It was first released for the Nintendo Switch in October 2019 before being ported to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows in 2020.

[3] The game's soundtrack was primarily written by Toby Fox, an indie developer better known for creating Undertale.

[3] In January 2020, it was announced that the game would have a retail collector's edition, published by NIS America, in June 2020.

[4][5] That same month, it was also announced that it would be released for the PlayStation 4 in Japan on April 23, 2020, published at retail by Rainy Frog.

[8] IGN's Tom Marks gave it a 7/10, saying "Little Town Hero exudes charm from every corner of its adorable little village, and couples that personality with an absurd and utterly unique combat system full of combos I loved discovering.