Hammerwatch 1 or 2?

[Blue Hasia]

New to this game, but should i play this one first or the first one?

Im after more fun experience, sometimes sequels can not be as good as the original.

figure i asked before i commit to the newer release.

[Dreaming Prince]

heroes of hammerwatch 1 has much more content, this one i think feel better to play but little content and feels unfinished

[Hotzenplotz]

This one feels more "modern" and is easier to get going as a new player. First one could be quite harsh with the penalty when dying and you lost everything. In general I like gameplay of the second one more.
But atm it also still feels a little bit like an early access title. Trinkets which don´t scale and become quite useless in higher difficulties, bad weapon scaling so that even rogue or paladin feel way stronger in mage gear and a full int build. Many things need to get patched to feel "right". Also contentwise the first one has way more to offer, thanks to the dlcs.
Atm we get pathces regulary, so I hope they fix the issues with part 2 and maybe add more content. If this will happen HOH2 is at least for me, clearly the better game.

[Nachoproblemz]

HoH2 is a great early access game, but it's currently lacking a LOT of polish and content. it's still fun for 20-30 hours until you can clear NG+, but there is really no point to continue playing beyond that currently. I'd say play through the first now, and check this one out in 3-6 months to see how things develop.

[barnstar]

First game is great, but is incredibly grindy!

Also, if you are new to the games, be aware that this is "Heroes of Hammerwatch 2", there is also the original "Heroes of Hammerwatch", but there is also a "Hammerwatch" and "Hammerwatch 2", which are not roguelites!

Personally I prefer roguelites (by quite some margin) but other peoples taste may vary.

[Blue Hasia]

thanks for the feed back, probably will grab the first one. got a 13 hour flight to Sweden next week.

this game seems to work fine on steam deck with the tips using proton 7 and sounds like from that game boards it plays ok on steam deck also