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Store data
- UK price
- £4.59
- US price
- $4.99
- Positive reviews
- —
- Total reviews
- 0
- Release date
- 17 September 2026
Activity briefingSummary of recorded signals
Steam player data · App 4940190
Background Hero
- Single-player
- Steam Achievements
- #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
- Playable without Timed Input
- Save Anytime
- Family Sharing
Concurrent players0Most recent successful sample
Today's peak018/144 samples
Tracked peak6Highest retained daily peak
Steam rating—0 reviews
Steam metadata
Game information
Details supplied by the Steam store
Steam store data
System requirements
Supplied by the developer on Steam
Windows
Minimum
- OS *
- Windows 7 & Older
- Processor
- Intel Pentium 4 processor or later
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
Linux
Minimum
- OS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS or newer
- Processor
- 1 GHz or faster x86 / x64 processor
- Memory
- 512 MB RAM
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics
- Storage
- 300 MB available space
Launch window
Released 17 September 2026 · Tracking from 17 September 2026
SteamWatch’s first observed day and week; tracking can begin after release. Top Sellers is Steam’s revenue ranking, not a sales estimate.
- Player peak
- 2
- Steam reviews
- Not recordedRating not recorded
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £4.59
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
1 player-data day recorded in this window.
- Player peak
- 6
- Steam reviews
- 10% positive
- Twitch peak
- Not recorded
- Price observed
- £4.59
- Top Sellers
- No appearanceNo ranked days
7 player-data days recorded in this window.
Peak 2Average 1Latest 0
24-hour and 7-day views use hourly peaks from ten-minute samples. Longer views use retained daily peaks. Up to 24 recent event markers are shown per layer.
Twitch
Twitch stats
Awaiting the first Twitch sample.
Long-term history
Monthly players breakdown
Calculated from SteamWatch samples
| Month | Peak | Gain | % gain | Average | Avg % gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 4 | -2 | -33.3% | 1 | -47.7% |
| November 2026 | 2 | -2 | -50.0% | 0 | -54.1% |
| October 2026 | 4 | -2 | -33.3% | 1 | -51.7% |
| September 2026 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — |
Store price Regular price
Daily regional sweep
Regional prices
7 regions checked
| Region | Currency | Regular | Current | Discount | Historical low | Last change |
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| United KingdomGBP · GB | GBP | £4.59 | £4.59 | 0% | £4.59 | No change recorded |
| United StatesUSD · US | USD | $4.99 | $4.99 | 0% | $4.99 | No change recorded |
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| MalaysiaMYR · MY | MYR | RM13.49 | RM13.49 | 0% | RM13.49 | No change recorded |
| NorwayNOK · NO | NOK | 59,50 kr | 59,50 kr | 0% | 59,50 kr | No change recorded |
| New ZealandNZD · NZ | NZD | NZ$ 7.89 | NZ$ 7.89 | 0% | NZ$ 7.89 | No change recorded |
| PeruPEN · PE | PEN | S/.13.49 | S/.13.49 | 0% | S/.13.49 | No change recorded |
| PhilippinesPHP · PH | PHP | P169.00 | P169.00 | 0% | P169.00 | No change recorded |
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| Latin America (regional USD)USD_LATAM · AR | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| Middle East & North Africa (regional USD)USD_MENA · EG | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
| South Asia (regional USD)USD_SASIA · PK | — | — | Unavailable | — | — | No change recorded |
Positive rating—
Positive reviews0
Negative reviews0
Review history is not available for this range yet.
Recent views use Steam's daily review activity. Longer views use weekly totals, retained by SteamWatch.
About this game
Description
Supplied by the Steam store
Want more out of your time-wasting games than just "numbers go up"? Background Hero is a RuneScape inspired skill-management and idle progression based game that aims to recreate that dopamine hit of maxing out a variety of skills.
At the core is a deep roster of skills to train, from woodcutting and mining to smithing, cooking, brewing, magic, and more, each with its own resource chains, recipes, and gear to chase. Decide what to work on next, push toward the level that unlocks a better recipe or tougher node, and watch your completion ring creep closer to 100%.
Every action you take builds Mastery, a system built around specializing. Stick with a favorite spot long enough and you'll unlock faster completion times, bonus yields, and a shot at not even burning through your materials.
Keep your eyes open while you gather, because rare finds turn up when you least expect them. What you do with them is up to you: brew a potion, craft a piece of gear, or sell it off for gold.
Beyond the daily grind, Achievements and Task Diaries lay out checklists that reward permanent bonuses once cleared, giving you something bigger to build toward.
Looking for a change of pace? Send your hero off on treasure hunts for a shot at rare rewards, then haul everything back to the trade market to buy, sell, and gear up for what comes next.
Background Hero rewards the player who commits to the grind. The more you dig into its systems, tuning your loadout, chasing mastery, and plotting your next upgrade, the faster your hero grows.
Several skills for grinding and perfect for completionists who chase that 100% dopamine hit
Each skill is populated with various items to actions to grind and items to earn
Gathering turns into production with thoughtful chains of resources
Resource management at its finest with a fully fledged trade, inventory, and equipment
Tiered combat and gear that's rewarding to engage with, giving you a goal to work towards
Cloud saves that function cross-platform with an in-game account
An idling adventure at its core, the game plays when you're away and rewards you when you come back
Not affiliated with RuneScape or Jagex
Steam gallery
Screenshots
7 available
Steam has not listed DLC or a demo for this game yet.
Steam global stats
Achievements
24 achievements
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Actions 100 | 76.9% |
| 02 | Produced 1k | 69.2% |
| 03 | First Gear | 59.6% |
| 04 | Actions 10k | 57.6% |
| 05 | Completion 1 | 55.7% |
| 06 | Full Combat Kit | 53.8% |
| 07 | Inv Slot 1 | 50.0% |
| 08 | Gold 1m | 40.3% |
| 09 | Xp 1m | 40.3% |
| 10 | Rare 250 | 38.4% |
| 11 | Produced 100k | 36.5% |
| 12 | Time 1week | 30.7% |
| 13 | Actions 100k | 28.8% |
| 14 | Produced 1m | 15.3% |
| 15 | Mastery 20 X10 | 11.5% |
| 16 | First 100 | 9.6% |
| 17 | Time 1month | 1.9% |
| 18 | Total Lvl 1000 | 1.9% |
| 19 | Actions 1m | 0.0% |
| 20 | Completion 100 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Completion 50 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Gold 100m | 0.0% |
| 23 | Maxed 5 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Xp 100m | 0.0% |
Saved from Steam
Patches
4 tracked updates
Hotfix 0.8.1 - Bank UI changes, dungeon chest changes, bug fixes
Changes Added "Inside the Mirror", a difficult endgame dungeon UI / UX Replaced monster and dungeon images with more amazing work from Clockwork Raven Overall UI scaled back 10% to accommodate wider screens Tooltips for items with passives changed to be more readable Added Credits menu option (originally missing) Dungeon chests now show what dungeon they came from on the tooltip Bug Fixes Inputting quantities over the desired recipe no longer count it as invalid
Read full update on Steam ↗Update 0.8.0 - The Hollow Forge, UI scaling, passive item effects, and more
New Features - Added the Hollow Forge, unlocked by using the Key to the Second Floor. - The key has a chance to drop from the Hollow Ossuary dungeon - Combine up to four ingredient stacks into one powerful item - Some items now have passives that provide bonuses to various actions - You may find a Goblin's Monacle that increases your gold find, or maybe a special fishing rod that can be combined in the Hollow Forge to grant 20% faster fishing - There are many more to uncover and collect! Changes - Removed campfire stoke count limit. - Logs now add 1 hour to the fire capped at 6 hours, up from 10 minutes - Each dungeon now requires at least one clear for 100% completion. - Restored dungeon reward chests and contents previews. - Reduced rare and epic equipment drops. - Dungeon and world drop rates have been reduced by up to 80% - Salt is now able to be bought as a supply from the Bank U...
Read full update on Steam ↗Update 0.7.0 - Dungeons, Expanded Equipment, QoL, and more
New Features HP is now consistent throughout the various combat encounters To help with the new HP change, a food pouch has been introduced. Equip any food items in the pouch to heal your hero An upgrade has been added to the shop that allows your hero to automatically eat food when lower than 20% health during encounters 18 new rare drops across all skills have been added Player equipment has been expanded. Two new Ring slots, an Amulet slot, a Belt slot, plus a special Heirloom and Insignia slot that provides unique combat bonuses. Dungeons have returned and offer combat experience, unique equipment, and a way to test your combat skills. Three dungeons have been introduced during this test period with more to be added: Bramble Warren, The Hollow Ossuary, and Gloamweb Nest. Each dungeon pits you against a line-up of enemies and a formidable boss at the end. Defeat them for a set of s...
Read full update on Steam ↗Hotfix 0.6.1
New Features Farming has a new plot system that grows your plants overtime Forage for seeds, or continue to generate fertilizer in order to use the plots Harvested plots reward XP based on the time spent growing UI Changes Redesigned Task page to unify the interface The top navigation bar has been condensed and includes both menu options and active skill information More icons added as well as replaced others Gear Changes Action time reduction has been removed from *most* of the crafted gear. This powerful stat has been limited to epic gear and above, as well as part of set piece bonuses Thank you everyone who's taking part of the early access so far! Please remember it's still in very early development, and I'm hoping for the great feedback from players (that's you) to polish and squash any bugs. Good luck hero! - Steev
Read full update on Steam ↗
Game activity
Recent changes
Steam events and SteamWatch observations
- SteamPatch
Hotfix 0.8.1 - Bank UI changes, dungeon chest changes, bug fixes ↗
Changes Added "Inside the Mirror", a difficult endgame dungeon UI / UX Replaced monster and dungeon images with more amazing work from Clockwork Raven Overall UI scaled back 10% to accommodate wider screens Tooltips f…
- SteamPatch
Update 0.8.0 - The Hollow Forge, UI scaling, passive item effects, and more ↗
New Features - Added the Hollow Forge, unlocked by using the Key to the Second Floor. - The key has a chance to drop from the Hollow Ossuary dungeon - Combine up to four ingredient stacks into one powerful item - Some…
- SteamPatch
Update 0.7.0 - Dungeons, Expanded Equipment, QoL, and more ↗
New Features HP is now consistent throughout the various combat encounters To help with the new HP change, a food pouch has been introduced. Equip any food items in the pouch to heal your hero An upgrade has been adde…
- SteamWatchPlayer data
New tracked player peak
6 concurrent players — the highest daily peak recorded at that point.
- SteamWatchPlayer data
New tracked player peak
5 concurrent players — the highest daily peak recorded at that point.
- SteamPatch
Hotfix 0.6.1 ↗
New Features Farming has a new plot system that grows your plants overtime Forage for seeds, or continue to generate fertilizer in order to use the plots Harvested plots reward XP based on the time spent growing UI Ch…