Heroes of Hammerwatch

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Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure game set in the same universe as Hammerwatch. Encounter endless hordes of enemies, traps, puzzles, secrets and lots of loot, as you battle your way through procedurally generated levels to reach the top of the Forsaken Spire.

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Release date:
01 March 2018
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Recent Steam reviews:
Very Positive
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (4622)
User tags*:AdventureAction RPGDungeon CrawlerHack and SlashTop-Down

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Game features

Co-op

Description

Heroes of Hammerwatch is a rogue-lite action-adventure game set in the same universe as Hammerwatch. Encounter endless hordes of enemies, traps, puzzles, secrets and lots of loot, as you battle your way through procedurally generated levels to reach the top of the Forsaken Spire.

A rogue-lite with a lot of persistent progression. You will start each run in Outlook, a town which you can upgrade to grant your heroes with various enhancements that will further help you in your quest. The heroes themselves will also remain persistent, you can even bring your own heroes to your friends game!

Features:

  • Procedurally generated content: Random generated levels offers a high replay value and will bring you a new challenge with each run.
  • Persistant progression: Your heroes will retain the experience gained from a run, and will become more powerful as they level up.
  • Town upgrades: Construct/Upgrade 10 different buildings that will help your heroes in various ways.
  • Classes: Choose from 7 different classes, all with unique stats, abilities and playstyles.
  • Items: Find or buy over 100 unique items of various rarity.
  • Co-op: Play with up to 3 friends in co-op.
  • New Game+: Heroes of Hammerwatch will be a real challenge, and even if you beat it, the challenge never ends!

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7 or later
Processor:
Intel Core™ Duo or faster
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
OpenGL 3.2+ / DirectX 11+
Storage:
500 MB available space

recommended*

Not specified

User reviews

MILL811
Not recommended | 15 Feb 2026
7.3h played

While game is fun, the problem is the gameplay loop. You are constantly supposed to farm the same 2 materials over all levels of the game. Killing enemies does nothing, so you just march forward attacking the air ignoring everything. With the same character, with the same 4 skills, with basically no progression other than +5% damage every now and then. The roguelike components are basically items that give you

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ToastLaser
Recommended | 08 Mar 2026
4.5h played

Fun little rogue dungeon crawler, been playing through it 2 player with a friend and we've had a good laugh. Getting stronger and more effective each time we hit the dungeons.

Helpful: 0
Gdog3000
Recommended | 07 Mar 2026
15.1h played

it's fun man you level up your little town and get cool little upgrades it's a chill time man

Helpful: 0