Backpack Hero

"Backpack Hero is a novel game that can be enjoyable at first but its awkward controls and repetitive dungeons get stale rather quickly."

"Backpack Hero immerses players in a nostalgic experience, with its pixelated aesthetic and soundtrack that evokes the days of classic consoles. The simple gameplay hides an intriguing complexity in the inventory organization mechanics, making each choice crucial to success in …"

"Backpack Hero has a unique core mechanic that works. I liked constantly thinking of what I wanted to pick up and how I could create combos by placing items just right. There are a ton of possibilities, even if combat …"

"The core mechanics with the backpack are ingenious. It&s;s not unique, and there are now several games with similar mechanics, but it remains fantastic. Packing your backpack as skillfully as possible and creating a deadly build for your character is …"

"Despite floundering a bit with meta-progression mechanics, Backpack Hero is still a thoroughly entertaining deckbuilding roguelike. Its use of item management as a central game mechanic is wildly inventive, and I consistently wanted to reenter the dungeon just to explore …"

"Backpack Hero is an excellent roguelike that should be on everyone&s;s radar. Every moment of the game is fun to play, the story is solid, and the meta progression is deeply satisfying. It&s;s everything a good roguelike should be, and …"

"Backpack Hero offers some neat adventures worth experiencing, but you&s;ll have to grapple with a persistently irritating interface and other rough edges to find them all."

"Backpack Hero features a novel premise that makes constantly collecting items and arranging them endlessly exciting."

"The core concept of Backpack Hero is one with incredible potential for an awesome conbination of two classic genres, but the result feels slightly muddled and confused in the final product. Where the foundations are solid, convoluted and poor explanations …"

"While hardly a looker, this is pretty unique roguelike RPG makes meticulous inventory management compelling"

"Backpack Hero makes Deck Building easy by replacing a deck of cards with a backpack, and has some seriously unique ideas."

"The core gameplay loop is simple but requires a lot of strategy and sometimes quick thinking. Each time you enter the dungeon you’re given a limited amount of backpack space and a few starting items. When you level up, you’re …"

"The gameplay loop is so richly varied that finding new ways to break the game with a build is always entertaining, it is just a shame that the presentation surrounding this gameplay is so lackluster."