so i give this a 4/5 stars overall... it gave me big pokemon yellow/ gameboy vibes and it brought some nestalgia into the games artwork, i found the interface useful... i noticed once in awhile itll count 1 step as 2 steps... maybe a slight bug... could've been a one off... but thought id mention it anyway incase... the interface was simple and straight forward... though took me awhile to see items on the pause menu but thats on me for not being observent possibly, the sounds were great when picking up items killing mosters etc... and the music changing for almost every area was a realy nice touch, theres not much more to say really it was very enjoyable and well polished, i probably said more in my review of your game so feel free to take a look around 59:24 to 1:13:19 which is the end, all in all good luck and i hope you found this helpful! 

This game is so good that I don't have any complaints other than I wish there was more. Awesome job!!!

I LOVE THIS GAME! I was just going to play for about 30 minutes so I could rate it, but I accidentally sank 2 hours into it; oops!

This game won me over from the first impression onward. I love the cheery Game-Boy-like visuals. The minimal pixel font matches the aesthetic nicely; I found it hard to read at first, but soon got the hang of it.

The music and sound design are excellent as well; they have the same quirky charm as the music from Nobody's Quest, but made even better: more cohesive, more appealing, more of a jam. They pay homage to Game Boy chiptunes without limiting themselves to that sound set.

While the aesthetics are solid, what really makes Step By Step Hero special is the gameplay. I respect any game that tries out innovative game mechanics; it's rare for a game to do so as successfully as this one.

• Steps as a limited resource = genius. It's easy to understand how it works, but it takes some thinking and experience to get better at weighing this resource against others.
• This game's bizarro shuffled geography = genius. It's another mechanic that a player naturally starts to understand through experience (and through some tips from scholars). You don't know exactly where you'll venture forward (or back) to, but you learn that certain directions lead to certain regions, and that if you plant a Step Seed, your future self will thank you.
• Defeating monsters simply by having more max HP = simple yet effective. It works well in Nobody's Quest, and it works well here. By the way, is it intentional that monsters only ever hurt you when you walk into them? If it is, I think it works well. It has the effect of reinforcing the need to be cautious with steps, and making the mad horseshoe dash feel riskier than normal play. (If you would ever like randomly moving monsters to initiate an attack, let me know; I've made a plugin that does that.)

This game is just generally a joy to play. The different kinds of resources are well balanced, and gathering them and discovering new things is satisfying. PixelSlop, I love what you're making here.

I enjoyed the gameboy aesthetic and the unique mechanic of having limited steps. Combat was interesting as well, being based on having enough health to win the fight.  Definitely a game that I'll have to take some time to complete.

Pretty clean game here. I easily learned the rules of the game, but some of the text was hard to read. I noticed when moving back to an area from where I came, I'd find myself in a totally different area than before which threw me off and I lost my bearings on where to go.

I like the theme, I enjoyed the music, I enjoyed the aesthetic, and the art style. I would recommend finding a way to turn the step counting mechanic into more of a micro puzzle, than an overarching limitation.