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Backpack Hero

by Jaspel·published by Pretty Soon, IndieArk

21 January 2022E20
PCLinuxWindowsMacBrowserPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendo

Reader score

7.5/ 10

2 votes

How long to beat

only 1 report

60h

Normally

story and some extras

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

2

Screenshots

Key art

About

The inventory management roguelike!
Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

Backpack Hero is a twist on your standard deck-building roguelike. It isn't just about what you carry, but how you organize the items within your bag!

Placement has a huge impact on your items – find the right spot in your backpack to increase their power! Explore ancient dungeons, caves, swamps, and more! Meet colorful friends and fight deadly foes! Don't get lost!



When you aren't putting your life in danger, you can make good use of the resources you have gathered and rebuild your hometown of Haversack Hill!

Turn it into a charming and efficient hamlet to attract new residents. Buy and sell items, conduct research, and unlock heroes, challenges, and quests. By organizing the perfect village, you will restore the world of Orderia and rescue the animals who live there!



  • Experiment with your strategy and create game-breaking solutions
  • Collect 800+ distinct items, with ingenious powers and synergies to harness
  • Battle with over 100+ enemies. Learn their attack patterns and vanquish your foes
  • Dive into the endless dungeons! Start every run with randomly generated levels and discover unpredictable items, unique layouts, events, and challenges
  • Explore 5 unique play styles by selecting different heroes
  • Play standalone runs or experience the full adventure and meta progression in Story Mode
  • Rebuild Haversack Hill and help its inhabitants
  • Turn the village into an appealing and efficient hamlet to attract new residents. Buy and sell items, conduct research, and unlock heroes, challenges, and quests



  • Enrich your game with mods created by the community
  • Enjoy the game on PC or Steam Deck
  • Play with full controller support

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Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

Third personSide view

Engine

Unity

Languages

18 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
Chinese (Simplified)—
Chinese (Traditional)—
Czech—
Dutch—
English
Finnish——
French—
German—
Italian—
Japanese—
Korean—
Polish—
Portuguese (Brazil)—
Portuguese (Portugal)——
Russian—
Spanish (Spain)——
Turkish—
Ukrainian——

Also known as

Backpack Hero.exe — Windows Executable

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Facts

Developer

Jaspel

Publisher

Pretty Soon, IndieArk

Released

21 January 2022

Platforms

PCLinuxWindowsMacBrowserPlayStationPS4XboxXbox OneNintendoSwitchPS5

Age ratings

ACBPGUSK6PEGI7ESRBEGRACALLCLASS_INDL

Standing

Top 1% by 24hr peak players

Tags

Side viewFixed / flip-screenTurn-basedRoguelikePoint and selectFantasy