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Backpack Hero
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Backpack Hero is a creative roguelike that stands out by turning inventory management into the main gameplay mechanic. Instead of just collecting items, you have to carefully arrange them in your backpack to create stronger builds and synergies, which makes every run feel like a…”
— a player, Steam review · 30 hrs played“My impressions are very mixed, but ultimately I'm going to give it a positive review as the cons are more of personal preference. I would rather praise game for having too much content, but just the way you get to it really sucks. Pros: - Very different characters and multiple…”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played“i loved this game when it was "early access" and when 1.0 launched i was excited. bugs were present but i believed that the issues would be addressed soon enough and more content that was promised would be delivered. as april 2026 the game is stagnant with no updates and…”
— a player, Steam review · 106 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:57 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
December Check-In!
Hey, Backpackers! We’ve got some exciting news for you! We know you’ve been waiting for updates, so we’re here to share something cool we’ve been working on recently. What's new in Backpack Hero - Tot
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Your turn to save 35%
Hello, future Backpackers! Steam's Turn-Based RPG Fest is here, and we're glad you're here – we hope you have fun organizing your backpack to unleash all manner of loot-based synergies in turn-based d
Summer Update Hotfix #1
Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue where some item descriptions were not visible (specifically Relics) Whimsy Wand's shape is now fully visible on card Whimsy Wand is now categorized as a wand Sunlight Wand is
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Strategy |
| Player tags | Replay Value · Turn-Based · Inventory Management · Roguelike Deckbuilder · Deckbuilding · 2D · Fantasy · Rogue-like · Strategy · Building · Choices Matter · Turn-Based Strategy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Irish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11 Processor: 1.1 GHz Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: DX10, DX11, DX12 capable. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 250 MB available space