When comparing Heroes of Newerth vs Papers Please, the Slant community recommends Papers Please for most people. In the question“What are the best games on Linux?” Papers Please is ranked 20th while Heroes of Newerth is ranked 95th. The most important reason people chose Papers Please is:
Papers Please has a unique puzzle solving element. Instead of using mathematical logic, or quick matching thinking, the puzzles in Papers Please involve checking people's background information to make sure everything matches the immigration requirements and following clues to find anything amiss.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Versatile and unique heroes
Heroes of Newerth has very versatile and unique heroes.
Pro Balanced
Better balanced than a lot of other MOBAs with a ton of small quality-of-life improvements.
Pro Fluid gameplay
Gameplay is polished and feels much smoother/more responsive than many other MOBAs.
Pro Persistence is rewarded
Though the learning curve is steep, with persistence the player will be rewarded with knowledge of a highly technical game that is very fun to play.
Pro 3 different maps
There are two 5 on 5 maps as well as a smaller 3 on 3 map to play on.
Pro Unique puzzle solving through clue based deduction
Papers Please has a unique puzzle solving element. Instead of using mathematical logic, or quick matching thinking, the puzzles in Papers Please involve checking people's background information to make sure everything matches the immigration requirements and following clues to find anything amiss.
Pro Will require making ridiculously hard decisions
There is a fine line to walk while playing, whether it is worth following the rules and ruining lives or bending the rules at the risk of getting caught in order to help destitute people. The moral choices in the game are often difficult and require hard decisions.
Pro Endless mode
Once the main story is beaten there is an optional endless mode for those that want to see how long they can play without losing.
Cons
Con Low population
Considerably lower amount of users since DOTA2's release.
Con Steep learning curve
Like most MOBAs Heroes of Newerth has a steep learning curve.
Con Toxic Community
If you pick the wrong ability (even by mistake) everyone calls you a retard and some even rage-quit.
Con Very little original gameplay
Most of the gameplay is copied from similar MOBA games.
Con Simplistic gameplay mechanic
The gameplay itself, once the player gets a grasp of it can get repetitive pretty quick due to there really being not much deviation from a singular gameplay mechanic.