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1994PC

Heretic is a classic first-person shooter that takes the Doom engine into a dark fantasy world. Instead of guns you wield wands, crossbows and magical artifacts against undead and demons while hunting keys and exploring maze-like levels.

  • Fantasy setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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The closest matches for Heretic are Hexen: Beyond Heretic, Witchaven and Hexen II. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Heretic special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Hexen: Beyond Heretic

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1995PCSteam Deck playable86 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Heretic: a fantasy setting, good gunplay and a dark atmosphere.

A dark fantasy first-person shooter where you pick a fighter, mage or cleric, each with a unique arsenal, and fight through interconnected hub worlds. Switch puzzles and backtracking matter as much as the combat.

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Witchaven

Action-packed real-time combat

A retro medieval fantasy first-person shooter where you play the knight Grondoval, fighting through a wicked witch's fortress with sword and spells. Light RPG elements and melee-focused combat give this build-engine-era game its own flavor.

Hexen II

Fantasy setting

A dark fantasy first-person shooter built on the Quake engine, with four character classes, light RPG leveling and hub-based worlds full of puzzles, keys and backtracking.

Quake

Action-packed real-time combat

This remaster bundles both classic mission packs and two new MachineGames episodes, letting you blast through demonic dimensions at the original's relentless pace. The fast, unforgiving core shooting stays intact, now with modern rendering.

Blood: Fresh Supply

Action-packed real-time combat

A brutal retro first-person shooter from 1997 in updated form: as undead gunslinger Caleb you blast through hordes of cultists with shotguns, dynamite and occult weapons. Fast, gory level design full of secrets and dark humor.

Painkiller

Shooting and gunplay

A fast, old-school first-person shooter where you plow through huge monster hordes as a soul trapped between Heaven and Hell. Inventive dual-mode weapons, arena-style fights and a demon transformation power drive the frantic action.

Dread Templar

Action-packed real-time combat

A fast, old-school 90s-style FPS where a vengeful templar mows down hordes of hellish enemies, using combinable weapon upgrades and skills to become the scariest thing in hell.

Dreamkiller

Shooting and gunplay

You play psychologist Alice Drake, who enters her patients' dreams and hunts their inner demons with weapons. Its appeal lies in the grim, surreal dream worlds and fast, forceful first-person shooting.

Quake

Shooting and gunplay

id Software's landmark shooter sends you through grim, gothic Lovecraftian mazes full of monsters, with lightning-fast movement, frantic gunplay and a brooding industrial soundscape by Trent Reznor. Its multiplayer also made history.

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