Released Aug 10, 2026 $9.99 Positive Not counted on Steam profiles yet

Backpack Boy

By Chuck

Puzzle Platformer Indie Puzzle Platformer 2D Cute Linear Colorful ShortPixel GraphicsCasualFamily Friendly

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Backpack Boy is a game tagged Puzzle Platformer, Indie and Puzzle by Chuck, released Aug 10, 2026. It has 20 Steam reviews (Positive). The Steam games most like it include ReverseRoom, - R E F L E C T E D - and Agent Brain: Tricky Puzzles.

Backpack Boy is off on one of his treks when he discovers a peculiar flashlight that changes the world around him. Explore a seemingly abandoned structure in this puzzle platformer built around using light to shine into the past.

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ReverseRoom 81% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
- R E F L E C T E D - 80% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
Agent Brain: Tricky Puzzles 79% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
Super Arter 78% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
Escape Goat 78% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
HomeNaut 77% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
A Color Theory 76% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
NightSky 76% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
Ninja Ming: Wu 76% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
Owyn's Adventure 76% match · Puzzle Platformer, Indie, Puzzle

Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Backpack Boy · record updated 21 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID2875150

Release dateAug 10, 2026

Last change number38045204

Last record update21 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: Chuck, Niles Games
Publisher: Chuck, Niles Games
Steam profile: Not counted yet: Steam is still getting to know this game, so it doesn't add to game counts or achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Website: backpackboy.org

Windows

Controller: Full support

Single-playerFull controller supportPlayStation controllersXbox controllersSteam AchievementsFamily Sharing

Prices

Price · US$9.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$9.99Oct 23, 2026

Checked16 hours agoin 41 regions

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Patches

Aug 10, 2026 Fix for boss chase music not playing in the exterior
Fix for boss chase music not playing in the exterior Thanks sknahT
Aug 10, 2026 Fix for tower level checkpoint getting overwritten
There was a checkpoint in the tower level that was taking priority over every other checkpoint that has been fixed. If this happened to you then your save file may be permanently bugged. In this case, here is a save file that starts you ou…
Feb 24, 2025 Backpack Boy Demo Update
Added 1 new level and 2 additional transition rooms to the demo. Many small bug fixes. Additional polish and cleaning up of rooms/puzzles. Thanks for playing, and enjoy Next Fest!

Build	Branch	Updated
24662574	public	Aug 10, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
2875151	—	All	517.0 MB	462.8 MB	275796854305563747

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	24662574	Aug 10, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Backpack Boy

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Backpack Boy.exe		All

Achievements

Achievements1916 hidden

Most unlocked94.9%A Flashlight?

Rarest2.1%Deathless

A Flashlight? Hidden achievement 94.9%
Escaped! Hidden achievement 59%
Find The Loopback Room Hidden achievement 52.2%
Safe Inside Hidden achievement 51.2%
A Remote? Hidden achievement 49.4%
A Tape Machine? Hidden achievement 42.2%
Poison Released Hidden achievement 40.9%
Input Accepted Hidden achievement 38.5%
Free From The Lab Hidden achievement 38.5%
The Tower Hidden achievement 38%
The View From Halfway Down Hidden achievement 36.3%
The End... Hidden achievement 35%
A 2nd Chance Hidden achievement 32.3%
Poison Released Again Hidden achievement 29.7%
The End Hidden achievement 29.5%
100% Completed The Game Without Skips 24%
End the loop without having looped Hidden achievement 9.4%
Speedrunner Complete The Game In Under 1 Hour 2.8%

All 19 achievements

Deathless Complete The Game WIthout Dying 2.1%

News

Aug 10, 2026 · Community Announcements Backpack Boy Has Arrived!
It's finally here. Backpack Boy is officially released!After over 2 and a half years of development and life and polishing and redesigns and re-redesigns we're so happy to finally get this thing out …
Apr 11, 2026 · Community Announcements The Backpack Boy draws near...
Hello Backpackers,It's been quite a while since our last update. We've been hard at work building the rest of the game, which is now very close to release(for real this time). We're not ready to give…
Aug 8, 2025 · Community Announcements New Tiny Teams Demo!!
As we gear up for the full release of Backpack Boy we have a brand new demo for everyone to try! This new demo includes over 30 new screens/levels as well as a ton of visual improvements and fixes. T…

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Backpack Boy

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Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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