Hammerwatch
Released Aug 2013
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
89% positive · 6,505 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Hammerwatch launched on August 12, 2013 as a complete hack-and-slash dungeon crawler. Over its first few years, Crackshell actively updated it: new classes were added via patches in April and July 2014, and a paid expansion — Temple of the Sun — shipped in September 2014, adding a full new campaign. The game received its most recent major content update on August 13, 2018 (patch 1.4), which brought in the Sorcerer class and twin-stick controls ported from the console version. That post also mentioned plans for other games in the series (Heroes of Hammerwatch and Hammerwatch II), but nothing further for the original Hammerwatch itself. Since August 2018, all developer communications on this game's page have been announcements about sequels — Heroes of Hammerwatch II launched in January 2025 — with no new content, patches, or roadmap items indicated for the original Hammerwatch. The game shipped as a complete product and has received no additional content since August 2018, making it a finished title.
Evidence
Patch 1.4 released on the game's 5th anniversary, adding the Sorcerer class and twin-stick controls. This is the last content update for the original Hammerwatch.
Temple of the Sun expansion released, adding a fully new desert campaign with new themes, bosses, and challenges.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Team17
Achievements
38
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen
About this game
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Key Features
- 6 different classes, with unique features and skills
- Character development through unlocks and upgrades
- Hard, medium and easy of course
- Customize difficulty with several different modifiers
- Controller support, supports various different gamepads
- Multiplayer COOP, for up to four players, online, LAN and local
- PC, MAC and Linux support
- Mod and editing support, make your own levels and change other things to your liking
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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