Hammerwatch
A castle-based hack and slash inspired by Gauntlet.
Hammerwatch, a hack and slash action-adventure title, was created by the Swedish developer Crackshell. It launched in August 2013 for Linux, Windows, and OS X, then arrived on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in December 2017. Two sequels, Heroes of Hammerwatch and Hammerwatch 2, followed.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Crackshell
- Platforms
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- OS X
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- Released
- Linux, Windows, OS X, 12 August 2013, NS, PS4, XBO, 14 December 2017
- Genre
- Hack and slash, action-adventure
- Modes
- Single-player, multiplayer
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Did You Know?
- Hammerwatch has six character classes: paladin, wizard, ranger, thief, warlock and priest.
- The player buys skills from traders across the maps instead of using skill trees.
- The game had 2,500 pre-orders and sold 12,000 units in its first 24 hours on Steam.
Development
The game was created by Jochum Skoglund and Niklas Myrberg, drawing primary inspiration from the Gauntlet games. It was submitted to Steam Greenlight and accepted on 17 April 2013, with a first beta released in February 2013. The full game launched on 12 August 2013 via Steam and the DRM-free store gog.com. An expansion titled Temple of the Sun was released for free as a patch on 16 September 2014, adding a desert campaign with new themes, bosses and challenges.
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