Heroes of Hammerwatch II (PC) (Demo)

Overview: A rogue-lite.

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20241101:
Decided to play this demo today. I previously played Hammerwatch and thought it was like that game. I think in a way it is, but like Heroes of Hammerwatch before it, Heroes of Hammerwatch II is a roguelite.

Setup: Keyboard and mouse

Steam Game Time: 59 minutes

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First Impressions:
This game runs full ultrawide! Very beautiful looking game for pixel art.

The gameplay was partially fun and partially underwhelming. I think the pace could be tweaked to be more exciting.

One thing I didn't understand was in my first run I died and my earnings were penalized, which makes sense. In my second run - where I realized the levels are procedurally generated - I abandoned it during level 2 where it was getting dangerous and my earnings were penalized again. That begged the question, what is required to keep all of one's earnings?

Overall, when I finally pulled away from the game, I felt that I'd much rather play Path of Exile over grinding out this action rpg roguelite.
Demo Rating: 3.6 out of 5

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Heroes of Hammerwatch II (PC) (Demo)

Relevant Links:
Heroes of Hammerwatch II (Steam Store Page)