Backpack Hero

Buy86%

Very Positive · 9k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Jaspel · Replay Value · Nov 14, 2023

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$16.23
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
18
Full audio0 of 18
Subtitles18 of 18

Should I buy Backpack Hero?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 153 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 79 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
153 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Satchel has some of the strongest and most enjoyable builds in the game, be it you charming all enemies and turning them to your side, or just putting out insane amounts of damage.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys inventory management and turn-based action.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is turn-based and generally easy to understand, but creating an effective backpack introduces considerably more strategy.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Each playable character gives interesting variation on mechanics and are actually fun to play (besides toad).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
ORIGINAL REVIEW: It's a roguelike inventory management game with meta progression and nice pixel graphics.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is officially Steam Deck Verified, with its core functionality working through the handheld's controls and its interface remaining usable on the smaller display.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay153 reviews
Interface74 reviews
Combat39 reviews
Characters35 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
75% still recommend
Players complain
Story
81% still recommend
Bugs
48% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Controls
62% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$16.23

The lowest we've tracked is $8.43.

8 points recordedtoday · $16.23

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