Adventure · November 14, 2023
Backpack Hero (2023)
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 Join our Discord and share your feedback - we're here every day!
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Replay Value · 1.6k
- Turn-Based · 1.6k
- Inventory Management · 1.6k
- Roguelike Deckbuilder · 1.6k
- Deckbuilding · 1.6k
- 2D · 1.5k
- Fantasy · 1.4k
- Rogue-like · 1.4k
- Strategy · 1.4k
- Building · 1.4k
- Choices Matter · 1.4k
- Turn-Based Strategy · 1.4k
- Casual · 1.4k
- Rogue-lite · 1.4k
- Procedural Generation · 1.4k
Position in Adventure
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 7.7k Steam reviews | Top 30% in Adventure |
| Positive rating | 88% positive | Genre average: 87% — this title sits in top 61% |
| Metacritic | 76/100 | Genre average 77 — top 64% of Adventure titles |
| Concurrent peak | 248 players | Top 12% in Adventure by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 22 h average | Top 15% for session depth among Adventure |
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English
- German
- Czech
- Dutch
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Romanian
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Latin America
- Turkish
- Japanese
Reception Metrics
Steam community
88%Very Positive · 7.7k reviews
6.8k positive · 923 negative
Metacritic
76/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
7.1k
Peak concurrent players
248
Press Quotes
“The Next Big Dungeon Crawling Roguelike” Splattercat “There are so many items, and weapons, and synergies I'm really looking forward to using” Aliensrock “It's a great game, it is absolutely wonderful” The Spiffing Brit
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
22h
moderate (15–40 hours)
Median
10h
Typical completion time
Achievements
35
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Nov 14, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Jaspel |
| Publisher | Pretty Soon, IndieArk |
| Base price | $9.99 -50% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Metacritic page · [email protected] |
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Editions & Packages
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