Action · December 6, 2018

Project Warlock (2018)

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One man and his guns. Become a mysterious Warlock who embarks on a dangerous mission to eradicate all evil. Put your finger on the trigger and travel through time and space to wreak havoc like in the golden days of fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping first-person shooters, hooking you for hours of super fun carnage. Let’s rock and roll! Explore 60 vast levels in five settings, from frozen Antarctic base to the sands of Egypt to the medieval castles’ courts and graveyards. Find keys to unlock passages, reveal secret caches with ammo and gold, use lifts and hidden buttons to access new areas. Finally descend to hell to face the ultimate challenge and emerge victorious. Combat tons of enemies from flying demons to five-story robots, splashing walls, and floors with their blood and chunks. Dodge bullets and projectiles, figure out strategies and weapons that work best against each of the nasty villains. Learn their moves and stay one step ahead to survive through the levels. Face mega bosses in vast final arenas to complete each world. Expand your arsenal with new weapons found along your way. From powerful blades to massive guns, collect and develop your favorite gear and master the craft of carnage. Reach into the vast arsenal of 38 types of weapons and learn their secret tricks to deliver maximum damage, fast! Grab the ammo and spit out a series of bullets, walls of flames, and bursts of magic shots to bring down enemies foolish enough to stand in your way. Develop your hero the way you like, by assigning upgrade points and perks to the favorite skills between each level. Develop and upgrade spells and weapons to create your unique character through the game, and use their powers to master the game in higher difficulty modes. Features: 60 levels 5 worlds 72 enemies 38 weapons 8 spells 12 perks

Action releases from 2018

175 Action titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Boomer Shooter · 227
  • FPS · 219
  • Retro · 178
  • Pixel Graphics · 142
  • Blood · 137
  • Action · 133
  • Old School · 128
  • Fast-Paced · 127
  • Dark Fantasy · 120
  • Shooter · 118
  • Singleplayer · 118
  • Demons · 113
  • RPG · 113
  • First-Person · 111
  • Shoot 'Em Up · 104

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.5k Steam reviewsTop 57% in Action
Positive rating87% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 49%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 88% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

87%Very Positive · 5.5k reviews

4.8k positive · 715 negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.1/10

Curator recommendations

4.4k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (8)

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

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Simplified Chinese

Press Quotes

“This makes Project Warlock a reinterpretation of classic ideas and design in mixtape form, that often feels modern or retro in ways you wouldn’t expect.” 8,2/10 – AusGamers “An independent tribute to the glorious origins of the FPS.” 8/10 – Eurogamer Italy “Project Warlock is just a damned blast. You could say this is the best version of Wolfenstein 3D ever made.” 8/10 – Destructoid

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

20

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateDec 6, 2018
DeveloperBuckshot Software
PublisherRetrovibe, gaming company
Base price$1.80 -85%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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