Backpack Hero

Backpack Hero is an excellent roguelike that should be on everyone's radar. Every moment of the game is fun to play, the story is solid, and the meta progression is deeply satisfying. It's everything a good roguelike should be, and I'm going to continue playing it as soon as I finish writing this paragraph.

The inventory management roguelike! Collect rare items, organize your backpack, and vanquish your foes! Switch version reviewed.

Backpack Hero asks the question ‘How enjoyable was rearranging your inventory in Resident Evil 4?’. While this is definitely not the first time a game had you play with space, it is a bit rarer for one to actually look at your inventory as something precious unless you’re playing a game with an encumbrance system. And the inventory is nearly all the game is - a task that required the needle to be threaded very carefully. I do think if Jaspel either wants to patch this game, or start on a sequel, the bones of an excellent game are right here. As is, however: Backpack Hero is fun, but you may fi...

Backpack Hero offers some neat adventures worth experiencing, but you'll have to grapple with a persistently irritating interface and other rough edges to find them all.