Deep item synergies and build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“there are so many item interactions that you can easily learn something new each and every run even if you are playing the same character”
Steam review · 27 h played ↗
Backpack Battles
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%PlayWithFurcifer2025Auto Battler · Roguelike · Strategy
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A deep, addictive async inventory-Tetris auto battler with huge build variety. Skip it if high-rank matchmaking, RNG and meta-chasing will frustrate you.
Great for
Players who love inventory puzzles, theorycrafting synergies and relaxed async play with no time pressure
Main risk
Ranked play above Platinum/Diamond feels like RNG, counter-builds and forced meta
What changed in the last 30 days
25 recent reviews
Few recent negatives give clear causes: one reports lost progress after hundreds of hours, another struggles against strong opponents as a newcomer. Weak evidence of a specific trigger.
25 recent reviews
What players love
Addictive, easy to lose hours
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This game has an insidious grip on my fevered mind. Very, very fun and addictive!”
Steam review · 340.3 h played ↗
Satisfying inventory-Tetris puzzle
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“That itch you get when you organize your inventory in RE4 in the perfect manner.....yea its that but as a stand alone game”
Steam review · 90 h played ↗
Relaxed async play, no time limit
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“it's my favorite go-to when I need to get chores done or have a fussy baby because I can walk away between battles”
Steam review · 138.4 h played ↗
Regular updates and responsive content
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I've been playing since Beta version, and the game has only gotten better and better with big and regular patches.”
Steam review · 183.8 h played ↗
Easy to learn, hard to master
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“very easy game to get into but hard game to master, worth the time spent investing into Backpack Battles!”
Steam review · 85.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Forced meta and poor balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“post platinum the balance is trash, the enjoyment of seeing your build develop is completely nullified as you can only try to win by playing meta”
Steam review · 83.4 h played ↗
Ranked matchmaking and high-rank walls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You can be in a grandmaster, and face a platinum player with insanely good board”
Steam review · 226.8 h played ↗
Heavy RNG in shop and items
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Half the time you can't find bags to put your items in and end up with multiple item in storage or you skip over important key items because RNG is so bad.”
Steam review · 616.4 h played ↗
Ugly art and toxic devs/community bans
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“criticism on their ugly art style and horrid proportions gets you banned in the discussions”
Steam review · 22.3 h played ↗
Item bloat and power creep
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The devs kept adding more stuff, diluting the item pool, and didn't bother properly balancing what was already there.”
Steam review · 510.2 h played ↗
No tutorial and hard-to-find recipes
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“there is so little help finding item recipes. You can search for an item, but it will not tell you what it can combine into”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support300 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorDual Core 2 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1060 3G
Storage300 MB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorDual Core 2 GHz
Memory1 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1060 3G
Storage300 MB available space
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