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Forgive Me Father
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Not the best boomer shooter out there, but def a fun time for fans of the genre mixed with some Lovecraftian vibes I think this game is perfectly serviceable for what it's trying to be. There's not much criteria for making a good game in this style, especially when you have a…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“FPS Games have had a storytelling curse put on them ever since John Carmack compared Story in Doom to Story in Porn, and thus, FPS Games and Retro FPS games especially now are forever held to ignore stories, fail at environmental storytelling, while the rest of the game is…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“I personally don't recommend this, but I can see why people enjoy it. I had to turn off the voice acting pretty quickly, as it was pretty annoying, and while the art and level design are very good, it feels like you're shooting cardboard cut-outs with absolutely no feedback to…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:11 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Forgive me Father Developer Stream!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | FPS · Boomer Shooter · Lovecraftian · Action · Shooter · Retro · First-Person · Indie · 3D · Stylized · Gore · Cartoony (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.fulqrumpublishing.com/game/766-forgive-me-father |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core i5, AMD Ryzen or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 9 GB available space