Backpack Hero News

[h2]Hey, Backpackers![/h2]

We want to give you a heads up that Backpack Hero will be raised to the full price - from $16.99 to $19.99 on September 30th. This is the only price increase we have planned for Early Access and 1.0.

[h3] Why?[/h3]

We can finally say it - we’re really on the homestretch of the 1.0 release! 🥹 And we’re getting close to Haversack Hill - the Story Mode will be available for everyone to playtest on our public testing branch in October. We can’t wait for you to see how it’s changed since we showed it for the first time, and of course to get hands-on experience! With tons of new content, a bunch of exciting quests and a whole town of witty characters, you’ll venture out of the dungeons to discover Backpack Hero’s lore, experience meta progression and build your own charming town 🏘️



Keep your eyes peeled for the upcoming news about the Story Mode’s release to the public testing branch - we’ll give you much more info about it then 👀

[h3] Backpack Hero has really changed since we entered Early Access![/h3]

We want to really thank you for your feedback on the recent Enemy Update ❤️ We’re extremely happy with your response and really glad that it solved many of the issues you’ve been experiencing for a while. Since we entered Early Access, Backpack Hero has changed a whole lot!

In a bit more than a year we…

🤖 …added 4 characters - Tote, CR-8, Satchel and Pochette

🔨 …introduced new events, such as the forge

🎉 …celebrated Halloween, Christmas, New Year and Love Day together

🐸 …reworked 2 characters - Tote and Pochette

🗡️ …introduced over 800 items

🐝 …created over 100 unique enemies

🎮 …delivered many new ways to play - including controller support

✅ ...got Steam Deck verified

🔥 …reworked curses and hazards

🎥 …setup Twitch integration

😎 …made mod support a feature

📖 …improved the atlas

🐛 …fixed thousands of bugs

Whether you remember Backpack Hero’s earliest days or just started playing yesterday, we wanted to thank you for your support, feedback, and ideas ❤️ We wouldn't be where we are today without you. Let us know if there’s anything that can be improved - we want to keep making Backpack Hero better for you!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1970580/Backpack_Hero/

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[h2]Hey, Backpackers![/h2]

IndieArk is bringing Backpack Hero to Tokyo Game Show!

Visit our booth 01-C07 Hall1 from September 21st to 24th for a hands-on experience with the game 🐭 We hope you enjoy it!

See you there 🗼



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[h2]Hey Backpackers![/h2]

This month’s big update is live now on the main branch!

[h2]Enemy Update[/h2]

The Enemy Update is a big milestone: there are now 99 unique enemy types in Backpack Hero!

We've reworked and rebalanced every encounter in the game, there's more variety in combat, a lot more information, and more agency over your battles and runs (that includes Curses)!

• We’re telegraphing enemy moves and abilities more clearly – with new opportunities to interrupt attacks and defend against harmful effects during combat. More information! More clarity!
  
  
• No more curse attacks! – Curses are completely GONE from enemy attacks. Meaning they’ll no longer throw a wrench in your carefully planned strategies. You never have to get cursed.
  
  
• Curses are a calculated risk – Cursed items are fun when you can build around them! Now you’ll be given opportunities to pick up curses from chests and NPCs in a way that you control: your choice if you want to take them!
  
  
• Old Relics make a return! – We heard the complaints that old relics were gone! So we brought back some of the favorites!
  

[h3]All enemy encounters reworked and rebalanced:[/h3]

• Significant balance updates to all enemies, encounters, and bosses.
  
• New enemy types – there’s now a total of 99 unique enemy types with countless more varieties, patterns, and encounters for each type.
  
• More enemy variety – enemies have more attack patterns and unique powers!
  
• More counters – counter the Robber Racoon from swiping your coins! If you attack him, you can stop him from running away!
  
• New enemy powers and hazards – unique enemy powers including reactive attacks and 5 new hazards!
  
• See enemy powers on their card and with their status effects – no more surprise block being added each turn!
  
• Old relics are back! We're bringing back the old bombstone, the conductor, the old cotton ball, the cracked bottle, the old stopwatch, and the old shield spirit! These have new names, new sprites, and some small balance updates. But all your favorite effects are back!
  
• Bug fixes Galore! Too many to even count!
  

[h3]New enemies and encounters:[/h3]
This update introduces more than 12 entirely new enemies. Here's a few:

The Kestrel
A new foe from the bird empire!
The kestrel winds up very powerful attacks – but if you counter and attack first, they’ll cancel their big hit!



Queen’s Bees
You’ve battled bees, now face... ... even more bees!
These bees are much more dangerous than the bees you’ve fought before. They guard the Queen directly!


Lucky Wraiths
These Wraiths are lucky - lucky for you. Defeat them to steal their luck!



Gremlins
They like money and running fast. They will drop extra coins if you can beat them before they run away!


[h3]Returning Relics:[/h3]
Hopefully these look familiar! We're open to returning any of your other old favorites!





[h3]What’s Next:[/h3]
The Enemy Update is live now on the main branch and includes more changes and important bug fixes (pouches are fixed) – we hope combat and enemy encounters are now where we want them!

This update should be the last major stepping stone before 1.0 — we now plan to focus on Story Mode content, quests, and progression.

Story Mode is already in very limited testing and we’ll open it up to the public testing branch in the near future! We can’t wait for you to see how these recent changes play out in a more structured adventure!

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[h2]Hey, Backpackers![/h2]

We have a treat for all the inventory management fans! Backpack Hero has bundled up with God Of Weapons, an amazing roguelike packed with action! Collect and organize your loot, plan your strategy, fight hordes of monsters and reclaim the last light for the world.

God of Weapons is OUT NOW, so show these folks some love ❤️

And if you’d like to add not one, but two fun roguelike inventory management titles to your Steam library — or complete the set — you can take advantage of the bundle with a 10% discount! The offer ends after 7 days!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34858/

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[h2]Hey, Backpackers! [/h2]

Backpack Hero's official mod support is now live on the main branch of the game! 🎉

Simply select "Mods" from the Main Menu and you can add in tons of new items!

One of my favorites is the mod from The Farlands Workshop!
You can easily add the mod to your game by subscribing to it on the Steam workshop 🔨
I'm also a huge fan of the Plush Mod! Definitely worth checking it out!

If you want to learn more about creating your own mods, check out the documentation HERE.

That's not all for this update! We have several new things too!
Including:

• Major changes to CR8! He has all new items, curses, relics, and an overheat mechanic that allows for some wicked new combos, but prevents some of the simpler infinites!
  
• CR8 "Gear" builds. These are like cleavers, but for our robot pal!
  
• The Cursed Forge! Add powerful new effects to your items at the cost of a permanent penalty applied to them! (Old forges are still there)
  
• Many new items including Pandora's Box!
  
• Buffed relics! More of the old relics will be added back in shortly!
  
• New sound effects and animated backgrounds!
  
• The Tusk doesn't effect CR8 components!
  
• Improved options and credits screen! Kickstarter supporters can find their names more easily!
  
• Many, many bug-fixes. We're sorry Coral wasn't working properly!
  

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