500,000 people have registered for the Steam wish list! New competitive game "Backpack Battle" Early Access version goes on sale Friday, March 8, 2024.

Backpack Battle, a deck-building rogue-lite competitive game, is available for early access on Steam today, Friday, March 8, 2024, at 7 p.m.

The long-awaited Early Access version of the game is now available for purchase! New characters, new items, and other major upgrades from the demo version.

Backpack Battle" is a new type of competitive roguelite game in which players build their own backpacks filled with items and fight against each other. At present, more than 500,000 people have registered a wish list for the game.

Backpack Battle" is available for Early Access on Steam today, Friday, March 8, 2024 at 7pm.

The Early Access version adds two new characters, bringing the total number of characters available to four. The number of items has also increased by 82, from 161 to 243, making it a significant upgrade from the demo version.

Official Japanese Trailer

The future development roadmap and thank-you messages from the two developers have been released.

In conjunction with the start of sales of the early access version, a future development roadmap was also released.

At the early access stage, significant updates are planned, including a real-time battle function with friends, item information, battle logs, and a revamped ranking system.
The official version will include a fifth new character and the Steam achievements feature. Let's look forward to the future development progress.

In addition, Doro and Mario from "PlayWithFurcifer" in Germany, the developers of this game, have sent a message of thanks to Japanese users, so please check it out.

The two developers. Doro is on the left and Mario is on the right.

I am very grateful to all the Japanese fans who have contributed to the success of Backpack Battle. Also, thank you for always being so friendly on social networking sites. We will continue to improve the game to make it as enjoyable as possible. If you like the game, the best way to help is to write a review on Steam. Reviews are very important as they will help raise awareness of the game and its future success! Please help us! We hope you enjoy the early access version of the game! Have fun getting organized!"
(*Original comment)

[Backpack Battle.

Buy all the rare items you can find and pack your backpack!
Organize your backpack and build your own powerful build, and then compete against other players!

Arrange your own strategy!
In "Backpack Battle," players fight with backpacks filled with items. In "Backpack Battle," players fight with backpacks filled with items. Especially, the placement of the items is very important! The smarter you organize your items, the better you will be in battle!

Collecting & Crafting Items
Items in backpacks come in a variety of shapes, sizes, prices and rarities. Items can be synthesized to make them even more powerful.
You can even synthesize items to make more powerful equipment. Infuse powerful potions, create legendary weapons, and give birth to dragon friends!

Battle against other players!
Your opponents will be real-life builds created by other players. Observe the ideas of other players and plan your own countermeasures. Challenge yourself in Ranked Mode to see how far you can go! Or, just relax and enjoy playing in Casual Mode. There is no time limit in either mode, so you can enjoy the game at your own pace!

Choose your class!
Choose the class that best suits your style of play. Whether you want to take a strong critical hit or deal poison damage over time, the choice is up to you.

To celebrate the release of the game, the official Japanese-language X site is running a giveaway campaign with prizes!

The Japanese version of "Backpack Battle" Official X has been opened to celebrate the launch of the game. To commemorate the launch, a giveaway campaign for the latest version of the iPad is being held from March 8, 2024.

＜To enter the campaign, please follow the instructions below.
1) Please enter the "Backpack Battle" Japanese Official X (#) and the "Denfaminico Gamer" Official X (#).
1) Follow both "Backpack Battle" Japanese official X (#) and "Denfaminico Gamer" official X ( #) accounts.
2) Repost the campaign post on "Denfaminico Gamer" Official X (#) + Like to complete the application process.
Deadline for application: March 14, 2024, 23:59

[This game will be distributed by HIMEMORI Luna, a fourth-year HOLOLOLIVE student!

Luna Himemori, a member of the female VTuber group "hololive," will deliver a live stream of "Backpack Battle" on the evening of March 9, 2024 (Saturday). The distribution will take place on YouTube's [LunaCh. HIMEMORI Luna] channel ( # ), so why not take this opportunity to check it out?

Luna HIMEMORI
hololive 4th term student.
She is a princess in the land of sweets.
She is a pampered and friendly girl, but she is often scolded by the butler for her selfishness.
Her moon accessory is said to be a symbol of a different world.

Shochiku Co. has been selected as the publishing partner for "Backpack Battle.

Shochiku will work with Chinese video game publisher IndieArk (Shenzhen, Guangdong Province) to provide publishing services for this title in Japan. Shochiku and IndieArk will also work together to bring the appeal of this title to the many game fans in Japan by applying the expertise they have cultivated in various forms of entertainment, including movies and theater.
Shochiku and IndieArk are also considering collaboration in the game business in the future, so let's look forward to the titles that both companies will be involved in.

Title Information
Backpack Battle
Release date: Friday, March 8, 2024 at 19:00
Supported platforms: PC (Steam)
# of games: 1,700 yen

Price: 1,700 yen (Early access version campaign price 10% off 1,530 yen until March 22, 19:00)
Number of players: 1
Developer: PlayWithFurcifer
Publisher: PlayWithFurcifer , IndieArk , shochiku
Official Japanese X: #