Backpack Survivors

Review date: 04/10/2026 This is a genuinely very fun game, there are a lot of fun and quirky builds that are possible which is great especially with the new addition of being able to enhance the same item if you wish. You like the sword? Keep buying them over and over again to make it strong, you like the staff that scales with how much gold you have? Keep buying it and make it even more absurd. You want to try a fire build and you like a specific weapon? You can change them to the elemental styles using items and continue to boost damage even further If you liked Megabonk and you like Vampire Survivors-esq games, this is a genuinely fun game. My main issues with the game have been for the most part resolved as initially it was quite grindy but that has been improved but performance is definitely the next thing for improvement, the most recent patch has fixed some issues but the performance is still not good and is especially noticeable if you are playing the new summoner class. Looking forward to future updates!

Backpack Survivors is a bullet heaven like Vampire Survivors but the main focus is around managing your gear and inventory. Its extremely satisfying getting item and weapon synergies due to proper placement planning and leveling up, if you like inventory management. They just added the necromancer class and new map and both are extremely fun and unique to play with new mechanics. I love this game. EDIT: I want to add that the recent necromancer update completely fixed all the issues around crashes or soft-locks that some other older reviews mention. I myself had them and had stopped playing but haven't encountered a single one since the update.

Slow start until you unlock few things... After the slow start, there is a bit grind... Balance is way off Game is not optimized when you play with Necro (when you get decently upgraded have gazillion of summons with multiple projectiles and AoE range) the game halts to 3-5 fpm (frames per minute) constantly... Otherwise didn't have performance issues. Butt beware: it's fun and has a solid number of builds to keep you busy with experimentation... So TLDR: Flawed, grindy but fun. Hopefully it will be better on release, but even now, you will probably get your money worth if you like this type of games.

Game good

THE NEW UPDATE BROKE DASH YOU GET STUCK EVERY TIME YOU UES IT

i enjoy the game when it works, but the amount of times the game soft locks an hour into a run can make progression a real slog. it's been like this for quite some time, it's a bummer to see it's still present.