Backpack Battles News

Backpack Battles is bundling up with Balatro!

We have a special surprise for you today!

[h2]Can't Put It Down![/h2]

To celebrate our participation in Steam's Deckbuilders Fest, we collaborated with Balatro for the "Can't Put It Down" bundle - and it's live now! Get both Backpack Battles and Balatro for a 10% discount - or complete the bundle if you already own one of the games.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/38429

Balatro is a roguelike deckbuilder where you play illegal poker hands, discover game-changing jokers, and trigger adrenaline-pumping, outrageous combos. We love it!

[h2]Jimbo is here![/h2]

That's why we decided to add our version of Balatro's most prominent Joker Jimbo to Backpack Battles:

Jimbo is a Playing Card, which means you can buy him in the shop when you play as Reaper and have a Deck of Cards in your inventory. His effect changes based on the cards before him in the card chain - you need sets of two, three, or four of the same playing cards. To make the most use of him, place him late in the card chain and count the number of pairs, triplets, and quads.

[h2]Harlequin Reaper Outfit[/h2]

And that's not all - this update also comes with a new Poker-themed outfit for the Reaper - dress her up as Harlequin! As always, you can unlock it in the Wardrobe with trophies, and mix-and-match it with the other outfits!

Both Jimbo and the outfit are part of version 0.9.2c which is live now!

[h3]Changelog 0.9.2c[/h3]

NEW ITEM: Jimbo
New outfit for the Reaper

Fixes:

Death Scythe now affects Belladonna’s Shade
Armored Courage Puppy can no longer be blocked by Sun Shield and Moon Shield
Potential fix for combat log appearing at random positions, let us know if it still happens
Fixed items not lighting up when grabbed from a distance from storage box
Pyromancer’s first Chibi skin now shows the correct icon

Backpack Battles has sold 500,000 copies in two weeks on Steam

Backpack Battles, one of my current — uh, fixations shall we say, has managed to blow away expectations on Steam selling over 500,000 copies in only two weeks of Early Access.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/03/backpack-battles-has-sold-500000-copies-in-two-weeks-on-steam

Backpack Battles Patch 0.9.2

[h3]Hi everyone,[/h3]

It's been two weeks since Backpack Battles released into Early Access. This week, we overhauled the title screen, it's still work-in-progress but we think it’s cleaner already!

Also, it’s time for more balance adjustments. The last patch helped bring the new classes more in line, but especially the Pyromancer was still very strong.

The goal of this patch is to bring Berserker and Pyromancer more in line and to nerf some of the dominant subclasses. We will monitor the effect of these changes and will make more adjustments next week!

[h2]Changelog 0.9.2[/h2]

[h3]Neutral[/h3]

Burning Torch: Chance to gain extra damage 35% -> 30%
Vampiric Potion: Lifesteal 8 -> 10
Eggscalibur: Mana cost 12 -> 11
Sapphire (Weapon): Reduced chance for Regular, Flawless, and Perfect
Sapphire (Inventory): Reduced delay by 1s
Topaz (Inventory): Reduced stamina for Common, Flawed, and Perfect

[h3]Pyromancer[/h3]

Frozen Flame: Heat needed to generate Cold 5 -> 7
Dark Lantern: Damage per Fire item 7 -> 5
Friendly Fire: Cooldown 3s -> 3.5s
Sun Armor: Heal 25 -> 20
Chili Goobert: Activations 5 -> 6
Sun Shield: Block needed to deal damage 10 -> 12
Flame Whip: Damage when using Spike 6 -> 8
Obsidian Dragon: Damage +1

[h3]Berserker[/h3]

Axe: Cooldown 1.7s -> 1.9s
Double Axe: Cooldown 1.7s -> 1.9s
Forging Hammer: Sell value 5 -> 3
Brass Knuckles: Cooldown 1.7s -> 2.0s
Anvil: Stamina reduction 4% -> 3%
(Armored) Wisdom Puppy: Block +2

[h3]Ranger[/h3]

Mega Clover: Sale chance bonus 8% -> 6%
Big Bowl of Treats: Chance to activate pets twice 30% -> 25%
Balance-relevant fix: Hedgehog can now actually crit
Belladonna’s Shade: Trigger chance 50% -> 60%

[h3]Reaper[/h3]

Staff of Unhealing: Heal 12 -> 13
Cauldron: Cooldown 5s -> 4s
Mrs. Struggles: Cooldown 4s -> 3.5s
Miss Fortune: Cooldown 3s -> 2.5s
Strong Vampiric Potion: Lifesteal bonus 10% -> 13%
Strong Divine Potion: Buffs 4 -> 5
Strong Mana Potion: Mana 6 -> 7, maximum health 15 -> 20
Ruby Chonk: Damage +2

Backpack Battles sold 500,000 times!

[h2]Hey everyone![/h2]

We have some more amazing news to share today. We sold over 500,000 copies of Backpack Battles in less than two weeks!

We are also getting close to 5,000 reviews, which are still Overwhelmingly Positive.
Thanks, everybody, the game literally would not exist without you all!

We are busy working on more content, so stay tuned.

This amazing artwork was made by Ami, please check out her art!

Backpack Battles Patch 0.9.1

[h3]Hi everyone,[/h3]

Backpack Battles was released exactly one week ago!
Thank you so much for playing :)

By the way, the game is still on sale for another week with a 10% discount!

We feel like enough time has passed to judge balance for the first time, and made some adjustments to bring the new classes more in line with the old ones. We will see how these changes affect the game and make more adjustments soon accordingly!

[h2]Changelog 0.9.1[/h2]

[h3]Neutral[/h3]

Gloves of Power: Block 2 -> 4
Moon Armor: Mana gained 2 -> 3, Block 40 -> 45
Emerald (Weapon): Poison Chances increased
Ruby (Weapon): Lifesteal reduced
Vampiric Potion is now crafted from a Strong Health Potion using a Blood Amulet. Lifesteal 5 -> 8.