Does a backpack full of random junk and trying to make everything fit in it sound fun to you? Then there’s a new game called Barda: Backpack Roguelike, and it’s available on Android now. It comes from indie developer Jérôme Bodin and combines inventory management with roguelite progression.
Play as a bird in Barda: Backpack Roguelike
You’re playing as Thȫmi, who’s trying to reach the highest peak of an absolutely gigantic mountain. His motive is to fulfil the final promise he made to his grandfather that he’d scatter his ashes from the summit.
Barda: Backpack Roguelike asks one question over and over: did you pack your bag properly? As you make your way up the mountain, you’ll stop at different nodes, each throwing a different problem your way. The solution is as simple as dragging and dropping the right item from your backpack onto the challenge.
The backpack is the star of the game, of course. You’ll collect more than 140 unique items, all with different sizes and effects. Every single slot matters because space is limited. Food keeps you alive, and equipment helps deal with obstacles. You constantly decide what deserves precious inventory space and what has to be left behind.
Barda: Backpack Roguelike also has deckbuilder roguelike ideas and roguelite progression. So, every expedition unlocks new items, tools, companions, and more options inside the Explorer’s Tree. There’s also a base camp you can improve between runs, so even failed climbs help you prepare for the next attempt.
The mountain is absolutely massive too. As you climb higher, you’ll move through all kinds of environments. There’s lush jungles, green forests, frozen mountain passes, icy peaks, raging volcanoes, and volcanic regions. Then there are mysterious runic-looking areas hidden beneath an ominous fog.
Barda: Backpack Roguelike is up for grabs on the Google Play Store for $4.99.
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