Backpack Hero

Backpack Hero

Steam Deck Verified

Jaspel · Replay Value · Nov 14, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $13.96, but it has been as low as $8.60.

87%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

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
50% of themes are praise10% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There are five playable characters with a very distinctive play-style.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Really fun gameplay, nice artstyle, decent enough story mode, its all good!
99 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
I feel like it would be hypocritical not to recommend this game with the number of hours I've played, but I also would not just unilaterally recommend it to all players, or even to all players who enjoy the inventory-management genre.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
On the other hand, the visuals are just okay and really does not stand out as stylish.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Gameplay is really unique and fun despite the grind and singular out-of-combat music track.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters143 reviews
Gameplay99 reviews
Interface81 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat45 reviews
76%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs49 reviews
47%
Difficulty19 reviews
79%
Controls14 reviews
50%
Steam Deck8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $13.96 (−39%). The lowest we've tracked is $8.60.

5 points recordedtoday · $13.96

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.