Action · September 13, 2023

Heretic’s Fork (2023)

trophy29 achievementsextension4 DLClocal_offer-50% current discountgroup100k–1M ownersrecommend2.9k recommendations
Thank you for submitting your application for the position of Hell's Manager. We are pleased to offer you the job and extend a warm welcome to our team. As you may know, we have some overpopulation issues that we believe can be resolved with your help. Your role will involve not only managing the current population but also implementing innovative strategies to streamline our operations. You will be tasked with punishing sinners using our state-of-the-art computer system, HERETIC'S FORK, developed by DeusVult Inc. We are confident that your skills and expertise will greatly contribute to maintaining order and efficiency in our unique environment. We look forward to having you on board and seeing the positive impact you will bring to our organization. 1. Choose a demon to act as your subordinate who will manage all site operations. 2. Protect the rift between Hell and Earth from escape attempts by dwelling heretics. 3. Punish sinners with monstrous towers that deal Holy, Unholy, and Hellfire damage. 4. Plan strategies and build strength using our deck-building system. 5. Achieve great results to receive more cards for your deck. 6. Work for various departments, each representing a circle of Hell, and cooperate with them. 7. Ensure that sinners do not damage our property by keeping them from passing through. 8. Receive wages for each shift based on the number of sinners punished. Your success depends solely on you. 9. Be an integral part of our fun and delightful team with a shared dark sense of humor.

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Deckbuilding · 428
  • Tower Defense · 410
  • Arcade · 399
  • Strategy · 396
  • Card Game · 395
  • Action · 393
  • Roguelike Deckbuilder · 390
  • 2D · 387
  • Bullet Hell · 380
  • Tactical · 378
  • Rogue-lite · 374
  • Singleplayer · 364
  • Top-Down · 347
  • Rogue-like · 331
  • Perma Death · 329

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

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  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
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  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Portuguese - Portugal volume_up
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Full audio (9)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Russian

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume3.6k Steam reviewsTop 71% in Action
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 53%
Engagement hours12 h averageTop 41% for session depth among Action

Press Quotes

“...I've had an amazing time playing it.” Northernlion “Love this game!” AdmiralBahroo “I've played a few rounds of Heretic's Fork, and while it hasn't quite lit my nerves on fire like SWOTS, it's certainly moreish.” Rock Paper Shotgun

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

12h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

1h

Current engagement

Achievements

29

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 3.6k reviews

3.1k positive · 503 negative

Curator recommendations

2.9k

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 13, 2023
Developer9FingerGames
PublisherRavenage Games
Base price$4.99 -50%
DLC / Add-ons4 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

  • Buy Heretic's Fork