Action · March 1, 2018

Heroes of Hammerwatch (2018)

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Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure game set in the same universe as Hammerwatch. Encounter endless hordes of enemies, traps, puzzles, secrets and lots of loot, as you battle your way through procedurally generated levels to reach the top of the Forsaken Spire. A rogue-lite with a lot of persistent progression. You will start each run in Outlook, a town which you can upgrade to grant your heroes with various enhancements that will further help you in your quest. The heroes themselves will also remain persistent, you can even bring your own heroes to your friends game! Features: Procedurally generated content: Random generated levels offers a high replay value and will bring you a new challenge with each run. Persistant progression: Your heroes will retain the experience gained from a run, and will become more powerful as they level up. Town upgrades: Construct/Upgrade 10 different buildings that will help your heroes in various ways. Classes: Choose from 7 different classes, all with unique stats, abilities and playstyles. Items: Find or buy over 100 unique items of various rarity. Co-op: Play with up to 3 friends in co-op. New Game+: Heroes of Hammerwatch will be a real challenge, and even if you beat it, the challenge never ends!

Action releases from 2018

175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Rogue-lite · 229
  • Action Roguelike · 211
  • Co-op · 178
  • Pixel Graphics · 177
  • Multiplayer · 150
  • Dungeon Crawler · 150
  • RPG · 150
  • Online Co-Op · 100
  • Indie · 90
  • Action · 77
  • Adventure · 59
  • 2D · 57
  • Hack and Slash · 47
  • Procedural Generation · 47
  • Top-Down · 46

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume9.2k Steam reviewsTop 42% in Action
Positive rating88% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 46%
Engagement hours25 h averageTop 19% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Includes level editor
  • Family Sharing

Reception Metrics

Steam community

88%Very Positive · 9.2k reviews

8.1k positive · 1.1k negative

Curator recommendations

7.4k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

25h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

10h

Typical completion time

Achievements

114

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 1, 2018
DeveloperCrackshell
PublisherTeam17
Base price$3.74 -75%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (3)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese

Editions & Packages

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