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Backpack Hero

Backpack Hero

Released: 11/14/2023

OVERVIEW 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! Their placement has a huge impact on their performance. Find them 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! STORY MODE 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! FEATURES - 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

OVERVIEW 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! Their placement has a huge impact on their performance. Find them 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! STORY MODE 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! FEATURES - 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

OVERVIEW 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! Their placement has a huge impact on their performance. Find them 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! STORY MODE 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! FEATURES - 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

Critics
74
Steam
87
Metacritic
70

Score Breakdown

74.0

Critic Average

14 reviews

87

Steam User Score

8,344 reviews

70

Metacritic User Score

20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-12.8
Metacritic Disparity
+4.0
Combined Disparity
-4.4

Average of both sources

Review Timing

11 launch window (79%)3 late (21%)