Hammerwatch

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Description

Hammerwatch is an action hack-and-slash game where a character ventures into Castle Hammerwatch to fight through hordes of creatures with Gauntlet-inspired gameplay. There are four character types: Paladin (emphasis on melee combat), Wizard (powerful but short range magic), Ranger (long range combat with a bow), Warlock (a hybrid of melee and magic); each class provides it's own challenges.

There is no save anytime feature available, instead checkpoints must be found while playing then activated by stepping on them; subsequent reloads will be from the last activated checkpoint. There are plenty of items and treasures to find: smash open barrels for coins, rare items or the occasional timed explosion. Vendor coins are used to reduce the cost of purchases by a small amount. Secret areas contain puzzles or shortcuts to later floors. Enemies abound in large numbers: bats that fly in hordes, worms that spit poison (the effect lasts a few seconds), and expect to run into large boss enemies.

There are three levels of difficulty available, plus the player may choose to enable 3 crutches (i.e. infinite lives) and/or 6 challenges (i.e. magic doesn't regenerate) to make the game as easy or unbeatable as the player wants. Also included are a level editor and cooperative gameplay with support for 4 players locally or over internet.

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Part of the Following Group

• Steam Greenlight games

User Reviews

The modern day Gauntlet

Windows

Katakis | カタキス (40853)

Critic Reviews

games xtreme	Windows	Apr 08, 2014	8 out of 10	80
Games Finder	Windows	Jun 10, 2014	8 out of 10	80
Dad's Gaming Addiction	Windows	Aug 15, 2013	8 out of 10	80
Nintendo Life	Nintendo Switch	Dec 21, 2017		80
GameFront	Windows	Aug 19, 2013	75 out of 100	75
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Windows	Sep 24, 2013	7 out of 10	70
Destructoid	Windows	Sep 04, 2013	7 out of 10	70
AllRPG	Windows	Sep 05, 2013	6.5 out of 10	65
Switch Player	Nintendo Switch	Jan 10, 2018	2.5 out of 5	50

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Related Web Sites

• HammerWatch (Official site)
• Official Website (Jochum Skoglund and Niklas Myrberg created this site for their game. The forums contain custom maps, editor tips, and technical support.)