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The first full expansion for Heroes of Hammerwatch II is finally here. Wield holy power and venture into the heavens to prove your worth, as you try to curry favour with a pantheon of cruel, ageless gods.
Earn the gods’ blessings and return again, and again for a higher challenge. This post game expansion also introduces the Priest as a playable class, which focuses on support and survivability. Fans of the first Heroes of Hammerwatch may recognise the Priest, however, its vastly expanded move set and three new subclasses will make mastering it a whole new challenge.
The Priest class will be immediately available upon purchase of the expansion, however, the Celestial Ruins is recommended for high level players and can only be accessed once the chapel is built by interacting with the statues at the altar. You can also enjoy new trinkets, sets, and pets as a part of this expansion too. Starting from this evening, you’ll be able to save 60% on Heroes of Hammerwatch II and 20% on the Celestial Ruins expansion for a limited time. Don’t miss out!
To coincide with the release of this expansion, we also have a free update for current players that brings new content, as well as providing fixes, improvements, and minor balancing changes.
Learn more about this latest expansion and the free update 👇
The Priest has heard the cries of his subjects and has returned to Hammerwatch! A close range spellcaster, who can survive even the toughest battles and support the other heroes during combat, the Priest initially focuses on debuffs and life steal for the party.
The Priest will eventually be able to specialise in three different sub-classes:
Divine Light - Brings divine punishment to enemies through powerful beams of holy light. More damage focused class that brings the pain.
Crusader - Focused on being the true leader of the team with mighty boons and a summoning ability to bring extra support to battles.
Flagellant - A melee focused sub class that turns enemy damage back onto themselves. Deals thorn damage, while generally being a tank for the party.
Two new weapons are added to the arsenal.
The Scepter - Attacks with Smite, bringing holy light for big damage.
The Lantern - Shoots off a multipurpose beam which damages enemies, but brings salvation to other heroes by healing them if they are hit by the beam instead.
Please note that the Priest and the new weapons use Focus as the primary stat for their power, so optimise accordingly!
Defeat hordes of enemies and build up Spirit Favor in order to summon a new Spirit Boss in Survival Mode, based in the Chapel of the Celestial Ruins.
Five new Spirit Bosses await the heroes in new maps designed to challenge even veteran players. Scavenge epic loot, with difficulty scaling and Boons to introduce new combos for hero classes to access!
Boons that unlock after defeating the new Survival missions in the Chapel. Defeat the same Spirit Boos across difficulty ranks to level up the associated Boon. These Boons can add abilities to heroes and classes that they wouldn't typically be able to access.
12 brand new trinkets for heroes to find. These can be combined to form five new sets to offer enhanced powers, using a combination of older and newer trinkets. The following trinkets and sets are available to everyone in the free update.
Spiked Collar
Razor Amulet
Rosethorn Wand
Vitaerium
Greater Ring of Alacrity
Thorny Carapace
Bloodletter's Tools
Emblems of Hermes
The following trinkets and sets require the Celestial Ruins expansion.
Spellslinger's Amulet
Spellslinger's Circlet
Ring of Avarice
Goldwarp
Bountiful Bracelet
Chicken Feet
Necromantic Focus
Spellsword's Insignia
Mark of Avarice
Every Hero has their trusty companion, and yours can be an adorable scarab beetle (if you really want it to be)! The following pets are available to everyone as part of the free update.
Dog
Cat
Toucan
Raven
Scarab
The following pets require the Celestial Ruins expansion.
Candle
Wisp
Crit Chance increase from Dex/Int reduced (16.5%->15% at 100 stat, 27.5%->25% at 500)
Crit Damage increase from Dex/Int heavily reduced (120%->86% at 100 stat, 447%->335% at 500)
Spell Power gain from each class’ primary stat has been doubled
Additional mana cost for Spell Masteries reduced from 8% to 3% per level
Dev Note: The goal here is to reduce the disparity between weapons and spells in the late game and reduce the impact of crit stats. Increase in Spell Power gains also makes primary stat more relevant, with its effect no longer easily overshadowed by gear and trinkets.
Primalist Tremor Strikes damage increased by +10
Primalist Tremor Strikes Glacial/Tempest Strikes chance increased (10%-40% -> 20%-60%)
Primalist Ancient Totems AoE range increased
Paladin Purging Flames persistent flames damage increased by +5%
Wizard Fireball damage increased by +10
Wizard Magic Missile damage at max level decreased by -10
Dev Note: Because the Celestial Ruins expansion introduces new Spirit Boons, as well as the stat impact rebalance, class tweaks remain relatively minor. More extensive changes are planned, dependent on community feedback (and how the meta shapes up).
Sword epic attack projectile damage reduced (100%->66%)
Maul epic primary attack explode chance increased (50%->66%)
Maul epic secondary attack nova damage increased by +50%
Staves primary attack damage increased by 33%
Dev Note: Swords have been the go-to choice for late game weapon builds, so a nerf was warranted, while both Maul and Staves felt really underpowered. More extensive weapon rebalance is planned for future updates.
Elite enemies now have more Armor starting at NG+1
Bleed can now be applied to most bosses
Bleed and Stun can now be applied to Wisps
Wisps’ resistance to their own element is cut by half (still very high)
Player-owned Mercenaries Armor and Health increased
Player-owned Mercenaries now scale better with NG+
Dev Note #1: Increase in Armor for elites is another step taken to reign in weapon builds in the late game, but it also increases the relevance of Strength and Armor Penetration.
Dev Note #2: Bleed has been severely hampered by some of the most dangerous enemies in the game being immune to it. These changes should make it more relevant, especially with the Priest’s new Flagellant subclass.
Dev Note #3: The Mercenary buff is the first step in making both summons and hirelings more relevant in later NG+. More extensive changes are coming.
Fixed missing sound effects for some Wisp attacks
Fixed certain tags missing from player skills
Undertake a new mission to a holy sanctum and survive the corruption that lurks there. Answer to a higher power as the new Priest class, infused with the righteous powers of mana and regeneration.
Fans of the first Heroes of Hammerwatch may recognise this class, but we’ve vastly expanded his move set and arsenal (don’t worry, the big lasers and healing orbs haven’t gone anywhere). The update also brings a plethora of new equipment, trinkets, and pets.
The team has been hard at work making sure that Heroes of Hammerwatch II’s first expansion lives up to your high expectations. As a result, it releases just a couple of weeks beyond our initial (self-imposed) Q2 deadline. We really appreciate your patience and support as we make sure your trip to The Celestial Ruins is worth the wait.
That’s not all! We’re also launching a free update on the same day to provide current players with even more content and improvements.
🙏 New Priest class - New (and legacy) abilities, with three brand-new subclasses
🏛️ New mission with new bosses
💍 7x new trinkets
👕 2x new sets
🐕 2x new pets
💍 5x new trinkets
👕 3x new sets
🐕 5x new pets
⚖️ Balancing fixes and improvements
To celebrate this announcement, we’re giving two players the chance to win game keys for the DLC. To be in with a chance of winning, be sure to check out our official giveaway!
From the rogue-lite action-rpg of the "Heroes" series, to the hack and slash action adventure of the core series, save and survive from the Moon Temple to the Dark Citadel and take on the challenges solo or with a friend.
Greetings Heroes!
We come to you with savings! We're thrilled to highlight that a Heroes of Hammerwatch Franchise sale is currently underway, meaning you can make great savings on titles in the franchise that you might not already own!
Already own the lot? Well, this is the perfect opportunity for you to encourage your friends to jump into the world of Hammerwatch and join you in your fight for more loot and rewards!
You can also make savings on DLC packs for Heroes of Hammerwatch, adding even more content to your experience!
Joining the Hammerwatch Universe Discord server here, as well as following the game on social media channels here to keep up to date with the latest developments for Heroes of Hammerwatch II!
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Greetings Heroes!
We’ve just launched the Epic Weapons Update, another free content update for Heroes of Hammerwatch 2.
In the last update, we added Epic Armour, unique gear that you could use to empower your heroes on your quests and missions, and today we’re bringing the same Epic tier treatment to your offensive capabilities!
In this update, we’re giving you the opportunity to complete map missions and be rewarded with Epic Weapons in addition to the previously added Epic Armour.
We look forward to seeing who will be the first to have their heroes decked out in nothing but Epic-tier equipment very soon!
In addition to the new content, we’ve also included numerous bug fixes, translation corrections and resolved other community-reported issues.
We're also super excited to finally unveil our plans for 2026 with the Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 roadmap! Check out the roadmap below for some hints at what we’re cooking up for future content updates in 2026
As you can see, we’ve got lots of awesome things planned for the next 12 months, with the first batch of new content expected to drop in Q2 of 2026, adding a new class, new survival scenarios, new equipment types, and more in DLC 1, as well as a free update featuring Pets and New Trinkets giving you even more options to play with!
Added Epic Weapons with upgraded attacks as rewards for maps.
Fixed maps not properly spawning for clients in multiplayer.
Fixed rendering of certain shadows for some Intel and AMD GPUs.
Fixed several smaller UI issues.
Fixed some font issues for French, Portuguese and German translations.
Fixed lots of translation issues.
Fixed 2h Axe Whirlwind attack dealing more damage than mentioned in tooltip, lowered by 25%.
Fixed 2h weapon enchant for mana gain on hit not properly showing up.
Added modding "hook" for manipulating player damage.
To celebrate the release of the Epic Weapons Update, we're discounting Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 by 50% until January 5th, so there has never been a better time for you and your co-op buddies to dive in and try out the new content!
We’re keen to hear your thoughts and feedback on the additions and changes we’ve added in this update, so make your voice heard by joining the Hammerwatch Universe Discord server here, as well as following the game on social media channels here to keep up to date with the latest developments for Heroes of Hammerwatch 2!
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We’ve just released a hotfix for Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 which is intended to resolve game performance issues that players using the Chinese language options have been encountering. We hope that this hotfix will allow you to properly enjoy Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 without suffering stuttering and low FPS. We have also seen some players report that they have had issues with the game not recognizing WSAD keyboard inputs. We are also looking into that as a priority. In the meantime, we have a workaround to temporarily resolve it. Pressing the Shift Key on the keyboard to toggle between Chinese and English input modes should allow you to use WSAD control. If you have any issues, make sure you report them to us using the Report a Problem section on the Steam forums which can be found here!
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Greetings Heroes! We’ve just launched the Epic Missions Update, a free update for Heroes of Hammerwatch 2.
As we teased in our last Steam news post, we’re excited to introduce new game content for you and your co-op buddies to sink your teeth into, such as new short missions, taking you on daring raids in locations such as Spider Caves, Bandit Keeps and Ghostly Crypts and engaging in thrilling fights against bosses returning from Hammerwatch 2!
Those of you craving higher tiers of loot are in luck as the Epic Missions update will now also give you the chance to find and add Epic tiers of armour equipment to your arsenal, granting you even more durability and unique bonus abilities you can utilize on your quests.
As part of this update, we have also focused on improving SteamDeck support for Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, meaning that handheld players will get an even better gaming experience raiding the Dark Citadel on Deck while on the go.
New language support has been a key part of this update, with us adding support for the following languages in Heroes of Hammerwatch 2
French
German
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
We’ll also adding additional language support in future updates so fear not if your language isn’t in the game just yet!
See the full update notes below!
Bosses can now drop maps which lead to new short missions. These added missions will take players to new locations like the Spider Caves, Bandit Keep, and a Ghostly Crypt.
Added the Epic tier of armour equipment, every slot except for weapons can now be epic, these are awarded from beating a map mission.
Added a Griffin NPC to town for starting map missions.
Added Ore material to map missions, needed for upgrading epic equipment.
Added a new tier of Blacksmith and Magic Shop buildings.
Health of bosses and elite enemies now scale up faster with New Game+ level.
Stone chapel title is now better at lower levels but scales worse at high levels.
Lowered rare move speed equipment modifier from 10% to 8%.
Playing content at a higher level than your character now gives more experience.
Adjusted equipment drop rates to be based around picked attributes for the played character, so picking a lot of strength means you get more strength gear.
Lowered health gain from Combo Health to 100% from 150%.
Some collision, mini map and art pass fixes to Forest theme.
Applied a Small fix to an entrance to Dark Halls theme.
Adjusted audio listener position.
Changed default resolution when running on a Steam Deck.
Added maps collected accomplishment.
Added architect effect for doubling the chance of finding maps.
To celebrate the release of the Epic Missions Update, we're discounting Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 by 50% until October 27th, so there has never been a better time for you and your co-op buddies to dive in and try out the new content!
Join the Community
We’re keen to hear your thoughts and feedback on the additions and changes we’ve added in this update, so make your voice heard by joining the Hammerwatch Universe Discord server here, as well as following the game on social media channels here to keep up to date with the latest developments for Heroes of Hammerwatch 2!
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Greetings Heroes!
Today we’re pleased to reveal some highly anticipated details about the free new update, additional content and other changes that are coming to Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 on October 13th!
New Content
We’ll have more details to share closer to release, but you and your fellow heroes can expect new content in the shape of new additional missions, daring players to raid Spider Caves, Bandit Keeps and Ghostly Crypts.
Check out a sneak peek at their designs in the below image carousel!
The community have asked for new tiers of loot and equipment since launch, and we’re hyped to say that Epic tiers of armour are on the way, allowing you to bolster your defences against the foes of the Dark Citadel to even higher levels than previously possible.
Other gameplay tweaks, balance changes and bug fixes are coming too in this update, all designed to improve your experience playing Heroes of Hammerwatch 2.
We’ve seen players from around the world dive into Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 and we want to invite even more you of to join the fun. On October 13th we are making the game more accessible by adding support for the following languages:
French
German
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Simplified Chinese
We’ll also be adding additional language support in future updates so fear not if your language isn’t in the game just yet!
Steam Deck Support
Steam Deck owners rejoice! In this update, we are aiming to gain Steam Deck Verified Status for Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, letting you and your fellow heroes to embark on legendary dungeon crawls, battling and hunting for precious loot, even while you are away from your desktop PC - Stay tuned for more on this.
More to come!
We want to take a moment to thank all the players who have already supported Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 so far since launch earlier this year, sharing your love for the game, helping new players get into it and giving us valuable community feedback via the Discord server.
This update in October is only the start of the content journey, and we are looking forward to sharing our full content Road Map in the coming months!
Pricing changes
We also have important news to share today regarding the pricing of Heroes of Hammerwatch 2. To support the addition of new content to the title, we are increasing the price of the game from $17.99 / €17.49 / £14.99 to $19.99 / €19.99 / £16.99. Regional equivalents may vary.
This price increase is scheduled to take effect from October 27th.
We wanted to be transparent and announce this now to ensure you, the players, will have plenty of time before the increase to purchase the game at the current lower price if you don’t own it already. You can even pick up extra copies for your family and friends to go and raid the Dark Citadel together.
If you haven’t already, make sure you join the Hammerwatch Universe Discord server here, as well as follow the game on social media channels here to keep up to date with the latest developments in the coming weeks and months! Discord Twitter
So what's coming to HoH II? We're currently working on more free content for the game, with a major update coming soon! We'll share full details of the new content as soon as we can. On top of that, we'll also be revealing a full roadmap of future content for the game.
I'll be diving into the Steam Forum threads over the next few days, so you'll probably see me around! But if you do have any questions, feel free to drop them into the comments of this post and I'll get back to you.
Heroes of Hammerwatch II is 35% OFF until 11th August:
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