Heroes of Hammerwatch II

Heroes of Hammerwatch II

Steam Deck Playable

Crackshell · RPG · Jan 14, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.99.

82%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I really enjoy the game itself – the concept and gameplay are great.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There are minor bonus shared by all characters.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I played HOH2 single-player, but it seems like it could make a nice co-op experience as well.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Also want to point out that 1 GB doesn't mean alot of content, I felt like most of that went into graphics (which I have to give to them look amazing)
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
- I've played 95% solo, 5% multiplayer with one other player
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Its got that Diablo feel and I'm sure this plays real well on Steam deck.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Gameplay115 reviews
Story and characters79 reviews
Co-op37 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Multiplayer23 reviews
Steam Deck15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat46 reviews
72%
Difficulty24 reviews
63%
Performance10 reviews
50%
Interface8 reviews
38%
Controls7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes11 reviews
18%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $7.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
37
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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