Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 163 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Steam Deck: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 7k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
163 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its ARPG elements are interesting and allow for many different builds and playstyles.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played HOH2 single-player, but it seems like it could make a nice co-op experience as well.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As it makes future runs on your other units more rewarding and makes you try out the entire roster and experiment a bit more.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I wouldn't let this be a fully limiting factor for you, in this state, since the weapons are almost all fun and interesting to use in their own way.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Underneath the beautiful art style lays a shallow, flawed game trying to convince the player to indulge in its identity crisis.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Honestly, Hammerwatch 2 gets a lot of flak for being a multiplayer-only game, but single-player is still totally fun—you just have to know what you're getting into.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay163 reviews
Co-op65 reviews
Characters50 reviews
Combat45 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Difficulty20 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Story74% still recommend
Crashes18% still recommend
Steam Deck71% still recommend
Performance44% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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