Great fun in co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the feeling of getting 3-4 friends for a few hours of wild and ridiculous fun is hard to replicate”
Steam review · 42.7 h played ↗
Hammerwatch
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Crackshell2013Dungeon Crawler · RPG · Action
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A Gauntlet-style pixel dungeon crawler with huge secret-filled maps and distinct classes, best in co-op. Skip it if you're solo or dislike repetitive spam-attack combat.
Great for
Friends who want old-school co-op dungeon crawling with secrets, classes and workshop maps
Main risk
Repetitive combat and levels, especially solo, plus a hidden-planks ending requirement
What players love
Distinct classes with different playstyles
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“each one has strengths and weaknesses that go beyond arbitrary mathematics”
Steam review · 18.5 h played ↗
Charming pixel art and music
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Visuals are really beautiful, music is catchy and atmospherical, sound effects feel real.”
Steam review · 40.4 h played ↗
Classic Gauntlet-style arcade action
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“HAMMERWATCH is basically Super Gauntlet and it does everything that I want it to do! I love it!”
Steam review · 65.9 h played ↗
Lots of content and workshop support
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“There is a ton of content in the base game; this includes 2 full length campaigns, a tower defense game, and an endless dungeon.”
Steam review · 46 h played ↗
Lots of secrets and explorable maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Every level on the dungeon contains secrets and hidden passage ways. Exploring and finding these secrets is rewarding.”
Steam review · 24.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, monotonous combat and levels
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“bland/repetitive gamplay that's like: [code] repeat { kill_mobs(); break_crates(); pick_gold(); if(have_enough_gold?()) { buy_s***t(); } } [/code]”
Steam review · 7.1 h played ↗
Punishing difficulty, traps, and limited lives
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Game is extremely punishing, even on easy.”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Poor solo experience
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Nothing is sadder in this life than single-player Hammerwatch.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
Must find all planks or get bad ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“if you didn't complete all 12 secret super-challenges and didn't collect all 12 wooden planks then you lose the game no matter how well you played”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Unbalanced classes
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Unbalanced classes. Paladin and warlock are so broken you can turn your brain off and still win”
Steam review · 26.6 h played ↗
Multiplayer broken or dead
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Devs killed the multiplayer AGAIN because they want to push copies of their remake.”
Steam review · 26 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable300 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor1.8 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 1.4 Compatible
Storage300 MB available space
Recommended
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
ProcessorAny dual core
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 2.0 Compatible
Storage300 MB available space
OSWindows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
Processor1.8 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsOpenGL 1.4 Compatible
Storage300 MB available space
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