Backpack Battles
- 8players
- 30–90 min
- PC
Buy items, craft upgrades and pack them into your backpack, then watch your build fight someone else's on its own.
Who can play
- No split-screen on any platform.
- Online for up to 8 players on PC.
- Each player online needs their own copy.
How it plays
With friends you host a private lobby with a join code: everyone shops on the same timer, each round pairs you against another lobby member, and whoever wins the most of 18 rounds takes it.
Fights play out automatically, so the talk is about builds, lucky shops and who copied whom.
Everyone needs a copy; outside lobbies you play against strangers' saved builds rather than live players.
Is it good
91%
Very positive on Steam
1.1k playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
No split-screen. Online versus for up to 8 on PC. 91% positive of 19,000 Steam reviews.
- 8
Private lobbies let friends shop at the same time and fight each other's builds; ranked and unranked runs face other players' saved builds instead.
Quick facts
- Developer
- PlayWithFurcifer
- Publisher
- IndieArk
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- Jun 13, 2025 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 10 languages
Answers
- Does Backpack Battles have couch co-op?
- No. Backpack Battles has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
- How many players can play Backpack Battles together?
- Online versus for up to 8 on PC.
- Do you need two copies of Backpack Battles?
- Yes. Each player online needs their own copy.
- What platforms is Backpack Battles on?
- PC.
- Does Backpack Battles work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Backpack Battles free?
- No, it's a paid game.
