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Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.

Heretical is a early access, action roguelike and rogue-lite game developed by Three Swords Studio and published by Ultimate Games S.A. and Ultimate Publishing.
Released on October 30th 2024 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Serbian, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil and Turkish.

It has received 443 reviews of which 415 were positive and 28 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 8.87€ on Steam with a 40% discount.

The Steam community has classified Heretical into these genres:

Early Access Action Roguelike Rogue-lite Replay Value Action RPG Hack and Slash Souls-like Singleplayer Dark Fantasy Isometric Controller Stylized Atmospheric Medieval Story Rich Dungeon Crawler RPG Loot Class-Based Rogue-like

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Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 or newer, 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 / AMD FX-8350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870
Storage: 1 GB available space

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July 2025

I don't play many games anymore, but I'm glad I picked this one up on sale. It's a really simple game, but it does everything right: - Good level design - Good enemy variety - Lots of different boss fights - Lots of unlockable classes and skills, - Great progression system that made me want to keep re-playing it with different classes and trying new builds to accomplish the prophecies - It's difficult enough to keep me entertained but easy enough for my old man brain to still beat - RNG is somewhat manageable through unlocks that give you rerolls/banishments The game isn't finished yet but it's genuinely a great buy anyway, imo.

June 2025

Heretical is a very solid little ARPG that has the promise of becoming great if the devs stick to it. It has just enough depth and variety to keep players coming back run after run, hoping to discover more fun unlockables. Those who tried the demo should be aware that it creates a false impression of a much more shallow game. It does not properly showcase the core mechanics and might make you wonder if those rare stars are even helpful. It's an easy game to drop early on, because it starts off very barebones, giving you only the most typical characters, items, and skills. But if you decide to give it a little more time, Heretical quickly flourishes into something much better within a few runs. The Prophecies mechanic (achieve certain in-game feats to permanently unlock new skills, equipment, characters, and bonuses) begins to shine as the intended way for your characters to grow; the Star Well (limited direct stat upgrades) also becomes useful for fine-tuning your build further. The map is very nicely done, with interesting layouts that allow you to choose the order of your trials for subsequent runs if you manage to open the corresponding shortcuts. These shortcuts, by the way, are abundant. The skills are varied, featuring some tried-and-true ones (like ricocheting projectiles or chain lightning) alongside a healthy dose of clever and deadly additions that feel fresh. Moreover, the game is well-balanced overall. It offers generous amounts of skills and loot while still allowing your character to feel powerful without making the combat too easy. There are still some unimplemented features Heretical would benefit from. My main issue was with the early-game progression. During the first few runs, when your characters lack enough skills/slots to create any half-decent build, you find yourself stuck clearing the same area over and over again. As well designed as it is, it gets stale. Then, suddenly, your skill pool expands exponentially, and the rest of the game can be cleared surprisingly quickly. This bottleneck could be addressed by making the beginner area somewhat wider, offering different directions to explore (and perhaps some more bosses, too) while progressing through the earlier Prophecies. Of course, being in early access, Heretical has some occasionally annoying bugs, like archers on the upper level of the sewers being visible while you are on the lower level. All in all, this is a good effort. I hope to see Heretical completed and developed into the gem of a game it has the potential to be.

March 2025

Great but it desperately needs more content. I "finished" the game in about 90 minutes and I am not good at these things

March 2025

The graphics style of valheim, the item/stat modifiers and choreographed boss fights of PoE (and others), enough randomness in drops to make runs feel different, but not so much randomness as to make it frustrating. Meta progress feels earned and steady enough to keep you motivated. Some glitches, but nothing game breaking. More content can easily be added to make this an even more complete and compelling experience. Overall: great game, great amalgamation of stuff that works in other (bigger) titles - nothing wrong with that.

Feb. 2025

This game is soon to become my most-played Steam Deck game. It's incredible. They balance difficulty with a deeply satisfying progression system. If you like diablo, hades and dark souls then you will love this game. Its 100% worth getting in EA to support the developer. They have created an extremely fun game, and the road map looks great!

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Heretical is currently priced at 8.87€ on Steam.

Heretical is currently available at a 40% discount. You can purchase it for 8.87€ on Steam.

Heretical received 415 positive votes out of a total of 443 achieving a rating of 8.67.

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Heretical was developed by Three Swords Studio and published by Ultimate Games S.A. and Ultimate Publishing.

Heretical is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Heretical is not playable on MacOS.

Heretical is not playable on Linux.

Heretical is a single-player game.

Heretical does not currently offer any DLC.

Heretical does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Heretical does not support Steam Remote Play.

Heretical is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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