Publisher and developer Jaspel and co-publishers Different Tales and IndieArk have announced that Backpack Hero is coming to Switch.

Backpack Hero is a dungeon crawler roguelike with a heavy emphasis on inventory management, where players delve into dungeons for treasure and must carefully manage their bag space for a successful run. The full release will be coming out in May 2023 on Switch, PC, and other platforms.

Check out the new trailer below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZLcGOJxGaw

During its Early Access phase, Backpack Hero has attracted 180,000 players with its compelling twist on the standard deck-building roguelike. Success in each combat encounter isn’t about what you carry, but how you organize items in your bag.

Backpack Hero offers a roster of five heroes to choose from, each with a unique pool of items and abilities that completely change the way you play. The robot, CR-8, for example, lets you program commands in your backpack Factorio-style, while Pochette carries pets, giving Backpack Hero a Pokemon-esque twist! There are hundreds of rare items to discover and arrange into powerful combinations, over forty enemy types for you to battle and colorful characters to be encountered on your procedurally generated adventures.

There’s even more to come from Backpack Hero too. The new console announcement trailer offers a sneak peek at the highly-requested “Town” feature. This adds a whole new layer to a game that’s already received bags of praise in its Early Access phase, offering a rewarding progression path for you to expand your item pool and unlock new heroes. With the addition of the Town feature, you will transfer your organizational skills from your backpack to the streets to construct a perfect town with the resources you gather on your adventures.

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