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Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
From games studio A44, makers of Ashen, comes an explosive Souls-lite, where Gods and guns collide in a battle for the future of humanity.
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 2026-05-14.
What reviewers agree on
43 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I came for the unique soul-like mechanics, but left because of the railroaded story. It feels like the game is holding your hand to the next story beat every step of the way.”
“Strange game, takes DNA from lots of action games and blends in a way that works more often than not. Can't recommend the hard difficulty ("Possessed"), the game's mechanics do not hold up to the precision and timing…”
“Flintlock isn't all bad, but it is bad. The general aspect of the game, environment, characters, storylines, ect... are pretty good \ ok. The fight system is great, for the bosses... The rest of the time it's baaaaadd.…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Flintlock isn't all bad, but it is bad. The general aspect of the game, environment, characters, storylines, ect... are pretty good \ ok. The fight system is great, for the bosses... The rest of the time it's baaaaadd.…”
“Great game that was underappreciated at the time. Great combat, progression, and world design. Story is simple but it sticks with you by virtue of the vistas and experience you have along the way.”
“An epic open world souls-lite with great character development, combat mechanics, and world-building. Nor Vanek and her rag-tag crew never feel out of place or tiring. The entire cast has perfect voice acting and…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[b][i]This is the first time I heard the term "Souls-lite".[/i][/b] If you die, you lose your reputation, but you have one chance to reclaim it at the spot where you died. If you die again before reclaiming it, the…”
“Fun game with satisfying combat and nice visuals. I had an issue with stuttering, but after disabling the Nvidia FPS counter (Alt+R), performance went back to normal. The story is OK-ish. There is a bit of lore, but…”
“Game filled the niche perfectly. High-quality game for its specific tier. Very satisfying combat system. I enjoyed a lot and recommend it 1000%. Finished the game offline ( during my 4 month offshore contract) on the on…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“[b][i]This is the first time I heard the term "Souls-lite".[/i][/b] If you die, you lose your reputation, but you have one chance to reclaim it at the spot where you died. If you die again before reclaiming it, the…”
“The setting and aesthetic are peak, but I feel like the combat is really inconsistent. Usually pistol interrupts work, but sometimes they don't. Sometimes you have i-frames when you dodge, sometimes you don't. I wanna…”
“Fun game with satisfying combat and nice visuals. I had an issue with stuttering, but after disabling the Nvidia FPS counter (Alt+R), performance went back to normal. The story is OK-ish. There is a bit of lore, but…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Recommended - worth it at full price, and an absolute steal on sale. The environments are beautiful, well-structured, and have enough secrets to make them worth exploring as opposed to empty and tedious. The combat…”
“Good game. Honestly feels worth the full purchase price now that I've played a few hours. For $10 on sale it's a easy recommend. Combat balance dips after intro until you unlock a few skills. I was actually considering…”
“It's a cute little 5-6 hour story but it kept me hooked till the end. Worth 10$? Yeah probably. 2$ spent per hour basically if you just do the main story.”
24 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“I gave this game two tries over the past six months. While I genuinely like the setting, the overall experience feels cluttered and unfocused. There’s simply too much unnecessary “junk” that gets in the way of enjoying…”
“Flintlock had a good idea, but not enough substance to go on. I LOVED the gun/axe combo of fighting, and the ways you can move around. But that is it. The maps are empty and boring, enemies are repetitive and way too…”
“Flintlock isn't all bad, but it is bad. The general aspect of the game, environment, characters, storylines, ect... are pretty good \ ok. The fight system is great, for the bosses... The rest of the time it's baaaaadd.…”
15 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“I came for the unique soul-like mechanics, but left because of the railroaded story. It feels like the game is holding your hand to the next story beat every step of the way.”
“I gave this game two tries over the past six months. While I genuinely like the setting, the overall experience feels cluttered and unfocused. There’s simply too much unnecessary “junk” that gets in the way of enjoying…”
“Flintlock had a good idea, but not enough substance to go on. I LOVED the gun/axe combo of fighting, and the ways you can move around. But that is it. The maps are empty and boring, enemies are repetitive and way too…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“The setting and aesthetic are peak, but I feel like the combat is really inconsistent. Usually pistol interrupts work, but sometimes they don't. Sometimes you have i-frames when you dodge, sometimes you don't. I wanna…”
“It´s not a bad game, but not worth the full price. Game feels like a mix of a Souls-lite and Tomb Raider, because how you traverse through certain areas. Positives: -Interesting setting, black powder in a fantasy world.…”
“The world exploration is a bit janky with the invisible walls and all but everything else about this game is really solid. Took a while to set up key bindings that felt good but now I don't care if every enemy has armor…”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I gave this game two tries over the past six months. While I genuinely like the setting, the overall experience feels cluttered and unfocused. There’s simply too much unnecessary “junk” that gets in the way of enjoying…”
“Flintlock isn't all bad, but it is bad. The general aspect of the game, environment, characters, storylines, ect... are pretty good \ ok. The fight system is great, for the bosses... The rest of the time it's baaaaadd.…”
“The setting and aesthetic are peak, but I feel like the combat is really inconsistent. Usually pistol interrupts work, but sometimes they don't. Sometimes you have i-frames when you dodge, sometimes you don't. I wanna…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“Strange game, takes DNA from lots of action games and blends in a way that works more often than not. Can't recommend the hard difficulty ("Possessed"), the game's mechanics do not hold up to the precision and timing…”
“Flintlock isn't all bad, but it is bad. The general aspect of the game, environment, characters, storylines, ect... are pretty good \ ok. The fight system is great, for the bosses... The rest of the time it's baaaaadd.…”
“This game is not good and it is made worse by it's very poor performance no matter what settings you put it on. I even used frame generation and the game still stuttered and dipped significantly below 60fps. When you…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-14
“I can't say this is a bad game, so giving it an outright negative review feels too harsh, but it's also a weak recommendation. This game makes me wish there was a "meh" option. I did play it through to the end though, so I feel compelled to leave a review. However, it will sound…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“Fun game. Doesn't do anything particularly new or earth shattering, but it combines enough mechanics we've grown familiar with and does them all well enough to build a solid game. Roughly 20 hours to complete, and overall recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“Flinklock definitely has its pros, but it is really overshadowed by its cons. The game has mastered the dodge, block and parry systems of the Dark Soul series. The bosses have some of the best fights in the Dark Souls Genre. Axe and Gun combos are satisfying and immerses you…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 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
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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.
We've released a patch! Here's what's in it!
PC fixes now live (All Platforms) Advanced Settings Placement Advanced graphics settings have been moved to the bottom of the list for better visibility. Updated Translations (Steam Only) Improved Chi
We've released a patch! Here's what's in it!
PC fixes now live (All Platforms) Advanced Settings Placement Advanced graphics settings have been moved to the bottom of the list for better visibility. Updated Translations (Steam Only) Improved Chi
We're squashing some bugs.
Sappers! We have been hard at work fixing some issues that have been reported since our launch. This list is not exhaustive, but some of the problems that we are looking to fix are: Crashes on Windows
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn | Out Now!
Sappers! We are delighted to announce the release of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, our explosive Action-RPG Souls-like where guns and Gods collide in a battle for the future of humanity, Join Nor and
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Player tags | Fox · Magic · Action · Souls-like · Adventure · Singleplayer · Action RPG · Combat · Third Person · Dark Fantasy · RPG · Fantasy (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 38 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 1060 / Radeon RX 580 / Intel Arc A380 (6GB+ RAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD