If there’s one thing more important to any adventurer than a sword, it’s a good backpack. Where, for instance, are you going to store all your extra gear when you’re not using it? In your backpack. Where are you going to put the potions that keep you alive in a dungeon? Backpack. And how are you going to carry all the treasure you find out to sell in town? Again, your trusty backpack. Finally, there’s an RPG that respects all the essential work done by the humble backpack, and it’s free this week on the Epic Games Store.
Backpack Hero is part-roguelike RPG, part-town builder, and part-inventory management puzzle. You play as Purse, a mouse girl who’s searching for her lost mother in the dungeon that sits conveniently on the edge of town. With the help of a magic backpack, you’re able to scoop up hoards of items to help on your quest, from weapons and equipment to use in battle to treasure you can sell to expand your home of Haversack Hill.
