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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
76 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Though there's a very solid core to this game and I was eager to see what it had to show, I don't think I can recommend it. There's a lot to love, but at the same time, there are simply too many bugs for me to really…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Backpack Hero is a roguelike with a fun concept, well-executed gameplay mechanics, and a solid heap of replayability. I've heard some say the game feels a little repetitive, and it's true that early runs may feel very…”
“much replay value. bogs down occasionally, but very much a game I'll return to”
“Very enjoyable, good progression, major replay value.”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Absolute banger. I don't know if this was the first backpack as a living weapon game, but it was mine and it is brilliant. Dungeons are on par with Darkest Dungeon OG quality. The characters are all good except the frog…”
“8/10 Enjoyed the entirety of this game it was on my Wishlist for a long time and an old friend bought it for me out of nowhere The story is decent I wish there was more to it. The Research system i LOVED it encouraged…”
“Very enjoyable, good progression, major replay value.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Its a cute game, love the visuals with the 8-th bit, the story is oke, just the lack of updates or new content is my biggest gripe, but its fun!”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 13 of them still recommend the game.
“The game is great, optimizing the backpack is way more fun than I thought it would be. Characters and dialog are fun. But the meat of the game, dungeon crawling and optimizing your build, that's fantastic. At 10 hours…”
“This game has good idea, but after 15h or even less - it becomes such a bore. I just can't, Even if it's like a light mashup of Darkest Dungeon and Slay the Spire, it's just not fun to play. The thing that killed my…”
“Though I’ve been enjoying playing this game, I just cannot in good conscience leave a positive review. Frankly, the game isn’t finished. The main issue for me is how buggy the menus are, especially when trying to…”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I think the devs have abandoned the game or something. Overall I do not think it's worth the full price, considering all its flaws and major bugs. It feels like an early access game and i'm surprised it's a full…”
“Though there's a very solid core to this game and I was eager to see what it had to show, I don't think I can recommend it. There's a lot to love, but at the same time, there are simply too many bugs for me to really…”
“This game has a lot of potential, but I haven't had a playthrough that I didn't run into a bug of some kind. Seeing as it's a roguelite, most item bugs aren't the end of the world. But in looking up some of these other…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I love the game, it has a unique concept and creative mechanics, and it's full of charm. Unfortunately it is way too easy in my experience - you pretty much never lose a run, which greatly diminishes my enjoyment…”
“I feel like it is kinda hard to progress in the story mode, which if the game is not showing me making progress = me sad”
“Overall a solid 8.75/10 or 9/10 game. The good parts of this game consistently end up being pretty great with there only being a few bad parts that REALLY drag down the game [mostly in story mode though, quick run…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I think the devs have abandoned the game or something. Overall I do not think it's worth the full price, considering all its flaws and major bugs. It feels like an early access game and i'm surprised it's a full…”
“Incomplete, abandoned, missing kickstarter goals.”
“While the game is decently enjoyable, this is not worth $20. If it was on sale, I said go ahead. It is a pretty fun expirence at the start but it gets really stale and repetitive real quick. This is the end of the…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“The organizing mechanics are fun and it makes the game very replay-able. I've made a lot of different builds so far. Unfortunately I find myself wanting ways to make things tougher on purpose. I haven't tried all the…”
“The story mode of the game is a bit ho hum and I can't say I was ever invested in it, and even the unlocking process of the various items was a bit bland, but I LOVE the gameplay, the weird combos, and most of the…”
“It's good and I love the music, the idea behind the game and the dungeon crawling. But I think the progression is too slow. I played only 3.5 hours but it's already a little repetitive in my build, items, and…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
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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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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 2026-05-12.
| 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 |
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