Dread Templar
Retro first-person shooter with demon battles and hidden upgrades
T19 Games · Published by Fulqrum Publishing · Released Jan 26, 2023
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 1,741
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 3 years ago
- Feb 6, 2023
Metacritic: 72/100 (critic reviews)
What is Dread Templar?
This single-player first-person shooter follows a revenge quest through hell and other settings. Across a level-based campaign, you fight demons with guns, a katana, dashes, and bullet time, while searching for secrets and solving puzzles to unlock upgrades.
For you if...
- +you enjoy fast, retro-style first-person combat
- +you like tuning weapons for tougher encounters
- +you want hidden areas and puzzles alongside combat
Not for you if...
- −you prefer short, direct levels without backtracking
- −you dislike platforming mixed into first-person shooting
- −you want to rush every fight on harder difficulties
What players say
82% of 1,741 reviews are positive
Players praise the soundtrack, weapon variety, and upgrade combinations. Common complaints include confusing or drawn-out levels, useful upgrades hidden in hard-to-find secrets, and enemies that take too much ammo to kill.
Screenshots and trailer
Dread Templar system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 64 Bit
- Processor
- CPU 2.5+ GHz
- Graphics
- NVidia GTX 560
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64 Bit
- Processor
- CPU 3+ GHz
- Graphics
- NVidia GTX 750 Ti
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.
Tags
- Boomer Shooter
- FPS
- Retro
- Fast-Paced
- Bullet Time
- Shooter
- Singleplayer
- Violent
- 1990's
- Action
- Old School
- First-Person
- Gore
- Superhero
- Atmospheric
- Archery
Recent updates
- Feb 6, 2023 · First Dread Templar Patch Is Here!
- Oct 31, 2022 · Dread Templar status update
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