Heroes of Hammerwatch II

Item: Heroes of Hammerwatch II
Rating: 77
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-02-22

Summary

Fun, addictive gameplay, especially with friends.
Deep character customization and progression system.
Appealing and detailed pixel art style.
Numerous bugs and general instability.
Lacks content and overall variety.
Poor class and build balance issues.

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 72%
Unhelpful reviews: 27%
Protest reviews: 1%

77%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
23%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 2975
Negative points: 2384
Gameplay points: 462
Perf. points: 87
Rec. points: 963
Misc points: 121

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, addictive, great with friends Description The game is highly enjoyable and addictive, especially when playing with friends in co-op. It features a satisfying progression system, endless replayability, and a good balance of challenge and reward. The developers are also responsive to feedback, ensuring continuous improvement. Importance 97%	The game is highly enjoyable and addictive, especially when playing with friends in co-op. It features a satisfying progression system, endless replayability, and a good balance of challenge and reward. The developers are also responsive to feedback, ensuring continuous improvement.	97%
Improved sequel, familiar gameplay Description The game is a worthy successor that improves upon its predecessors, retaining the core gameplay while introducing new features and enhancements. It offers a familiar yet fresh experience for fans of the series, with improved graphics, mechanics, and overall polish. Importance 27%	The game is a worthy successor that improves upon its predecessors, retaining the core gameplay while introducing new features and enhancements. It offers a familiar yet fresh experience for fans of the series, with improved graphics, mechanics, and overall polish.	27%
Deep character customization and progression Description The game offers diverse and customizable character builds through varied classes, subclasses, skills, and equipment. Leveling up different classes provides permanent bonuses to all characters, encouraging experimentation and replayability. This creates a rewarding sense of progression and interconnectedness. Importance 26%	The game offers diverse and customizable character builds through varied classes, subclasses, skills, and equipment. Leveling up different classes provides permanent bonuses to all characters, encouraging experimentation and replayability. This creates a rewarding sense of progression and interconnectedness.	26%
Appealing and detailed pixel art Description The game features beautiful and detailed pixel art, creating a visually appealing and nostalgic experience. The graphics are well-polished and contribute to the game's overall charm, even if they are not the primary focus. Importance 12%	The game features beautiful and detailed pixel art, creating a visually appealing and nostalgic experience. The graphics are well-polished and contribute to the game's overall charm, even if they are not the primary focus.	12%
Combines ARPG and roguelike elements Description The game combines ARPG and roguelike elements, offering fast-paced combat, deep progression, and high replayability. It draws inspiration from classic games like Diablo, Gauntlet, and Rogue Legacy, creating a unique and engaging experience. Importance 7%	The game combines ARPG and roguelike elements, offering fast-paced combat, deep progression, and high replayability. It draws inspiration from classic games like Diablo, Gauntlet, and Rogue Legacy, creating a unique and engaging experience.	7%
Challenging and well-designed bosses Description The game features well-designed and challenging bosses that require strategy and mechanics to defeat. The enemy design is engaging, and the difficulty is well-balanced, making victories feel rewarding and deaths feel like a learning experience. Importance 7%	The game features well-designed and challenging bosses that require strategy and mechanics to defeat. The enemy design is engaging, and the difficulty is well-balanced, making victories feel rewarding and deaths feel like a learning experience.	7%
Active development and frequent updates Description The developers are actively updating and improving the game, releasing patches frequently to address issues and add new features. This demonstrates a strong commitment to the game and a willingness to listen to player feedback. Importance 6%	The developers are actively updating and improving the game, releasing patches frequently to address issues and add new features. This demonstrates a strong commitment to the game and a willingness to listen to player feedback.	6%
New gear system enhances gameplay Description The game introduces a new gear system with persistent equipment, run modifiers, and Diablo-style loot. This adds a new layer of RPG elements, allowing for more customization and experimentation with character builds. Importance 4%	The game introduces a new gear system with persistent equipment, run modifiers, and Diablo-style loot. This adds a new layer of RPG elements, allowing for more customization and experimentation with character builds.	4%