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Backpack Hero

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! Their placement has a huge impact on their performance. Find them 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 rebu

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Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Jaspel
Publisher
Pretty Soon
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★ 8.6/10GOG · 38 ratings
GOGLast checked October 31, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
The closest comparison I can make, is to Darkest Dungeon. You go into a dungeon, wind through its corridors, find treasure, and after (hopefully) beating…
★ 5 / 5
- Pros: I've been loving this game. There's lots of replayability. The game has changed a lot since early access. Now there's a town-builder, and…
★ 5 / 5
This is a great game with clever design, adorable art, and great depth despite the deceptively simple premise. The story mode is a nice touch…
★ 5 / 5
This is a deceptively deep strategy game. From your configuration to your choice of items you pick up to your town, every thing has some…
★ 3 / 5
This game eats your time considerably fast but it's not very polished.
★ 5 / 5
It's great, but hard to start over on some missions with odd gimmicks. Makes it fun if you don't forget and punishing if you forget…
★ 5 / 5
Surprisingly complex, especially compared to other inventory management games. Its a lot of fun, and the town building aspect seems interesting. If I had to…

Most recent8

★ 3 / 5
On the plus side, it works pretty well with a touch screen, though you need to reactivate the rotate button in the settings every time…
★ 3 / 5
fun but lot of bugs, got stuck on one of separating ways when we need to chosse one but since one of the way not…
★ 5 / 5
This is a great game with clever design, adorable art, and great depth despite the deceptively simple premise. The story mode is a nice touch…
★ 5 / 5
A fun concept. Whatever you can fit in your baclpack is what you have to fight with. Figure out a balance between permanenet and temp…
★ 5 / 5
This is a deceptively deep strategy game. From your configuration to your choice of items you pick up to your town, every thing has some…
★ 5 / 5
Surprisingly complex, especially compared to other inventory management games. Its a lot of fun, and the town building aspect seems interesting. If I had to…

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