Hero Mode, also known as Mayfield's Game in Australia and the United Kingdom, is a 2021 American independent comedy film[2] directed by A.J.

Kavounas, and Tesler,[3][4] the film was released in American theaters on June 4, 2021, distributed by Blue Fox Entertainment.

[6] Before its release the film generated criticism for its perceived unrealistic portrayal of video game development.

[9] Writing in Variety, critic Nick Schager described the film as a "lively saga about a young coding wizard who’s charged with saving his family’s gaming business [that] doesn’t break novel ground in any respect," but that "its good humor, spry pacing and likable performances should appeal to its pre-high-school target audience.

"[10] Critic Richard Whittaker wrote in The Austin Chronicle that the film is "a sweet, vaguely moralizing, teen-and-tween-friendly light drama," and that it "is charming if undemanding, and feels at least a little authentic to its milieu.