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REVEREND

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84%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability
84% User Score Based on 200 reviews

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REVEREND is a single player shooter game with horror and comedy themes. It was developed by Twisted Sickle and was released on July 15, 2024. It received positive reviews from players.

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84%Audience ScoreBased on 200 reviews
graphics17 positive mentions
stability3 negative mentions
  • Strong nostalgic boomer shooter vibe with clear inspirations from classics like Blood and Duke Nukem 3D.
  • Unique and creepy art style combining photorealistic and hand-drawn sprites that enhance the eldritch horror atmosphere.
  • Tight and satisfying gameplay with varied weapons, interesting enemy designs, and well-crafted level design featuring secrets and good pacing.
  • The game is very short, with a typical completion time under two hours, which may leave players wanting more.
  • Technical issues including occasional crashes, problematic quicksaves, lack of customizable controls, and some graphical/UI roughness.
  • Some frustration due to cryptic or dark visuals, enemy bullet visibility issues, balancing problems especially with ammo and health scarcity, and an abrupt or weak ending.

  • graphics

    53 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    32% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 8% negative mentions

    The game's graphics strongly embrace a lo-fi, pixelated 90s boomer shooter aesthetic, delivering a distinctive, creepy, and atmospheric style that appeals to fans of retro FPS and horror themes. While some reviewers praise the unique art design, color palette, and faithful nods to classics like Blood, others find the visuals crude or sloppy, occasionally causing gameplay clarity issues. Overall, the graphics are a key highlight that effectively convey the game's unsettling mood, though minor polish and aesthetic refinements could enhance the experience.

    • “Graphically, the game leans into its lo-fi retro style with confidence, using pixelated textures, flickering lights, and claustrophobic spaces to create a sense of dread and disorientation.”
    • “The art style is very true to 90s boomer shooters with digitized looking graphics and a creepy dark style.”
    • “And the graphics and lighting was really top notch especially the latter of the two mentioned, just seeing all the colors utilized was a joy to watch unfold.”
    • “The graphics and visual style are just crap; they look like floating 2D images with poor animations, making this game the worst among retro or boomer shooters I've tried.”
    • “This very poor quality visual style is a method that lazy developers often use to disguise their lack of talent or interest in making proper graphics, trying to pass it off as intentional art, which gamers shouldn't have to tolerate.”
    • “There can be issues with understanding what hits you due to the game's graphical style and lack of clear enemy bullets.”

  • atmosphere

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    59% positive mentions, 41% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is widely praised for its dark, eerie, and nostalgic vibe, blending 70s-80s horror aesthetics with retro FPS design inspired by classics like "Blood." Reviewers highlight the game's chilling ambiance, stylish art direction, eerie soundtrack, and abundance of secrets, all contributing to a compelling and immersive experience despite its short length and occasional rough edges. Overall, the atmosphere is considered the game's standout feature, rich in personality and mood.

    • “Creepy, unsettling, and dripping with a dark mysterious atmosphere.”
    • “The environments, color palette, music, sound effects, and ambiance create an excellent atmosphere, with ominous synthesizer music reminiscent of John Carpenter’s films.”
    • “Satisfying, stylish and absolutely dripping in atmosphere from the surreal visuals to the soundtrack.”

  • music

    24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    29% positive mentions, 58% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its atmospheric, tense, and nostalgic qualities, drawing influences from 70s-80s horror and early FPS soundtracks like Serious Sam and John Carpenter films. While some minor issues with track looping and audio bugs were noted, the soundtrack effectively enhances the mood and action, complementing the game's retro style and ambience. Overall, the music is considered a standout element that significantly enriches the gameplay experience.

    • “The soundtrack oscillates between low, ritualistic drones and pounding industrial noise, building a tense backdrop that never lets you feel at ease.”
    • “The environments, color palette, music, sound effects, and ambiance create an excellent atmosphere, with ominous synthesizer music reminiscent of John Carpenter’s films.”
    • “The gunplay feels impactful and fun, the music drives the action and lends a lot to the ambience, although some tracks are a little short and loop sooner than expected, but it never detracted from the experience.”
    • “Soundtrack reminded me a lot of the soundtrack seen in the early Serious Sam games and if I had to nitpick the first level's soundtrack only played in the left ear for me (bug possibly?) and some of the songs looped quite poorly (blatant when it starts and stops instead of seamless repeat), but that truly is just nitpicking and didn't take away from the overall experience.”
    • “Shooting feels alright, graphics are alright, the music is a thing that exists in the game.”
    • “Reverend is clearly nothing special when it comes to gameplay, graphics, mechanics, or music.”

  • gameplay

    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 61% neutral mentions, 13% negative mentions

    The gameplay of Reverend is a straightforward, solid homage to classic retro FPS ("boomer shooter") games, featuring level progression, key and secret hunting, and a strong atmospheric and thematic focus. While not mechanically groundbreaking and occasionally hindered by glitches, it offers engaging, smooth combat with well-designed weapons and enemies, making it enjoyable for fans of old-school shooters. However, it may feel basic or unremarkable to those seeking more innovative gameplay.

    • “Gameplay of Reverend has that classic retro FPS formula with level-to-level progression, keys to find, and secrets to discover.”
    • “From a gameplay standpoint, Reverend is a clear homage to classic "boomer shooters" like Blood and Hexen, with a heavy dose of surrealism and grotesque art design layered on top.”
    • “Actually a solid little FPS - blew through it in an hour but it had lots of charm and was mechanically sound - definitely suggest picking this up if you're looking for a quick hit of boomer shooter dopamine.”
    • “Reverend is clearly nothing special when it comes to gameplay, graphics, mechanics or music.”
    • “Gameplay is as basic as it comes, which is fitting for the theme but doesn't really do much to elevate it.”
    • “The potential for the game to be something good was there; some glitches and bugs were holding it back, like being able to skip a cool boss fight by just running to a gap by the exit, or the final boss being a mechanically confusing mess.”

  • story

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    The story is minimal and serves mainly as atmospheric background rather than a detailed narrative, focusing on a former reverend battling eldritch horrors across eight levels. While some find the eldritch theme and vibe engaging, others criticize the story for being half-baked, confusing, or practically nonexistent. Overall, the game prioritizes old-school FPS gameplay over a strong or clear storyline.

    • “It follows the story of a former reverend as he goes toe to toe with the eldritch horrors that are lurking around with 8 levels to sink your teeth into.”
    • “A mix between oldschool and modern storytelling - where its eldritch-steaming atmosphere will entice you to delve deeper and deeper.”
    • “I say go forward on this mission to rid the world of an eldritch horror that our eyes can barely make a reality.”
    • “Because what's in here is less than an hour of content with ugly sprites and half-baked story.”
    • “There wasn't a lot to like about this game; the level design was very rough (especially in the second to last level), the enemies were basic and uninspired, you get so little ammo in the first few maps you practically main the hammer, and I still don't know what was at stake or accomplished in the story.”
    • “The story bits play out from you reading some scribble scratch before heading into various levels.”

  • humor

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

    The humor in the game is characterized by dark, black comedy and clever, funny references, including easter eggs and homages that enhance the nostalgic, old-school FPS atmosphere. Players appreciate its witty enemy designs and amusing secrets, which complement the fast-paced action and unique setting without trying to reinvent the genre.

    • “The black humor is the highlight and the achievements you simply earn by playing it.”
    • “It doesn’t try to reinvent the genre, but it understands what made those early games tick: fast action, dark humor, unique weapons, and strange, atmospheric worlds that feel like fever dreams.”
    • “Fantastic little FPS game, movement and shooting feels good, funny references and secrets.”

  • stability

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

    The game shows promising potential but is hindered by several bugs and glitches, including confusing mechanics and exploitable level design that impact overall stability and gameplay experience.

    • “Very confusing, no ammo, hard to see, kinda buggy.”
    • “The potential for the game to be something good was there; some glitches and bugs were holding it back, like being able to skip a cool boss fight by just running to a gap by the exit, or the final boss being a mechanically confusing mess.”
    • “A little buggy.”

  • optimization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, -50% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game is well-optimized, running smoothly without any performance issues, even on devices like the Steam Deck. Users are pleasantly surprised by its efficient performance.

    • “The game ran perfectly on my LED Steam Deck with zero performance issues.”
    • “Surprisingly optimized.”
    • “The game ran perfectly on my Steam Deck with zero performance issues.”

  • grinding

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

    Grinding is well-balanced, featuring compact, interconnected levels rich with secrets and branching paths that make key-hunting and exploration rewarding rather than tedious.

  • replayability

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

    The game’s short length makes it highly replayable, but some players might find the experience too brief to fully satisfy.

  • emotional

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

    The emotional aspect is described as wholesome, providing a warm and heartfelt experience for players.

    • “It's just wholesome, you know.”
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REVEREND is a shooter game with horror and comedy themes. Common tags for REVEREND include first-person, gothic, demons, surreal, supernatural and others.

REVEREND is available on PC and Windows.

REVEREND was released on July 15, 2024.

REVEREND was developed by Twisted Sickle.

REVEREND has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked REVEREND for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

REVEREND is a single player game.

Similar games include CULTIC, Hellbound, Ion Fury, DUSK, Nightmare of Decay and others.