Heroes of Hammerwatch

Item: Heroes of Hammerwatch
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-04-14

Summary

Addictive gameplay loop with rewarding progression system.
Varied character classes offer unique playstyles.
Enjoyable solo experience, best in co-op.
Early game is difficult, requires build optimization.
Punishing mechanics, unavoidable traps can frustrate.
Game suffers from crashes and lost progress.

Reviews (sample size): 549
Helpful reviews: 68%
Unhelpful reviews: 31%
Protest reviews: 0%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 869
Negative points: 512
Gameplay points: 229
Perf. points: 5
Rec. points: 259
Misc points: 45

Point	Description	Importance
Deep, rewarding progression system Description The game features a satisfying and deep progression system. This includes permanent account-wide upgrades, character leveling, town development, and a New Game+ mode with scaling difficulty, providing a sense of continuous improvement and long-term goals. Importance 95%	The game features a satisfying and deep progression system. This includes permanent account-wide upgrades, character leveling, town development, and a New Game+ mode with scaling difficulty, providing a sense of continuous improvement and long-term goals.	95%
Engaging, addictive core gameplay Description The game offers engaging and addictive gameplay, whether playing solo or with friends. It combines simple mechanics with challenging content, a well-balanced difficulty curve, and tight controls, resulting in a fun and satisfying experience that keeps players coming back for more. Importance 91%	The game offers engaging and addictive gameplay, whether playing solo or with friends. It combines simple mechanics with challenging content, a well-balanced difficulty curve, and tight controls, resulting in a fun and satisfying experience that keeps players coming back for more.	91%
Varied, unique character classes Description The game features multiple classes that offer unique and enjoyable gameplay experiences. Each class feels distinct, with varied attacks and playstyles, encouraging players to experiment and find their preferred character. Importance 27%	The game features multiple classes that offer unique and enjoyable gameplay experiences. Each class feels distinct, with varied attacks and playstyles, encouraging players to experiment and find their preferred character.	27%
Great solo player experience Description The game is a fantastic solo player experience, enjoyable and addictive. It's considered one of the best roguelikes available, providing a chill experience and good gameplay. Importance 17%	The game is a fantastic solo player experience, enjoyable and addictive. It's considered one of the best roguelikes available, providing a chill experience and good gameplay.	17%
Meaningful town upgrade system Description The town upgrade system adds depth to the gameplay, providing a satisfying sense of progression. Players can send resources back to town during runs to unlock permanent upgrades, making each run more productive and the game easier over time. Importance 16%	The town upgrade system adds depth to the gameplay, providing a satisfying sense of progression. Players can send resources back to town during runs to unlock permanent upgrades, making each run more productive and the game easier over time.	16%
Risk/reward drink buffs Description The game features rare drinks that provide powerful buffs but also come with significant drawbacks. These trade-offs add a layer of strategic decision-making to the gameplay, forcing players to carefully consider the risks and rewards. Importance 12%	The game features rare drinks that provide powerful buffs but also come with significant drawbacks. These trade-offs add a layer of strategic decision-making to the gameplay, forcing players to carefully consider the risks and rewards.	12%
Faithful to Hammerwatch style Description The game retains the style and quality of the original Hammerwatch, expanding on the formula with roguelite elements. Mouse aiming is easier than keyboard aiming in the previous game. Importance 12%	The game retains the style and quality of the original Hammerwatch, expanding on the formula with roguelite elements. Mouse aiming is easier than keyboard aiming in the previous game.	12%
Well-made, RPG-like roguelite Description The game is a well-made roguelite with interesting abilities and characters. It feels more like an RPG than a typical roguelite, with progress protected in ways that other roguelikes fail to do. Importance 11%	The game is a well-made roguelite with interesting abilities and characters. It feels more like an RPG than a typical roguelite, with progress protected in ways that other roguelikes fail to do.	11%
Combines Diablo, Gauntlet elements Description The game combines elements from Diablo, Gauntlet, and other games, offering a unique and enjoyable experience. The resurrection system is strategic and punishing, and the leveling system hits a sweet spot. Importance 11%	The game combines elements from Diablo, Gauntlet, and other games, offering a unique and enjoyable experience. The resurrection system is strategic and punishing, and the leveling system hits a sweet spot.	11%