# Hero Project: Open Season

> Can you survive The Hero Project, the reality competition for heroes?

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.choiceofgames.openseason](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.choiceofgames.openseason)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.choiceofgames.openseason`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Choice of Games LLC
- **Category:** GAME\_ROLE\_PLAYING
- **Downloads:** 30,172
- **Rating:** 3.95 / 5 (339 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.21
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-05
- **First published:** 2018-03-29
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.choiceofgames.openseason)
- **Website:** [https://www.choiceofgames.com/](https://www.choiceofgames.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.choiceofgames.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.choiceofgames.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Hero Project: Open Season** is a thrilling 170,000-word interactive novel and the final chapter in Zachary Sergi's acclaimed Hero Project series. Dive into America's premier reality competition for heroes and decide your fate as you navigate alliances, conspiracies, and high-stakes challenges. Fully text-based, this game lets you use your imagination to become a powerful hero shaped by your choices.

Play as any gender and orientation, wield animalistic powers, and fight to influence society's view of Powered people. Build relationships, explore multiple romance paths, and confront complex decisions that could turn you into a hero, kingpin, or freedom fighter. Featuring familiar characters and new arcs, this immersive adventure challenges you to uncover the conspiracy behind The Hero Project and save your world from destruction.

## Rankings

- #369,037 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.choiceofgames.openseason.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Users generally enjoy the story and characters of 'Hero Project: Open Season' and appreciate its continuation from the original trilogy. However, many find the heavy-handed political commentary intrusive and detracting from the superhero theme, which affects immersion. The cliffhanger ending and some inconsistencies when loading previous progress have also been criticized. Overall, fans of the series and text-based games find it solid despite these issues.

### Pros

- Engaging story and characters appreciated by many users.
- Continuation of the series with a loyal fanbase.
- Solid game mechanics and enjoyable gameplay.
- Well received by fans of the original trilogy and text-based adventures.

### Cons

- Excessive political and social commentary found intrusive and detracting from the game experience by multiple reviewers.
- Cliffhanger ending left players unsatisfied or wanting a more complete conclusion.
- Some narrative and character inconsistencies when loading progress from previous games.
- Occasional frustrating UI issues such as accidental story advancement due to scrolling.

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