Backpack Hero News

[h2]Hey, Backpackers![/h2]

It’s Tuesday again, so it’s time to introduce yet another character!

[h3] Today we want to share the story of Satchel, our most charming hero![/h3]
Playing as Satchel you can be a true pacifist, using his instruments to charm enemies with beautiful music. But do you know his tragic backstory?

Satchel is a shy but kind-hearted robin, and son of a nobleman from the bird kingdom of the mountains. His father was a generous lord and staunch critic of the three tyrannical emperors of the Bird Kingdom, and worked tirelessly to help the common bird.

Satchel's familial home was destroyed in a raid by the army of the Bird Empire due to his father’s defiance, and association with the anti-crown political movement known as Skylight. The father, who got critically injured during the attack, asked his only son for one last favor in his final moments, as he gave him a sacred relic he had been hiding from his enemies, and shared a terrible secret the Crown had been desperately trying to keep from getting out.


Satchel fled his homeland with nothing but what he could fit in his magical backpack, the sacred relic, and instructions from his father to seek sanctuary with one of his allies in the Oakshire Forest.

[h3] And what about Satchel's journey through Backpack Hero's development?[/h3]
Satchel was the first character to be unlocked in our kickstarter campaign and was meant to be the first character to be released, after Purse of course, but we had a lot of trouble with him, redesigning him four times!


His first iteration eventually became the adaptive challenge, and his second and third were built around the idea of a sliding puzzle. After trying all of these and none of them being very fun, we put him on the backburner to make Tote and CR-8. After designing them we revisited him and came up with the version that made it in the game!


Satchel has also had the most visually radical redesigns of any character. So while our pixel artist, Gangs, thinks Satchel has the most elegant design of any character after Purse, we struggled a lot making him!

Hope you understand Satchel's story better now!

Stay tuned - next week we'll tell you more about another hero!

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READ ABOUT OTHER HEROES: Purse Tote CR-8 Pochette

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Hey, Backpackers!

We’ve been working on something very special for some time now. The design process took us a while, but it’s finally done and it’s about time to reveal the secret!

[h3]In cooperation with Makeship, we crafted a perfect packrat plushie![/h3]
Purse plushie is equipped with a fully functional backpack, filled with your favorite items: a cleaver, duct tape, and more - she’ll definitely fulfill all your backpacking needs!



If you’re not aware how Makeship works - first, we design a plushie and launch a campaign. To have it produced, we have to sell a certain amount during the campaign. If we reach the required number of orders, the plushies will be produced and sent to everyone who purchased them!

The campaign goes live on June 23rd, so if you don’t want to miss that, make sure to subscribe to the launch page!

We’re very excited and can’t wait for you to get your very own Purse plushie!

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[h2]Hey, Backpackers![/h2]

You might have been playing Backpack Hero, but how much do you know about the characters? Today we want to start a little series of posts introducing all of our five heroes - their backstory, characteristics and more!

[h3] We’ll begin by telling you a bit more about Purse - the face of the game![/h3]
Purse is the best character to start your Backpack Hero adventure with! She will introduce you to the basics of the gameplay. With her, you will learn the mechanics and how to organize your backpack in the most efficient way possible! Whether you’re a veteran player or just started your adventure with Backpack Hero, you’ll definitely learn something new about her!


Purse was born and raised in Oakshire Forest, in the small hamlet of Haversack Hill. Once thriving long ago, before the evil Badger King conscripted all of its able bodied beasts towards his conquests of the lands of Orderia and excursions into the Dungeon. Purse lost her mother, Prada in the Great Conscription. Her father, Louis, born weak, was seen as unfit to serve and was left behind to raise the young Purse.

Grown now, Purse has become fearless and defiant towards the Badger Kingdom, like many of the folk in the Oakshire Forest. She sets it upon herself to rebuild her village and put a stop to all of the needless chaos in the world!
Brave, yet naive, serious about her goals yet goofy when she can be, and above all else kind and caring, Purse does not fight because she wants to, she delves into the dungeon to save her village and the ones she loves. She yearns for adventure, but only allows herself that luxury if she can help those that raised her.

Now that you know her backstory, take a look at how she’s been evolving! She’s definitely changed a lot and it’s definitely a glow up if you ask us!
The first ever drawing of Purse by Gangs

An old illustration

Purse's old sprite

Hope you learned something new about Purse!

Next week we’ll tell you a few secrets about Satchel, so stay tuned!

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READ ABOUT OTHER HEROES: Satchel Tote CR-8 Pochette

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Hey Backpackers,

We want to give Backpack Hero more time in Early Access.

A while back we announced that the game would leave Early Access and launch on consoles, with a new story mode, in May — it's been a huge undertaking and we need a few months to get it in great shape.

Working with you all in Early Access has made a huge difference, we'd like to keep going and share a new release date once we are confident in a great 1.0!

[h3]What's happening behind the scenes?[/h3]
We're focusing on three things right now:

[h3] Core gameplay and balance[/h3] We've come a long way, Backpack Hero has gotten BIG! There's now five heroes, each with their own mechanics, and over 700 unique Items — this is a huge level of complexity to test and iterate. We are incredibly grateful for your feedback so far — we think there's more we can do for every hero and item to feel balanced, interesting, and fun.

[h3] Porting to consoles[/h3] We’re working on bringing Backpack Hero to console players as soon as we can! Developing ports alongside Early Access is complex, but we do have support from a few talented folks. It’s a team effort, but we mostly get to focus on new content and polish for 1.0.

And look, here's Backpack Hero on the Nintendo Switch!



[h3] Story Mode[/h3] We're all kinds of excited to give you a closer look at the biggest update so far!

This update introduces a whole new Story Mode and the village of Haversack Hill: a place to make your own, learn about the world, and discover Purse's story.

Why do endless dungeons sprawl beneath Orderia? Where does the magic Backpack come from?



Above The Dungeons, you'll rebuild your own little village!
Items from the dungeons are very useful in Haversack Hill — use them to build up and decorate your village, expand your available pool of Items and heroes, attract new villagers, make friends, and pick up new side quests to complete in the dungeons.







Just like your backpack organization matters, the placement of buildings and decorations in Haversack Hill will add unique town effects and bonuses. It’s not just what you build – but where you build it!



Story Mode means a lot to us. It does the important job of expanding roguelike progression between runs and balances the learning curve for new players, two of the most requested features in Early Access.

It’s also a delight, a way for us to explore the world of Backpack Hero beyond The Dungeon.

We know this is important: Story Mode is a lot of new stuff, but it doesn't replace the way you’re playing Backpack Hero right now.

We're keeping the option to launch straight into classic dungeon crawling from the main menu — run challenge modes with all heroes and Items unlocked - just like in Early Access.



[h3]What can you expect next in Early Access?[/h3]
Testing the Story Mode! We plan to move Story Mode development to the public testing branch before 1.0, and we want you to be involved in how it's shaped.

You can also expect bug fixes and balance updates to the core gameplay. With 700 Items there’s now a huge amount of content to work with, so we can focus more on the fun and depth in every single run.

Things are going to be busy — so come join our Discord server, share your ideas, and follow our Twitter to stay up to date.

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Hey, Backpackers!

We’re incredibly excited to let you know that Backpack Hero was chosen from among 44 titles as the best game and received the Community Vote Award at Digital Dragons - one of the most prestigious game industry events in Central Europe! Since participants were the jury in this category, we're really honored to be chosen by not just players, but also fellow developers and publishers


Thank you for your support, we couldn't have done it without you! Even though our dev team members couldn't be there in person (thanks to our pals from Different Tales for accepting the award on our behalf!), we're super grateful for all the votes and the time you took to check out Backpack Hero during the event.

Also, congratulations to the Sacrifire, Tarnished Blood and Wandering Village teams for taking the podium! Check out those three games if you haven't already!

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