Backpack Hero
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2022
Genres
- roguelike
- inventory management video game
- strategy video game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux*
- Supported
- Yes*
Store genres
- Adventure*
- Casual*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Strategy*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Workshop*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- German*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Romanian*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Turkish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Italian*
- French*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Ukrainian*
- Irish*
Community tags · historical
- Replay Value*
- Votes · historical
- 1,622*
- Turn-Based*
- Votes · historical
- 1,609*
- Inventory Management*
- Votes · historical
- 1,607*
- Roguelike Deckbuilder*
- Votes · historical
- 1,604*
- Deckbuilding*
- Votes · historical
- 1,602*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 1,544*
- Fantasy*
- Votes · historical
- 1,444*
- Rogue-like*
- Votes · historical
- 1,438*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 1,425*
- Building*
- Votes · historical
- 1,424*
- Choices Matter*
- Votes · historical
- 1,417*
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 1,405*
- Casual*
- Votes · historical
- 1,382*
- Rogue-lite*
- Votes · historical
- 1,382*
- Procedural Generation*
- Votes · historical
- 1,378*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 1,370*
- Card Battler*
- Votes · historical
- 1,361*
- Controller*
- Votes · historical
- 1,358*
- Female Protagonist*
- Votes · historical
- 1,357*
- Moddable*
- Votes · historical
- 1,354*
System requirements
- Linux · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable.*
- Storage
- 250 MB available space*
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.*
- Graphics API
- Version 10*
- Storage
- 250 MB available space*
- macOS · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Mac OS X 10.6+*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB*
- Storage
- 250 MB available space*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Full*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 13*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- Jaspel*
Publishers
- Pretty Soon*
- IndieArk*
- Different Tales*
Release history
- 2022-08-15
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2023-11-14
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2023-11-13 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2023-11-13*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Nov 14, 2023*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 8 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Backpack Hero*
- Release year
- 2,023*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- Jaspel
- Jaspel*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- strategy video game
- strategy video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Different Tales
- Different Tales*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2023-11-13 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2023-11-13*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 32 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 35*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,349* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Workshop*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Jaspel*
- DLC count · historical
- 1*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500000 - 1000000*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Casual*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- Yes*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 591* min
- Metacritic score
- 76*
- Name
- Backpack Hero*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 948*
- Peak ccu
- 248*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 6,744*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 9.99*
- Publishers
- Pretty Soon*
- IndieArk*
- Recommendations
- 7,137*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 14, 2023*
- Interface languages
- English*
- German*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Romanian*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Turkish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Italian*
- French*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Ukrainian*
- Irish*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Workshop*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Jaspel
- Jaspel*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Pretty Soon
- Pretty Soon*
- IndieArk
- IndieArk*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 14, 2023*
- Interface languages
- English*
- German*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Romanian*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Turkish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Italian*
- French*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Ukrainian*
- Irish*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 422* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 1,307* min
- Ccu
- 248*
- Developer
- Jaspel*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Casual*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Strategy*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- German*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Romanian*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Turkish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Italian*
- French*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Ukrainian*
- Irish*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 514* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 706* min
- Name
- Backpack Hero*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 948*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500,000 .. 1,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 6,744*
- Historical US price
- 1,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Pretty Soon, IndieArk*
- Community tags · historical
- 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*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Languages
- English*
- German*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Romanian*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Turkish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Italian*
- French*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Ukrainian*
- Irish*
- Community tags · historical
- Replay Value
- Replay Value*
- Turn-Based
- Turn-Based*
- Inventory Management
- Inventory Management*
- Roguelike Deckbuilder
- Roguelike Deckbuilder*
- Deckbuilding
- Deckbuilding*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Fantasy
- Fantasy*
- Rogue-like
- Rogue-like*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Building
- Building*
- Choices Matter
- Choices Matter*
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Turn-Based Strategy*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Rogue-lite
- Rogue-lite*
- Procedural Generation
- Procedural Generation*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Card Battler
- Card Battler*
- Controller
- Controller*
- Female Protagonist
- Female Protagonist*
- Moddable
- Moddable*
- Tags votes
- Replay Value
- Votes · historical
- 1,622*
- Turn-Based
- Votes · historical
- 1,609*
- Inventory Management
- Votes · historical
- 1,607*
- Roguelike Deckbuilder
- Votes · historical
- 1,604*
- Deckbuilding
- Votes · historical
- 1,602*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 1,544*
- Fantasy
- Votes · historical
- 1,444*
- Rogue-like
- Votes · historical
- 1,438*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 1,425*
- Building
- Votes · historical
- 1,424*
- Choices Matter
- Votes · historical
- 1,417*
- Turn-Based Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 1,405*
- Casual
- Votes · historical
- 1,382*
- Rogue-lite
- Votes · historical
- 1,382*
- Procedural Generation
- Votes · historical
- 1,378*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 1,370*
- Card Battler
- Votes · historical
- 1,361*
- Controller
- Votes · historical
- 1,358*
- Female Protagonist
- Votes · historical
- 1,357*
- Moddable
- Votes · historical
- 1,354*
Specifications 5 · 29 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support*
- Steam Workshop*
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Jaspel*
- Store genres
- Adventure*
- Casual*
- Indie*
- RPG*
- Strategy*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Linux requirements
- 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 *
- macOS requirements
- 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 *
- Metacritic score
- 76*
- Name
- Backpack Hero*
- Windows requirements
- 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 *
- Platforms
- windows*
- mac*
- linux*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $19.99*
- Publishers
- Pretty Soon*
- IndieArk*
- Recommendations total
- 7,089*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Nov 14, 2023*
- Interface languages
- English, German, Czech, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Italian, French, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian, Irish*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Achievements*
- Full controller support
- Full controller support*
- Steam Workshop
- Steam Workshop*
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Cloud*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- Jaspel
- Jaspel*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Linux requirements
- Linux · Minimum
- Operating system
- Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and CentOS 7*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- OpenGL 3.2+, Vulkan capable.*
- Storage
- 250 MB available space*
- macOS requirements
- macOS · Minimum
- Operating system
- Mac OS X 10.6+*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- Intel HD Graphics 3000 512 MB*
- Storage
- 250 MB available space*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11*
- Processor alternatives
- 1.1 GHz Processor*
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM*
- Graphics alternatives
- DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.*
- Graphics API
- Version 10*
- Storage
- 250 MB available space*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS
- Supported
- Yes*
- Linux
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Pretty Soon
- Pretty Soon*
- IndieArk
- IndieArk*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Nov 14, 2023*
- Interface languages
- English*
- German*
- Czech*
- Dutch*
- Polish*
- Portuguese - Brazil*
- Romanian*
- Russian*
- Simplified Chinese*
- Spanish - Latin America*
- Turkish*
- Japanese*
- Korean*
- Italian*
- French*
- Traditional Chinese*
- Ukrainian*
- Irish*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- full*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- verified*
- Store genres
- Adventure|Casual|Indie*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 1,938*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- moderate*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 13*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- platinum*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,023*
- Title
- Backpack Hero*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Full*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Verified*
- Store genres
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Casual
- Casual*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Platinum*
- Reports
- 13*
- Community confidence
- moderate*
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