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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 60 reviews raise this.
“F.i.s.t. was a surprisingly well crafted metroidvania, that deserves way more praise. The story and world building were quite enjoyable, the map design was excellent and so were the power ups and upgrades unlocked…”
“7/10 + platforming - combat so much ♥♥♥♥ you cant dodge and some bosses will delete 70% of you health in 1 second - healing is slowww and very limited + voice acting + high quality cutscenes + story + 16$ price + free…”
“Pro - You're a rabbit with a giant mech arm that punches when you punch - Amazing environmental details - Metroidvania lite - Great vibes; all your friends are animals and they're all mad at the Iron Dogs who are robots…”
21 of the 60 reviews raise this.
“7/10 + platforming - combat so much ♥♥♥♥ you cant dodge and some bosses will delete 70% of you health in 1 second - healing is slowww and very limited + voice acting + high quality cutscenes + story + 16$ price + free…”
“Pro - You're a rabbit with a giant mech arm that punches when you punch - Amazing environmental details - Metroidvania lite - Great vibes; all your friends are animals and they're all mad at the Iron Dogs who are robots…”
“Played all of it on the steam deck, ran great for the most part but there were some instances where textures would not load after a few seconds. Didnt mess with the gameplay or anything but did happen, over all a very…”
13 of the 60 reviews raise this.
“F.i.s.t. was a surprisingly well crafted metroidvania, that deserves way more praise. The story and world building were quite enjoyable, the map design was excellent and so were the power ups and upgrades unlocked…”
“7/10 + platforming - combat so much ♥♥♥♥ you cant dodge and some bosses will delete 70% of you health in 1 second - healing is slowww and very limited + voice acting + high quality cutscenes + story + 16$ price + free…”
“I've always been a fan of these types of games this one delivers a great story line, and great gameplay mechanics. I like the voice acting and the entire world they built around this game, the upgrades keep the gameplay…”
9 of the 60 reviews raise this.
“I've always been a fan of these types of games this one delivers a great story line, and great gameplay mechanics. I like the voice acting and the entire world they built around this game, the upgrades keep the gameplay…”
“Good pacing, lots of early checkpoints, game reminds you how to do certain things (maybe a few too many times), playstyle choices through the skill tree; I'll keep playing”
“A solid metroidvania overall, the additional moves unlocked along the way for the weapons were cool but I found it hard to keep those in mind when in combat itself. For people that enjoy collecting, 95% of things are…”
7 of the 60 reviews raise this.
“F.i.s.t. was a surprisingly well crafted metroidvania, that deserves way more praise. The story and world building were quite enjoyable, the map design was excellent and so were the power ups and upgrades unlocked…”
“Excellent metroidvania with good challenging combat.”
“Challenging but fair”
13 of the 60 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] ♡ TLDR ♡ [/h1] Mid little metroidvania that turns extra sour at the end, leaving me bitter and wanting it to just be over. Overall, if I were to look past the final boss frustration - This game is just so very…”
“7/10 + platforming - combat so much ♥♥♥♥ you cant dodge and some bosses will delete 70% of you health in 1 second - healing is slowww and very limited + voice acting + high quality cutscenes + story + 16$ price + free…”
“This gets a positive rating only because I like combat-oriented metroidvanias. It's an average game, that every big aspect should have been done better. Exploration sucks - the most important thing in metroidvanias,…”
9 of the 60 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] ♡ TLDR ♡ [/h1] Mid little metroidvania that turns extra sour at the end, leaving me bitter and wanting it to just be over. Overall, if I were to look past the final boss frustration - This game is just so very…”
“7/10 + platforming - combat so much ♥♥♥♥ you cant dodge and some bosses will delete 70% of you health in 1 second - healing is slowww and very limited + voice acting + high quality cutscenes + story + 16$ price + free…”
“Played all of it on the steam deck, ran great for the most part but there were some instances where textures would not load after a few seconds. Didnt mess with the gameplay or anything but did happen, over all a very…”
8 of the 60 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“7/10 + platforming - combat so much ♥♥♥♥ you cant dodge and some bosses will delete 70% of you health in 1 second - healing is slowww and very limited + voice acting + high quality cutscenes + story + 16$ price + free…”
“This gets a positive rating only because I like combat-oriented metroidvanias. It's an average game, that every big aspect should have been done better. Exploration sucks - the most important thing in metroidvanias,…”
“A solid metroidvania overall, the additional moves unlocked along the way for the weapons were cool but I found it hard to keep those in mind when in combat itself. For people that enjoy collecting, 95% of things are…”
6 of the 60 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Pro - You're a rabbit with a giant mech arm that punches when you punch - Amazing environmental details - Metroidvania lite - Great vibes; all your friends are animals and they're all mad at the Iron Dogs who are robots…”
“Pretty average game. Not necessarily a bad thing though. It was good enough to keep me going to the end. I got close enough to 100% during game that I feel good about it. I won't continue to play to try and go for 100…”
“Honestly really great underrated game. Great combat, Great movement, great art style. The story is decent. I would say the story's great too if not for a few details mostly involving lady Q. Honestly Lady Q is…”
5 of the 60 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I've always been a fan of these types of games this one delivers a great story line, and great gameplay mechanics. I like the voice acting and the entire world they built around this game, the upgrades keep the gameplay…”
“I enjoy the gameplay and like the game environment but loathe the traversal stutters that occur every time I visit a new area when using DX12 with ray tracing. Really wonder why unreal engine was pick for this game if…”
“Awesome game with great atmosphere and gamplay...fun metroidvania with cool characters and upgrades, took about 30h to get 97%....it does stutter occasionally but nothing to ditract from game just leave ray tracing…”
Counted across 60 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Good metroidvania with several flaws. I agree with other reviewers that said it is less than the sum of its parts. Combat is decent but becomes overly complicated as there is a combo system that really doesn't come into play except for the exceedingly difficult "training."…”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“F.I.S.T is an anthropomorphic metroidvania that explores many ideas, both in gameplay decisions and story chapters, both done to a satisfying degree… Seeing the review score that this game garnered makes me feel a bit sad for it. Yes, the game has performance issues (if you have…”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
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.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
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 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Sports |
| Player tags | Metroidvania · Platformer · Action · Steampunk · Adventure · 2D Platformer · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Exploration · Action-Adventure · Retro · Linear (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Simplified Chinese * , Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 43 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 version 1903 Processor: Intel Core i5-6400 or AMD FX 8320 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280 Storage: 25 GB available space Additional Notes: NVIDIA显卡用户,请检查驱动是否为472.12