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Dread Templar
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Fast strategic gunplay” (35 of 82 reviews) and “Strong metal soundtrack” (20); the most common complaint is “Confusing repetitive level design” (14). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-29 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
35 of the 82 reviews raise this.
20 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“Review comments are: on. More insight on my thoughts on the game near the end. ---{ Gameplay }--- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/10 Higher = Great gameplay aka quite lot of fun. ---{ Audio }--- ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/10 Higher = Great audio also to make it…”
18 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“very fun fps, great arsenal and enemy variety. top tier visual style imo imo”
6 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“This game is great but has issues. Very little indication you're about to die, I would like a reload cancel between weapon switching like Doom Eternal, the movement sometimes feels 10% too slow for comfort, and most of…”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
14 of the 82 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I really don't want to be too negative here, this is largely the work of an individual, and is for the most part a work of love for the genre, and that part of it, I really like about Dread Templar. The endless…”
“2/10 I really tried to give this game a chance, but it was such a chore. Maybe its because I play with a controller. I could see the combat being more responsive and playable with a mouse, but with a controller, this…”
8 of the 82 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is great but has issues. Very little indication you're about to die, I would like a reload cancel between weapon switching like Doom Eternal, the movement sometimes feels 10% too slow for comfort, and most of…”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game comes pretty close to being enjoyable but doesn't quite hit the mark. The worst thing about this game is its awful weapon slot system. Each gun is placed in a category that can be selected by pressing 1, 2, 3…”
“2/10 I really tried to give this game a chance, but it was such a chore. Maybe its because I play with a controller. I could see the combat being more responsive and playable with a mouse, but with a controller, this…”
“This game is great but has issues. Very little indication you're about to die, I would like a reload cancel between weapon switching like Doom Eternal, the movement sometimes feels 10% too slow for comfort, and most of…”
6 of the 82 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Review comments are: on. More insight on my thoughts on the game near the end. ---{ Gameplay }--- ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 7/10 Higher = Great gameplay aka quite lot of fun. ---{ Audio }--- ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/10 Higher = Great audio also to make it…”
5 of the 82 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“great quake style boomer shooter. Smooth gameplay. Good soundtrack. Cool visuals. Fun level design. A lot of perks are obtained via collecting secrets along side a secret ending so it provides actual motivation to seek them out.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played“Frantic! Mayhem! Chaos! If your trigger finger is twitching for a Dusk/DOOM blaster, you could do a lot worse than this! The graphics are suitably weird with lovely blood splatters aplenty and even the option to change the filter like a C64, old TV or pixelate as far as you…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“This game feels bad to play. You're just slow enough for it to be annoying, movement feels clunky as your guy will stand on and be stopped by the smallest portrusions on walls and doors (some doors are too small to just run though you need to crouch for some reason). There are…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-05 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-22.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Boomer Shooter · FPS · Retro · Fast-Paced · Bullet Time · Shooter · Singleplayer · Violent · 1990's · Action · Old School · First-Person (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Official site | https://www.fulqrumpublishing.com/game/761-dread-templar |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit Processor: CPU 2.5+ GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVidia GTX 560 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 2 GB available space