Hammerwatch
Pixel-art dungeon crawler with castle floors and cooperative combat
Crackshell · Published by Team17 · Released Aug 12, 2013
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 6,514
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- peak 24h 13
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 8 years ago
- Aug 30, 2018
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is Hammerwatch?
In this top-down hack-and-slash adventure, you climb from the bottom to the top of a fantasy castle. You choose from six classes to fight enemies, avoid traps, solve puzzles, and find secrets across four areas, alone or in co-op with up to four players.
For you if...
- +you enjoy searching castle levels for hidden secrets
- +you want class choices and upgrades in a dungeon crawler
- +you like local or online co-op with friends
Not for you if...
- −you expect a detailed story to drive your progress
- −you dislike fighting large groups of enemies repeatedly
- −you want a consistently gentle difficulty curve
What players say
89% of 6,514 reviews are positive
Players praise the pixel art, music, and co-op play. They often find the combat repetitive, and some report uneven difficulty or trouble playing online with friends.
Screenshots and trailer
Hammerwatch system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz
- Graphics
- OpenGL 1.4 Compatible
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- Any dual core
- Graphics
- OpenGL 2.0 Compatible
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English.
Tags
- Dungeon Crawler
- Indie
- RPG
- Co-op
- Pixel Graphics
- Action
- Local Co-Op
- Online Co-Op
- Adventure
- Hack and Slash
- Retro
- Fantasy
- Multiplayer
- 2D
- Top-Down
- 4 Player Local
Recent updates
- Aug 30, 2018 · Patch Notes for 1.41 (August 2018)
- Apr 1, 2016 · Patch Notes for 1.32 (April 2016)
- Apr 1, 2016 · Patch Notes for 1.32 (April 2016)
- Apr 14, 2015 · Patch Notes for 1.31 (April 2015)
- Apr 14, 2015 · Patch Notes for 1.31 (April 2015)
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