Action · April 7, 2022

Forgive Me Father (2022)

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As the only one left with full senses, you embark on a journey in search of answers and relief in this FPS game that is created in a distinctive retro horror comic book style and feels as if it came straight out of Lovecraft's books. Be aware of your madness level which dynamically changes during gameplay and gives you additional power. Choose your active skills depending on your play style and use them to fight against the eternal evil. Explore this Lovecraft-inspired world that is full of hidden and hard to reach areas, and uncover the entire story to solve the mystery of this crazy place. Feeling of a classic FPS from the 90s Timelapse animations, opponents and elements of 2D in a 3D environment; first aid kits and life points, non-reloading weapons, powerups during dynamic combat with numerous opponents. Custom combat experience With scripture in one hand and weapons powered by an unknown substance in the other, the player will face the challenge of maintaining their humanity. It is up to the player to decide how their equipment evolves, and to find ways of defeating hordes of unpredictable opponents. Dynamic level of madness Directly influencing not only the audio-visual experience, but the gameplay itself, its effect varies depending on the current level of player’s madness. The gameplay is presented in a comic book style Hand-drawn graphics designed to maintain a distinctive comic book look, where any screenshot from the game could be a part of a new comic book. Mood straight from Lovecraft's dark novels All throughout the game, the player will feel the atmosphere of dread and horror that the works of H.P. Lovecraft are renowned for. Surrounded by the occult and forces of eternal evil, experience the feelings of hopelessness, madness and confusion, and the burning need to find answers and bring back some semblance of reason and sanity to the world. Many climatic levels and varied bestiary A diverse world entirely made by hand, full of interesting enemies ranging from possessed inhabitants to monsters straight out of your worst nightmares. Two heroes to choose from Each with their own, unique development tree. Experience the story from the perspective of either a priest or a journalist.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • FPS · 189
  • Boomer Shooter · 172
  • Lovecraftian · 172
  • Action · 162
  • Shooter · 145
  • Retro · 129
  • First-Person · 114
  • Indie · 106
  • 3D · 102
  • Stylized · 101
  • Gore · 98
  • Cartoony · 91
  • Violent · 88
  • Atmospheric · 79
  • Psychedelic · 77

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.8k Steam reviewsTop 60% in Action
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 69% of Action titles
Engagement hours4 h averageTop 77% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 4.8k reviews

4.1k positive · 724 negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

3.1k

Press Quotes

“Forgive Me Father has a great atmosphere, a stunning art style, and a ton of unexplored potential.” Kotaku “The Lovecraft-inspired FPS with comic-book art makes a strong first impression.” PC Gamer “Amazingly Animated Eldritch Apocalypse FPS.” SplatterCatGaming

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

4h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

3h

Current engagement

Achievements

20

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateApr 7, 2022
DeveloperByte Barrel
PublisherFulqrum Publishing
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

This game is stylized Lovecraftian old-school FPS set in a comic book style world with a lot of 2D opponents in a 3D environment. This game may contain content not appropriate for all ages: Frequent Violence or Gore. Violence against stylized human-like characters.

Editions & Packages

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