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Backpack Hero
The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!
Recent Reviews:
Very Positive (63) - 87% of the 63 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
All Reviews:
Very Positive (6,392) - 87% of the 6,392 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Nov 14, 2023
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Pretty Soon, IndieArk

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Reviews

“The Next Big Dungeon Crawling Roguelike”
Splattercat

“There are so many items, and weapons, and synergies I'm really looking forward to using”
Aliensrock

“It's a great game, it is absolutely wonderful”
The Spiffing Brit

About This Game

The inventory management roguelike!
Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes!

Backpack Hero is a twist on your standard deck-building roguelike. It isn't just about what you carry, but how you organize the items within your bag!

Placement has a huge impact on your items – find the right spot in your backpack to increase their power! Explore ancient dungeons, caves, swamps, and more! Meet colorful friends and fight deadly foes! Don't get lost!



When you aren't putting your life in danger, you can make good use of the resources you have gathered and rebuild your hometown of Haversack Hill!

Turn it into a charming and efficient hamlet to attract new residents. Buy and sell items, conduct research, and unlock heroes, challenges, and quests. By organizing the perfect village, you will restore the world of Orderia and rescue the animals who live there!



  • Experiment with your strategy and create game-breaking solutions
  • Collect 800+ distinct items, with ingenious powers and synergies to harness
  • Battle with over 100+ enemies. Learn their attack patterns and vanquish your foes
  • Dive into the endless dungeons! Start every run with randomly generated levels and discover unpredictable items, unique layouts, events, and challenges
  • Explore 5 unique play styles by selecting different heroes
  • Play standalone runs or experience the full adventure and meta progression in Story Mode
  • Rebuild Haversack Hill and help its inhabitants
  • Turn the village into an appealing and efficient hamlet to attract new residents. Buy and sell items, conduct research, and unlock heroes, challenges, and quests



  • Enrich your game with mods created by the community
  • Enjoy the game on PC or Steam Deck
  • Play with full controller support

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System Requirements

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    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
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Mac OS X 10.6+
    • Processor: 1.1 GHz Processor
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7
    • Processor: 1.1 GHz Processor
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM
    • Graphics: OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable.
    • Storage: 250 MB available space
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