Hammerfight
Skip · Action · 2009
The verdict
SKIP IT.
The reviews do not carry it. What it costs you is time.
- PriceS
- Free to play
- Reviews▼
- 73% of 2,077
- Genre rank
- Top 38% Action
Holding it back: Reviews, Reach
Time and effort
- Main story
- 4.2h
- To 100%
- 11.8h 2.8x the story
Players and genre
- Online
- 3 now
- Better reviewed
- 47% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 38 percent. The games it most resembles do better on the same math. One Finger Death Punch 2 ($7.99, scores 95) and One Finger Death Punch ($4.99, scores 97) both outscore it.
Its player count is falling. 11 were online at the highest of our weekly checks over 42 days, 3 at the last one, on Nov 7, 12:49 UTC.
More about Hammerfight
The main story runs 4.2 hours. Doing everything runs 12, 2.8 times as long.
Buy now or wait
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
one of the most underated games ive ever played. forever has a place in my heart
2 more reviews
It's as straightforward as a game concept gets. Very well done. A timeless classic.
Summary For the price of free, Hammerfight is absolutely worth a try. It is laden with small but numerous problems, from poor gameplay balance to an interesting-but-shallow story to the game simply being old, from 2009. Better get used to the low resolution. But what it doesn't lack is charm that makes you wish there was a more modern version of this same game. According to How Long to Beat, a playthrough of...
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About the game
Hammerfight is about 2D battles of flying machines equipped with various slashing, piercing and blunt weaponry.A unique combat system is based on realistic physics simulation, and it ties the movements of the rider to the movements of your mouse. As you wave the mouse, your rider swings his warhammer, smashing the foe into the wall!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 256 MB of memory, DirectX 8.0 compatible with 64 Mb VRAM, 154 MB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Hammerfight scores 34/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/41100/hammerfightReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.