- November 14, 2017
- Bigzur
- 5h median play time
Apocryph
45%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
optimization, stability
97% User Score 239 reviews
Platforms
About
Apocryph is a dark fantasy first-person shooter inspired by classics like Hexen and Heretic. Explore intricate levels, wield an arsenal of weapons, and confront hordes of enemies in a brutal, immersive world. With challenging gameplay and a rich atmosphere, Apocryph offers a faithful homage to the genre's golden age.











+3
Audience ScoreBased on 239 reviews
gameplay24 positive mentions
optimization8 negative mentions
- The game captures the nostalgic feel of classic shooters like Heretic and Hexen, providing a fun experience for fans of the genre.
- The weapon variety and gore mechanics are enjoyable, with satisfying enemy dismemberment and impactful shooting.
- The graphics and atmosphere, while not perfect, have a certain charm that evokes the spirit of 90s FPS games.
- The game is very short, with only a few levels available, leading to disappointment regarding its content and replayability.
- There are numerous bugs and performance issues, including poor AI behavior and graphical glitches, which detract from the overall experience.
- The level design is often criticized as bland and uninspired, lacking the complexity and memorability of classic shooters.
gameplay
72 mentions Positive Neutral NegativeGameplay reviews are mixed, with many players finding it clunky, repetitive, and unoptimized, leading to crashes and inventory issues. While some appreciate the nostalgic old-school shooter elements and enjoyable weapon mechanics, others criticize the overall execution, citing a lack of polish and memorable level design. Despite its potential, the game feels unfinished and fails to deliver a consistently engaging experience.
“The gameplay it proposes is straightforward and really old-school in style: expect levels filled with static health/ammo pickups, enemies appearing in 'batches' after opening gates, doors, or just when passing through, and also increasingly difficult levels as new enemy types appear.”
“Of the many throwback shooters out there, I feel it does a great job of capturing the aesthetic and frenetic gameplay of games like Heretic, Hexen, and Blood.”
“The actual feel of the gameplay and the atmosphere is great.”
“Gameplay is just awful, clunky, repetitive, and boring.”
“The game struggles to maintain framerate even on modern hardware due to horribly unoptimized assets, crashed three times during the first 17 minutes of my gameplay, weapons were disappearing from my inventory on map change, and there are multiple areas where you can get stuck in level geometry.”
“The developers sold the game as a modern 'old-school shooter' just like the classics, but all the game does is embarrassingly insult them with their wannabe hardcore heavy metal stuff and gameplay.”
5h Median play time
5h Average play time
4-7h Spent by most gamers