I’m not a big fan of inventory management as a general rule of thumb. It tends to be a needless hassle in most games because it doesn’t have a point beyond restricting you. However, when inventory management is the point of the game, instead of an inconvenience, it becomes a fair amount of fun. The first experience of this I had was with Backpack Hero, and I initially assumed Backpack Battles would be something very similar, but it turns out I was wrong – so let’s unpack it.
Backpack Battles is a PvP game, for starters, and also an auto-battler. Rather than worrying about what attacks you’re using though, you just have to collect items. You aim to stack up as many wins as possible, and as you do so you’ll get stronger and stronger. Before each match, you get the chance to buy new items from a shop and organize them in your backpack.
You can also fuse some items, so if you put some items together they’ll evolve into something stronger. It’s a cool system, and because each match is incredibly fast, and even each full run of matches doesn’t take much more than 15 minutes, it’s also a game that’s very easy to keep jumping back into.
Backpack Battles is a lot of fun, so if you’ve been looking for a game that gives you the joy of cleaning your home and suddenly ending up with an obsidian dragon to aid you in battle, then this is the game for you.
