://pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-25)

## Tags
NVL, One True End, Late Branching Plot, No Sexual Content, Player as a Character, Unreliable Narrator, No Character Sprites, Lots of Event CGs, Autosave Only, Surreal, Metafiction, Philosophy, Meaningless Choices, Varied Title Screens, Game Jam, Narrator as a Character, No Gallery, No Auto Function, Non-explicit Nudity Only

## More Games from mlkrn
- [Nightbringers: Private Magical Contractors](https://pinovel.net/v38927)
- [One Hell of a Coffee Shop](https://pinovel.net/v33416)
- [yurisprudence: whispers from the local library](https://pinovel.net/v33080)
- [you are the hero](https://pinovel.net/v34236)
- [Bachelor of Science in BS](https://pinovel.net/v37322)
- [Nowhereplatz, U3](https://pinovel.net/v39295)

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*View the full details at [pinovel.net/v34236](https://pinovel.net/v34236).*

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