Apocryph: an old-school shooter

Old-school fantasy shooter with spells, melee weapons, and dismemberment

Bigzur Games · Released Apr 27, 2018

Reviews: Mixed; 50% of 319
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 8 years ago; Jun 29, 2018
Minimum PC: 9800GT; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Apocryph: an old-school shooter?

This single-player first-person shooter takes place in a dark fantasy world, where an exiled religious official returns to lands overrun by demons. You fight monsters through handcrafted levels and hubs in castles, shrines, and dungeons, avoiding traps, searching for secrets, and managing health and mana.

For you if...

+you enjoy magic-focused combat rather than conventional gunplay

Not for you if...

−you want a long campaign with plenty of content
−you prefer competitive or cooperative multiplayer to solo play

What players say

50% of 319 reviews are positive

Players praise the throwback fantasy-shooter style, particularly its resemblance to Heretic and Hexen. They criticize the unfinished feel and unsatisfying weapons; older reviews also report poor performance and erratic enemy behavior.

Screenshots and trailer

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Apocryph: an old-school shooter system requirements

Minimum: 9800GT, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 Or Later
Processor: 2.4GHZ Dual Core Processor or Higher
Graphics: GeForce 9800GT or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 2 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0

Does Apocryph: an old-school shooter have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Apocryph: an old-school shooter run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Achievements: 10
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Apocryph: an old-school shooter use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam