Backpack Hero
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3.3%of peak
All-time peak
3,693Nov 2023
Playing now
121−31 vs. yesterday
All-time peak
3,693Nov 2023
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| Sale | 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 dungeon crawling battles! Also check out the bundles with our great turn-based friends, like Peglin , which is just incredible! It's your turn to save 35% off on Backpack Hero – until October 13! PS… | — | |
| Game update | 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 now categorized as a wand Removed the forge slot from the Hot Stones | — | |
| In-game event | The Summer Event is here! Hey, Backpackers! It's time for you to feel the warm breeze of summer in the dungeons - the Summer Event is live ☀️ What's waiting for you? 🩳 3 new summer costumes - dress up your hero in style with the fresh summer outfits. 🐚 New summer main menu music - enjoy a new version of the soundtrack to set the perfect mood. 🍹 New summer items on the main menu - a little teaser of what you can find… | — | |
| Community | What’s going on? 👀 Hey, Backpackers! We’ve been a bit quiet for a while here, but here’s the reason – Backpack Hero is now available on PlayStation and Xbox! 🎉 The porting process was more challenging than we anticipated, but the game is finally available for everyone! We really appreciate your patience and excitement for the console versions. Your positive reception is the biggest reward for us ❤️ What happens… |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.
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| Sale | Spring is in the air 🌼 Hey, Backpackers! Spring is in the air, and with it comes Steam Spring Sale, offering you the chance to grab Backpack Hero at a 20% discount! But that's not all! We’re extremely happy to be surrounded by amazing companions (not only) for this event ❤️ 🌱 Check out our brand-new bundle featuring Peglin ! 🌱 Don’t forget about our friends from Slay the Spire , God of Weapons , Moonlighter , and D… | — |
| Community | Happy Love Day! Hey, Backpackers! Happy Love Day from Team Backpack to our amazing community ❤️ We're sending all our love your way on this special day! Technical and saving updates A little while back, we reached out to you on our Twitter and Reddit channels, asking for more details about those pesky saving issues and progress losses. With your invaluable help, we've made some key improvements! Check out the… | — |
| Community | Thank you for an amazing 2023 ❤️ Hey, Backpackers! 2023 has come to an end and what a year it was! Our game has changed a lot, and so have we! Working on Backpack Hero allowed us to learn and grow, achieve new things, start great friendships, explore exciting opportunities and gain valuable experiences. Thank you for being part of this amazing adventure! Your feedback and support allowed us to be where we are today. We’re real… | — |
| Community | The worlds of Backpack Hero and Moonlighter are colliding 💥 Hey, Backpackers! We hope you have fun with our newest crossover: Will's iconic outfit and Broom Spear – inspired by Moonlighter – have now appeared in Backpack Hero! Will's Outfit Another backpack hero, in another world, once wore this outfit. It carries the scent of adventure, but fits perfectly! Broom Spear A tool with one, simple purpose. To clean. At least, that is if held in untrained han… | — |
| In-game event | Holiday Update is out! Hey, Backpackers! It’s the holiday season, which means the festive atmosphere is back! Put on the Santa hat, fill your backpack with gifts and head into the dungeons on a winter adventure! What's new? 🎵 The winter music is back! ❄️ It’s snowing in the dungeons (watch out for the snowdrifts!) 🎁 Collect presents and give them to Tiny Chuck - you’ll get some festive items in return! ✨ Pochette h… | — |
| Sale | Backpack Hero + Dome Keeper bundle is live! Hey, Backpackers! How about grabbing your backpack and digging deep underground? Backpack Hero is now available in a bundle with Dome Keeper - an excellent title that combines base building, tower defense and roguelike elements! Protect your dome from waves of alien invaders, mine for resources, and choose from powerful upgrade paths 👾 Complete the set, or add both games to your library with a… | — |
| Community | The Dungeons are still here! Hey, Backpackers! We’ve noticed that some of you that prefer the classic Backpack Hero gameplay can’t find it anymore. Don’t worry though - it’s still there! You don’t have to go through the Story Mode and unlock everything to enjoy fighting foes in the dungeons with all the items available. You can find the classic gameplay with everything unlocked under the Start Quick Game option! We see tha… | — |
| Game update | Hotfix 2 Hey, Backpackers! New Stuff: · Added a special item for Thanksgiving! Fixes: · Fixed achievements for Item Expert and Item Hero · Updated fonts for Chinese, Korean, and Japanese · Updated translations! · Fixed a glitch that could occur if an item caused an event at the end of combat before a fight with an elite on the same tile · Fixed a missing conversation that could occur when talking to the… | — |
| Community | Steam Awards 2023 - nominate us 🐭 Hey, Backpackers! The autumn sale is live, which means that it’s also time for Steam Awards nominations! We’re trying our luck in the Best Game on Steam Deck category. If you enjoy Backpack Hero so much, that you want to carry it everywhere… in your, well, for example, backpack ( wink wink ), please consider voting for us! In the meantime, we’re working hard on fixing the bugs and issues that y… | — |
| Community | 1.0: The Biggest Changes From Early Access Hey, Backpackers! Some of you might be wondering: “so, what’s actually different between the 1.0 and Early Access version?”. Well, wonder no more - here are the main features that came with Backpack Hero’s full release! Meta progression Something many of you have been waiting for! No more throwing you in at the deep end - your journey will begin with the basics . The game now guides you through… | — |
| Game update | Saving and Font Hotfix Hey, Backpackers! Thank you to all of our new players! The launch has been exciting for all of us here at Team Backpack! It has gone very well and we're super happy with the feedback that we've received! We've been listening to you and we already have several hotfixes planned for the next few days . We're starting with the biggest issues: Fixes: · Updated fonts for Korean and Japanese · Fixed a… | — |
| News | Backpack Hero 1.0 OUT NOW! Hey, Backpackers! Backpack Hero is OUT NOW in 1.0! 🎉 It’s been a wild ride, and we couldn’t be more grateful to you for joining us. Your support has been crucial since the very beginning. When the game was making its first steps on itch.io, when we did our Kickstarter campaign, and of course from the day 1 of Early Access, it was you who helped us make Backpack Hero a reality and shaped it to… | — |
| Community | Is this really happening?! 👀 Hey, Backpackers! 🎉 SURPRISE! 🎉 Backpack Hero’s full version is launching on Steam TODAY! 😱 This was just announced during the Nintendo Indie World Showcase! So… see you in, like, 30 minutes? 😏 Join the Backpack Hero community: DISCORD TWITTER TIKTOK REDDIT | — |
| Community | Haversack Hill – The Basics #3 Hey, Backpackers! Let’s take a look at one last thing about the Story Mode. Well, two last things to be more specific - selling and researching items! There are a few ways to make good use of the stuff you brought from the dungeons! You can simply sell the loot in the Store to get all three kinds of resources in return. Of course bigger items are worth more than smaller ones, and the rarer the… | — |
| Game update | Town Testing Hotfix #6 Changes: · Updated translations - especially for Korean, German, and Japanese · Major improvements and redesign of controller support in the Town Bug Fixes: · Fixed the carpenter - which was offset from the grid · Fixed issues with the "Spin the Wheel" game in Story mode · Fixed saving bugs that could occur in Story Mode · Opening "Options" in another language is more performative · Updated iss… | 12641646 |
| Community | Haversack Hill – The Basics #2 Hey, Backpackers! Today we’ll talk about the town again. Let’s take a look at Haversack Hill’s inhabitants and their quests this time! Encounter over 30 new NPCs! If you’ve read the backstories of our heroes, you should already know a few of them! Purse's father, Louis , or CR-8's rescuers, Matthew and Constance , are some of the familiar faces. But there’s more! You’ll meet a wide variety of c… | — |
| Game update | Town Testing Hotfix #5 Bug Fixes: · You can now connect buildings to the Town-Hall via Bridges · Fixed issue where items could sometimes move into Pet Pouches when swapping · Fixed fonts for other languages for conversations in town · Fixed fonts for other languages in the "Resources Gained" panels · Corrected damage calculation for the Scratch attack · NPCs are now alphabetized in the NPC menu of the overworld · Rem… | 12546951 |
| Community | Haversack Hill – The Basics #1 Hey, Backpackers! Have you tried the Story Mode on the testing branch already? How do you like it? 🐭 To make this new experience as pleasant as possible for you, we want to tell you more about Haversack Hill basics! We’ll start with the resources you need to rebuild the town, and the buildings themselves. Let’s go through the resources first! There are 3 new kinds: 🧀 food 🔨 building material… | — |
| Game update | Town Testing Hotfix #4 Bug Fixes: · Fixed translations which the last update broke (Sincere apologies to all on the testing branch!) · Fixed an issue when trading relics to the Shady Trader · Added a back-button to the NPC menu · Expanded the NPC menu to four columns · Fixed the card for the fishing shack, which wasn't properly explaining that it needed to be near water · Removed the prompt to interact with the fishi… | — |
| Game update | Town Testing Hotfix #3 Bug Fixes: · Fixed the outline of the Skull Goblet · Fixed an issue where scrollbars would scroll automatically · Fixed an issue where some events like the master forge would not spawn in quick play · Fixed an issue where ghostly arrows and helmets would detect their own space as empty · You can now replace duct tape by placing another item over it · Fixed a glitch where particles from cave-ins… | 12513425 |
| Game update | Town Testing Hotfix #2 New Stuff: · In town you can click a "NPC" pop-up and choose an NPC from a list - no more searching for NPCs in crowded towns! Changes: · Updated translations · Reenabled Steamworks for Mod-Support Bug Fixes: · Fixed issues where you could view the cards of items when viewing a pop-up window · Fixed an issue where Tote could take more than 1 carving after a battle · Tote's carving interface wor… | 12489031 |
| Community | Roguelike Celebration is live! Hey, Backpackers! It’s time to celebrate all things roguelike! Roguelike Celebration is live until October 26th. Discover all kinds of amazing games, from dungeon crawlers to decks and blades! This event is especially exciting for us, because our main developer, Jasper, will speak about his game making experience! He will discuss balance and item design in his talk on Sunday, October 22nd at 5:… | — |
| Game update | Town Testing Hotfix #1 Bug Fixes: Fixed multiple typos Added additional protection against items being offset after a load If an NPC has multiple dialogues, they will go through all of them without the player needing to click on them again Fixed a glitch where the atlas wouldn't close after viewing tutorials Fixed a glitch where you couldn't close the Jeweler research window Fixed a glitch where conversations would s… | 12487385 |