Heroes of Hammerwatch II
Pixel-art action roguelite with persistent heroes and town upgrades
Crackshell · Published by Team17 · Released Jan 14, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 6,552
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 65% of 52 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 202
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 month ago
- Aug 20, 2026
What is Heroes of Hammerwatch II?
A 2D pixel-art action RPG and roguelite built around runs through the Dark Citadel’s randomly generated floors. You fight enemies, avoid traps, collect gear and trinkets, then return to town to upgrade buildings and characters, alone or in online co-op for up to four players.
For you if...
- +you like repeated dungeon runs with permanent progression
- +you enjoy trying multiple classes and specializations
- +you want online co-op for up to four players
Not for you if...
- −you quickly tire of repeating similar levels and enemies
- −you want roguelite rewards to transform every run
- −you prefer little or no long-term grinding
What players say
82% of 6,552 reviews are positive · 65% of 52 in the last 30 days
Players praise the combat, class variety, co-op, and steady town and character progression. The most common complaints are grinding, repeated maps and enemies, limited build-changing rewards, and shallow endgame variety; several players also report lost save data.
Screenshots and trailer
Heroes of Hammerwatch II system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- Intel Core™ Duo or faster
- Graphics
- OpenGL 3.2+ / DirectX 11+
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 42
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- 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
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- RPG
- Action Roguelike
- Action RPG
- Action
- Dungeon Crawler
- Roguelike
- Roguelite
- Adventure
- Pixel Graphics
- Procedural Generation
- Hack and Slash
- 2D
- Top-Down
- Fantasy
- Multiplayer
- Medieval
Recent updates
- Aug 20, 2026 · Celestial Ruins Hotfix 3 is Out Now!
- Aug 7, 2026 · Celestial Ruins Holy Banner fix
- Aug 6, 2026 · Celestial Ruins Hotfix 2 is Out Now!
- Jul 30, 2026 · Celestial Ruins Hotfix 1 is Out Now!
- Dec 8, 2025 · Epic Weapons Update + 2026 Roadmap
1 DLC available.
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