Posted on: August 13, 2025
chubbybehem0th
Verified ownerGames: 106 Reviews: 5
Decent shooter
Overall a pretty good boomer shooter.
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Forgive Me Father
Description
As the only one left with full senses, you embark on a journey in search of answers and relief in this FPS game that is created in a distinctive retro horror comic book style and feels as if it came straight out of Lovecraft's books.
Be aware of your madness level which dynamically changes during gameplay and gives you additional power. Choose your active skills depending on your play style and use them to fight against the eternal evil. Explore this Lovecraft-inspired world that is full of hidden and hard to reach areas, and uncover the entire story to solve the mystery of this crazy place.
Explore this Lovecraft-inspired world that is full of side areas and secret places, and uncover the entire story to solve the mystery of this crazy place.
- Feeling of classic FPS from the 90s
Timelapse animations, opponents and elements of 2D in a 3D environment; first aid kits and life points, non-reloading weapons, powerups during dynamic combat with numerous opponents. - Custom combat experience
With scripture in one hand and weapons powered by an unknown substance in the other, the player will face the challenge of maintaining their humanity. It is up to the player to decide how their equipment evolves, and to find ways of defeating hordes of unpredictable opponents. - Dynamic level of madness
Directly influencing not only the audio-visual experience, but the gameplay itself, its effect varies depending on the current level of player’s madness. - The game is presented in a comic book style
Hand-drawn graphics designed to maintain a distinctive comic book look, where any screenshot from the game could be a part of a new comic book. - Mood straight from Lovecraft's dark novels
All throughout the game, the player will feel the atmosphere of dread and horror that the works of H.P. Lovecraft are renowned for. Surrounded by the occult and forces of eternal evil, experience the feelings of hopelessness, madness and confusion, and the burning need to find answers and bring back some semblance of reason and sanity to the world. - Many climatic levels and a varied bestiary
A diverse world entirely made by hand, full of interesting enemies ranging from possessed inhabitants to monsters straight out of your worst nightmares. - Two heroes to choose from
Each with their own, unique development tree. Experience the story from the perspective of either a priest or a journalist.
© 2021 Fulqrum Publishing. Developed by BYTE BARREL SP. Z O.O.. All rights reserved.
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Time to beat
7 hMain
9.5 h Main + Sides
13.5 h Completionist
8.5 h All Styles
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Fantasy, First-Person, Mystery, Violent, Gore,
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FPS, Shooter, Cartoony, Supernatural, Lovecraftian
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4/5 stars
Overall, however, this is a one-of-a-kind horror FPS delight. All the game’s nuances and features come together to craft an ode to H.P. Lovecraft that the author himself would be proud of. With incredible gunplay, myriad secrets to uncover, a gorgeous aesthetic, and memorable boss encounters, its technical issues don’t quite stop Forgive Me Father from being something a die-hard FPS fanatic looking for a fresh, new experience should miss out on.
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7/10
Forgive Me Father is certainly atmospheric and a lot of fun, although fans of retro boomer shooters will find much more to like than those who prefer a more modern approach.
Read full review »Softpedia
8.5/10
Forgive Me Father is a good first-person shooter that, despite embracing the retro concept, does not rely on nostalgia to draw players in. I played it relatively cautiously, conserving ammo when I could, and I didn’t feel like the madness system worked against me. But the game is at its best in the big arena fights, with big groups of enemies, a shredding soundtrack, and no option but to take the fight to them.
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Posted on: November 1, 2025
gamingrn
Verified ownerGames: Reviews: 15
Action Heavy + Beautiful FPS
Summary: Forgive Me Father (FMF) places you in the role of a priest or journalist investigating the strange happenings of an HP Lovecraft-type New England town/area. You are assaulted by, at times, large waves of horrific enemy monsters as you battle through each level to face the source of the madness. It compares very nicely to Doom and Painkiller for my opinions-worth, and that is a very good thing. The Good: -The comic-art style is beautiful and looks great even with the enemies and objects in 2D (so they are always facing you, no sneaking up here) -Performance is great as I'm getting a steady 60 FPS on an RTX3060 Ti, no stutters, crashes, or other issues -Sound and music are fitting and exciting for atmosphere and energy -Controls are good: I've been using an Xbox 360 style controller instead of mouse/keyboard and I had to tone down the sensitivity of the sticks, but it worked really well once I optimized responsiveness for my play-style -Weapons feel different for the most part and have different upgrade paths; the characters also have different special powers -The story was difficult for me to piece together along the way, but it's pretty clear at the finish line and was a good idea -Level environments feel distinct and look every bit as great as the monsters and objects -It tells you how many story fragments and secrets there are (and how many you've found) for the level you are on at the pause menu -Fast-paced action shooting like Doom and Painkiller with levels to explore and arenas within some levels where monsters jump in to mob you The Bad: -The difference between characters isn't a lot as they have the same weapons and upgrades thereto; their different special powers have a similar idea usually, so it's not too different between them aside from the voice actors -Some levels are tricky to navigate: it usually tries to guide you with new enemy spawns, but sometimes I got a bit lost trying to figure out where a new area I opened was -Difficulty felt uneven on normal as the priest (I'll be trying Journalist and tougher difficulties in the future): most of time I was able to move along through the levels, but then I'd hit a spot or boss where it took awhile to figure out how to get through it. Some of that is a me-problem in learning to judiciously use the special powers and upgrade the weapons, but sometimes it felt a little too tricky. Most of the 'trapped in a room' with a big mob of monsters instantly spawning in were easy to predict, but that doesn't mean they're easy to get through (I don't need easy, just fair which it is most of the time and once you understand the powers and upgrades); there were not very many areas I thought would fit in the 'too tricky' column, only really 2 or 3 and again, some of that is on me for not using the mechanics the game gives you at first -I found the story rather difficult to completely piece together on my own even after reaching the finish line (the basics are obvious at the end), but that's a minor issue for me as these games are all about the gameplay which FMF excels at -The 'Y' button will not allow you to reset your skill tree with the controller even though it says so as of 10/31/25, you must you the 'R' key on the keyboard The Bottomline: I bought the game on the promise of its fast-paced FPS style along with the outstanding artwork/graphics and have been very happy with it. The good stuff heavily outweighs the minor criticisms I have. FMF delivers on exciting arcade-shooter gameplay and really makes good use of the Lovecraftian setting. If you're good with the comic art and like classics like Doom or Painkiller, you just might want to buy this game. Good Gaming!
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Posted on: November 2, 2025
ManuelPot
Verified ownerGames: 61 Reviews: 4
Recomended
Beautiful and awesome gunplay.
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Posted on: October 30, 2021
Early Access review
Augustus89
Verified ownerGames: 181 Reviews: 18
Great shooter
This reminds me of blood fresh supply. Thats all to say its a great shooter with a lovecraftian setting. BUY IT
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Posted on: April 20, 2022
SolidusGrilo
Verified ownerGames: 293 Reviews: 7
Overall, great game
I loved this game, not much to say, if you like boomer shooters, then just grab it. But please, fix the achievements, i beat the game twice and they are not poppin up for me.
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