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Borrowhelen

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64%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
100% User Score Based on 15 reviews

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Borrowhelen is a single player shooter game with fantasy, dark fantasy and violence themes. It was developed by 4-Cube Games and was released on September 25, 2024. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Grab your weapons and get ready to battle against cultists and mythical creatures in a 90s-style first-person shooter set in a fantastical realm like no other. As the brilliant scientist Ordin Gilbellt, what will you do to save the world from the evil cultists? In the year 1015, in the Republic of Cyptnnia... A few hours before dawn, Ordin Gilbellt visits a graveyard, carrying a bouquet for his…

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews
gameplay3 positive mentions
  • Unique and enjoyable weapon designs that stand out from typical magical staff mechanics.
  • Excellent atmosphere and level design that blend inspirations from classic 90's FPS games like Heretic, Blood, and Doom while maintaining its own identity.
  • Engaging gameplay with a fun arsenal, interesting enemies, and secret levels, providing a nostalgic boomer shooter experience.
  • Enemy AI has issues such as poor pathfinding and getting stuck on corners or obstacles.
  • Some bosses are overly tanky, making certain fights frustratingly difficult.
  • Voice acting and cutscene audio can be hard to understand, detracting slightly from the story presentation.

  • gameplay

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay offers a satisfying blend of straightforward yet intricate level design with engaging exploration, featuring numerous secrets and hidden levels. While not highly innovative, its enjoyable mechanics and captivating story, enhanced by animated and voiced cutscenes, keep players motivated throughout.

    • “A really enjoyable game that feels like it stands in between Blood and Heretic - levels are relatively simple but surprisingly complex in layout; gameplay is enjoyable as well, with plenty of secrets to find as well as a secret level for each episode (only found 2 of them).”
    • “The story got me surprisingly engaged; whilst it's not really innovative or new, it was still enough motivation to keep me going.”
    • “There are a few cool drawn, animated, and voiced cutscenes to continue the plot onwards.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features an excellent and unique atmosphere, effectively achieved through simple yet clever level design, setting it apart from many others in the genre.

    • “Excellent atmosphere that many similar games in this genre fail to capture, probably due to the simple but clever level design.”
    • “Great game with a unique atmosphere!”

  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the music charming and enjoyable, though some have difficulty hearing the dialogue clearly during cutscenes, even when the music volume is lowered.

    • “The music is also nice and charming!”

  • story

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story is engaging and provides enough motivation to keep players invested, despite not being particularly innovative. It is complemented by well-crafted drawn, animated, and voiced cutscenes that effectively advance the plot.

    • “A really enjoyable game that feels like it stands in between Blood and Heretic - levels are relatively simple but surprisingly complex in layout; gameplay is enjoyable as well, with plenty of secrets to find as well as a secret level for each episode (only found 2 of them). The story got me surprisingly engaged; whilst it's not really innovative or new, it was still enough motivation to get me going and there are a few cool drawn, animated, and voiced cutscenes to continue the plot onwards.”
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Borrowhelen is a shooter game with fantasy, dark fantasy and violence themes. Common tags for Borrowhelen include first-person, indie, boomer shooter, 2.5d, pixel graphics and others.

Borrowhelen is available on PC and Windows.

Borrowhelen was released on September 25, 2024.

Borrowhelen was developed by 4-Cube Games.

Borrowhelen has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Borrowhelen for its gameplay.

Borrowhelen is a single player game.

Similar games include Wizordum, Hands of Necromancy, Selaco, Hell Hunt , Project Warlock and others.