Hammerwatch

A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Solo or cooperate in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique enviroments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

The game is inspired by the old Gauntlet-series, but adds a lot with online support, character development, complex levels, bosses, and much more. Like gauntlet, the focus is fast paced action, but with elements that forces you to think just a little bit more!

Features:
* 12 levels, divided between 4 acts
* 4 different classes, with unique features and skills
* Character development through unlocks and upgrades
* Several different monsters all with different skills and abilities
* 4 large bosses, which requires more strategy than just hacking
* Survival mode, on small arena levels with waves of enemies just charging
* Hardcore mode, also, hard, medium and easy of course
* Controller support, supports various different gamepads
* Multiplayer COOP, for up to four players, online, LAN and local
* PC, MAC and Linux support
* Mod and editing support, make your own levels and change other things to your liking

# 2013-02-02 23:11:24 - official description

software: C# programming language, FMOD audio engine, Level editor, Extensible Markup Language,

hardware: Analog gamepad, Gamepad,

display: raster

influenced by
Gauntlet IV (Mega Drive)

version of
Hammerwatch (Mac OS X)
Hammerwatch (Linux)