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

Backpack Hero is a replay value, turn-based and inventory management game developed by Jaspel and published by IndieArk and Pretty Soon.
Released on November 14th 2023 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 18 languages: English, German, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian and Irish.

It has received 7,692 reviews of which 6,744 were positive and 948 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 18.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Backpack Hero into these genres:

Replay Value Turn-Based Inventory Management Roguelike Deckbuilder Deckbuilding 2D Fantasy Rogue-like Strategy Building Choices Matter Turn-Based Strategy Casual Rogue-lite Procedural Generation Singleplayer Card Battler Controller Female Protagonist Moddable

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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

MacOS

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

Linux

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

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025

This is an amazing indy game. It turns inventory management, traditionally a chore if not a pain point into a well designed puzzle that is the heart of this charming game.

Sept. 2025

Roguelite Dungeon Crawler with magic backpack management and just a tiny bit of town management. Save often, buggy.

Sept. 2025

Great idea, shoddy execution and low production value. Was close to a thumb down because of the various bugs with the inventory grid, in particular with the exotic unlocked characters. Art is basic and rough, mostly unappealing. But beyond that, it's a decent little rogue-like. There's a good variety of items and combos, lots of unlocks and upgrades. The town building meta-game in story mode works and gives continuity and progression. It's not spectacular and the bugs and imperfections are unfortunate, but it's serviceable and it certainly has its moments.

June 2025

This is...fine. I can play it around my kids, it's not necessarily BAD in any way, but it does wear out its welcome pretty quickly. I've only played it as much as I have because my daughter liked watching me make "Girl Mouse" fight "monsters."

March 2025

I just finished the story mode. Overall, it's a fun game! It has a simple story: need to rebuild the town, fight the enemies, save the family and friends. I enjoyed using all of the playable characters. Each one of them has its own specialty and uniqueness. Never felt boring using them. And thanks to the dev for putting Save Game feature in the dungeon! It really helps when I feel the game is a bit too long and too tired to stay exploring in one sitting.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Backpack Hero is currently priced at 18.99€ on Steam.

Backpack Hero is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 18.99€ on Steam.

Backpack Hero received 6,744 positive votes out of a total of 7,692 achieving a rating of 8.51.

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Backpack Hero was developed by Jaspel and published by IndieArk and Pretty Soon.

Backpack Hero is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Backpack Hero is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Backpack Hero is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Backpack Hero is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Backpack Hero. Explore additional content available for Backpack Hero on Steam.

Backpack Hero is fully integrated with Steam Workshop. Visit Steam Workshop.

Backpack Hero does not support Steam Remote Play.

Backpack Hero is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Backpack Hero.

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