What is this game compared to the 1st?

[Skleeton]

I've been anticipating the release of this game after playing Heroes of Hammerwatch 1 and all the critical reviews say that this is apparently nothing at all like HoHW1. Is that for real? I was really looking forward to a rogue-like ARPG and it sounds like Hammerwatch 2 is just a single player focused 1 run only? Can someone clarify for me? I'm just very disappointed the sequel seems so wildly different.

[Buras]

It’s not Heroes of Hammerwatch 2, it’s Hammerwatch 2. Sequel to the first game.

[>-FISH-D]

Think of an open world RPG. Similar in vein to Zelda. Now add in the ability to play multiplayer through the entire quest with friends and you have Hammerwatch 2. This is H2 not HoH2.

[Apex]

The original Hammerwatch was a linear story rpg with gameplay similar to gauntlet. You played through the different levels and eventually beat the story.

Heroes of Hammerwatch was a roguelike game by the same developers, but with a different gameplay focus; more akin to Diablo or Torchlight than the first game.

Hammerwatch 2 is a sequel to the original, it is NOT a roguelike like HoH was, but more of an open-world RPG similar to Skyrim/God of War etc. where you can advance your character but replaying the game means starting with a new character.

This may or may not be to your individual tastes, but Hammerwatch 2 was never intended to be a roguelike sequel to HoH.