The Bazaar How to Unlock Heroes: Full Access Guide

How Do You Unlock Heroes in The Bazaar?

Looking for The Bazaar how to unlock heroes? Vanessa is free, and the all-heroes purchase model announced for the mobile launch includes the complete roster with a paid copy. Before spending Gems or buying individual characters, understand the change from separate unlocks to full-game access.

The mobile-launch change announced on October 15, 2026, gives every paid copy access to every hero, including copies players already own. Separate hero DLC purchases are being retired as part of that transition.

Here’s how that purchase model works:

• Free accounts: Play with Vanessa.
• New paid accounts: Get the complete hero roster with the full game. The announced Steam price is $29.99.
• Existing owners: Receive the included roster through their existing paid copy, with no additional game purchase required.
• Players switching devices: Link a Tempo account to carry the purchase across supported devices.

The change is tied to the mobile launch. The Android mobile beta specifically retains the earlier hero-access setup rather than including every hero automatically.

Do You Still Need Gems to Unlock Characters?

The older system sold heroes individually for Gems, with Vanessa available for free. The April 2025 prices were 600 Gems for the first purchased hero, 1,800 Gems for the second, and 3,000 Gems for each subsequent hero.

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That system made Ranked rewards part of the route to expanding your roster: opening reward chests earned Gems that could go toward another character. Those prices explain why older advice focuses on saving currency and choosing your first purchases carefully.

In that April 2025 setup, Ranked entry cost 100 Gems per run, and players received one free Ranked Ticket each day. The daily ticket did not stack. Each reward chest guaranteed at least 35 Gems, while some awarded more. The Prize Pass also offered chests and Ranked Tickets, with progress coming from play and Daily/Weekly Challenges regardless of wins or losses.

Under the announced mobile-launch model, paid ownership provides the roster. Grinding Ranked chests to purchase each hero belongs to the earlier unlock system.

Check whether you’re playing the mobile beta before following an older Gem-unlock walkthrough. The beta’s hero restrictions and the announced full-game access model apply to different stages of the rollout.

How Does Hero Access Work Across Devices?

The purchase model connects full-game access to your Tempo account. Existing owners can use that account on mobile without paying for the game again, and new buyers only need one game purchase across supported devices.

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To use that access:

1. Use your existing Tempo account if you already own the game.
2. Link your purchase to that account to access it across supported devices.
3. Continue with the same account on mobile to carry over your purchase and progress.

The Android beta runs on production servers, so beta players face the usual roster of opponents and retain access to their collectibles. Real-money purchases in that beta are charged as real purchases. The beta’s separate hero restrictions do not turn those transactions into free test purchases.

For a new Steam purchase, visit The Bazaar on Steam. The announced $29.99 price covers the full game under the new model, rather than a single character.

What Happens to Previously Purchased Hero DLC?

Players who purchased hero DLC before the mobile launch are set to receive exclusive animated skins for the corresponding heroes. Those skins are reserved for players who bought that hero’s DLC before the transition.

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For existing owners, the distinction is between character access and cosmetics: the paid game includes the roster under the new model, while eligible earlier DLC purchases receive the matching animated skins. Buying the game again is unnecessary.