Backpack Hero News

Backpack Hero was first released on Itch.io a year ago today! Over the past year we released the game, started a business, ran a Kickstarter campaign, released the game on Steam, created four new characters, added new levels and enemies, ran several events, added controller support, and literally hundreds of new items!

All of this is possible because of you! Thank you for supporting this humble little indie team! We hope to make Backpack Hero the best that it can be!

We have a small end-of-January patch with new features:

Changes:
Ended the Winter event!
Updated controller support! Works much better now!

New Stuff:
New button to take screenshots. It's easier than ever to share your perfect backpack!
Added eight new items!


As for what's next:

• We're working on character redesigns for Tote and Pochette. We know that they aren't the most popular characters so we hope we can get them working much better! These will be released in February.
  
• We are delaying the town update. It was originally intended to come out at the end of February, but it will be delayed until closer to the game's launch. There's just too much to do and we want to make sure we get it right.
  
• We'll be posting an updated roadmap with more information, fun surprises, and upcoming content! Details soon!
  

Changes:
Ended the Winter event!
Updated controller support! Works much better now!

New Stuff:
New button to take screenshots. It's easier than ever to share your perfect backpack!
Added eight new items!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2214080/Die_in_the_Dungeon_PROLOGUE/

Hey Backpackers! We're here to support another great game that has supported Backpack Hero! If you like turn-based strategy roguelikes, then you'll love Die in the Dungeon!

This prologue is totally free! So give it a shot now and be sure to join their Discord too! You'll definitely hear from us again when the full game is released! And more cross-promo content will be delivered soon too!

Hi all,

As you may know, the year of Rabbit is around the corner! We'd like to send our best regards and wishes to everyone for the new year ahead!

Looking back on the past year, we'd like to thank all of our players for supporting Backpack Hero. We're working hard now on new content hoping to deliver you the experience as best as we can. Stay tuned!

Happy New Year everyone!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1404850/Luck_be_a_Landlord/

Hey Backpackers! We're super happy to support one of my all-time favorite games: Luck Be a Landlord! If you haven't tried it yet, you really have to. It's a super fun slot-machine roguelike. You'll see that I'm not kidding when I say that I played this game for days on-end!



The game has just left early access! I really recommend a purchase. But if you haven't bought it yet, you can also enter for a chance to win a key directly from the developer!

Here's how you win:

1. Join the Backpack Hero Discord
2. Win a game (any run type) and finish with at least two dice in your backpack!
3. Post a screenshot on the "Show-off-your-builds" channel!

We will pick 5 winners from the entrants! Winners will be announced on January 13th 2023 at 1PM ET.

And may Luck Be A Landlord!!!