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Hammerwatch

Includes the FREE Temple of the Sun campaign! Hammerwatch is a fast-paced hack and slash adventure game, inspired by classic titles of the genre. In the old, mysterious, and not-so-abandoned Castle Hammerwatch a group of heroes must fight their way up through the floors to the very top of the castle, where an ancient dragon awaits them. Not only must they kill the beast, but also get back out in one piece! Bring back your button-mashing hack and slash skills and fight thousands of monsters while avoiding traps, findng secrets and increasing your skills on the way up. Do it yourself or bring th

Release date
August 22, 2013
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Crackshell
Publisher
Team17
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Includes the FREE Temple of the Sun campaign! Hammerwatch is a fast-paced hack and slash adventure game, inspired by classic titles of the genre. In the old, mysterious, and not-so-abandoned Castle Hammerwatch a group of heroes must fight their way up through the floors to the very top of the castle, where an ancient dragon awaits them. Not only must they kill the beast, but also get back out in one piece!

Bring back your button-mashing hack and slash skills and fight thousands of monsters while avoiding traps, findng secrets and increasing your skills on the way up. Do it yourself or bring three friends for some great fast co-op action! Feel free to launch the editor and build your own adventure with your own graphics, or try out someone else's custom level! Multiplayer notice (Mac): Multiplayer on Mac is still being developed and might not work properly.

4 different classes, with unique features and skills. Multiplayer COOP, online, LAN and local. Mod and editing support. 4 different classes, with unique features and skills. Multiplayer COOP, online, LAN and local. Mod and editing support.

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★ 8.2/10GOG · 286 ratings
GOGLast checked November 4, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
Like Get Medieval and MageSlayer, Hammerwatch is a rather Gauntlet-ish game. You play as either a Paladin, Ranger, Wizard or Warlock, run through a dungeon,…
★ 5 / 5
I've been playing this with a six year old girl my partner and I watch after sometimes. It's one of the few games that she…
★ 4 / 5
This game moves slow, and is very repetitive, but still awesome. You're constantly mowing down dozens of enemies through retro-styled dungeons, looting gold while trying…
★ 2 / 5
The game is an indie gauntlet like game with retro style graphics. I was originally intrigued by it and wanted to give it a go…
★ 4 / 5
I knew several Gauntlet episodes. I knew Get Medieval and this one is a a mix of all that: fast, massive monster hordes, monster generators…
★ 4 / 5
Played through single player. My usual RPG preference is High HP, High Melee DMG so I usually go with Paladin/Warrior/Berserker kind of classes. In this…
★ 4 / 5
I'm an old arcade Gauntlet fan (I actually have an old arcade machine in my house) and I must say that Hammerwatch captures much of…
★ 5 / 5
I really like this game, I especially love the nostalgic graphics, they bring a little warmth to my heart every time I start the game.…

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★ 5 / 5
Play this game with my kids and we enjoy exploring the dungeons and beating the bosses. Changing settings allows for easier play with kids.
★ 3 / 5
I like this light retro crawler, but there is something wrong with the controller inputs when trying to play the game with a gamepad (8BitDo…
★ 2 / 5
Hammerwatch puts me in awe of much you can tear down complex RPG mechanics and make them so simple as kill-loot-get stronger becomes the only…
★ 5 / 5
A very fun game, best played in coop with one or more friends. Gameplay is simple to understand, harder to master with many secrets to…
★ 5 / 5
We saw this game accidentally... consulted to the brother and took. We were not disappointed! Pulls even the computer that at work is (specifics of…
★ 5 / 5
So I was looking for something uncomplicated along the lines of a game I remember playing many years ago a fantasy dungeon pixel art hack…

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