Hammerwatch

Hammerwatch is a top-down fantasy dungeon crawler in which you journey from the bottom to the top of Castle Hammerwatch. Play alone or team up with up to three others as you face enemies across varied environments.

Combat is built around fighting groups of monsters with your chosen class’s attacks and skills. Explore each floor for treasure, hidden rooms, traps, and puzzles as you work toward the next area and its boss.

Choose from six classes, then spend collected resources on skill and character upgrades as you progress. Difficulty modifiers let you adjust the challenge, while level-editing and mod support allow players to make custom content.

Reviews praise the straightforward action, the different play styles offered by the classes, and the fun of exploring for secrets—especially with friends in co-op. Some players find the combat repetitive or the challenge punishing, and several mention uneven class balance or a lack of guidance.