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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. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I don't understand the negative reviews. The gunplay is so satisfying, especially in tandem with how fast you move. The art style is very stylish and unique, but more importantly, it's clear- in the sense that you can…”
“>this is some great boomer shooter right here >let me start with the skill tree....ohhh my god the best one i have seen yet >every gun has at least 2-4 different variants and here come the PEAK >every time you beat a…”
“This is an essential boomer shooter with a neat weapons and abilities upgrade system thrown in. It started a little slow. The levels were a bit simplistic and overall it wasn't very challenging, but at some point, early…”
40 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really want to like the game but in the end, it's not worth the time. The worst is the level design. Some good stuff, but padded with uninspired sections if not whole levels. This is far too long, can cut 25% and work…”
“It's too simplistic and clumsy to be a great game, but it's still fun to play, and the art style is gorgeous.”
“I don't understand the negative reviews. The gunplay is so satisfying, especially in tandem with how fast you move. The art style is very stylish and unique, but more importantly, it's clear- in the sense that you can…”
21 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I just finished getting 100% achievements in the game. Overall, a pretty solid boomer shooter experience. It's not the best of it's type, but I enjoyed the experience. The music is good, atmosphere and setting is fun.…”
“The game is super fun! Sure, don't expect level design as good as in the best classics, like Blood or Duke Nukem 3D, but it's still very good. Awesome style, atmosphere, weapons, monsters, even boss fights.”
“I had a lot of fun. It's a boomer shooter with a Lovecraftian theme. It's well executed and I recommend it.”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I just finished getting 100% achievements in the game. Overall, a pretty solid boomer shooter experience. It's not the best of it's type, but I enjoyed the experience. The music is good, atmosphere and setting is fun.…”
“Forgive Me Father is a fun addition to the boomer shooter genre. Two different characters to choose from, each with their own special abilities. 5 different worlds, each capped off with a boss. Took me around 9 hours to…”
“A fairly competent boomer shooter. Good gunplay with a mixture of unique weapons, good soundtrack, the perk system is balanced and doesn't feel overly bloated and complicated. The level design is a bit hit or miss. The…”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I really want to like the game but in the end, it's not worth the time. The worst is the level design. Some good stuff, but padded with uninspired sections if not whole levels. This is far too long, can cut 25% and work…”
“I just finished getting 100% achievements in the game. Overall, a pretty solid boomer shooter experience. It's not the best of it's type, but I enjoyed the experience. The music is good, atmosphere and setting is fun.…”
“Beat the game, Died a few times headbanging to the soundtrack, Enjoyed thoroughly”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] It's like my ex, looks good but not really fun & good in reality. [/h1] [h3] Pros: [/h3] -Unique art style. I have never played anything like this. 2D cutouts in a 3D world. It also has a problem, (read cons)…”
“It's too simplistic and clumsy to be a great game, but it's still fun to play, and the art style is gorgeous.”
“Pretty generic and just not fun”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“it pains me to say but DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. both games looks amazing, have insane vibes and are all around awesome, the issue lies with a game breaking bug some people get called "The Black Screen Issue", named by the…”
“The concept and art style are honestly really good, but I can’t recommend this because of one major issue: [h2] [b]the load files are bugged.[/b][/h2] I loaded a save (level 1) since I missed one story item I needed to…”
“I love this game, but I'm unable to play anymore due to some error never loading the game. This is unacceptable and it's straight ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that I can't get a refund at this point. One day the game plays perfectly fine,…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] It's like my ex, looks good but not really fun & good in reality. [/h1] [h3] Pros: [/h3] -Unique art style. I have never played anything like this. 2D cutouts in a 3D world. It also has a problem, (read cons)…”
“Really tried to like this game but can't recommend. The level design doesn't make sense, the incomprehensible storyline really makes zero sense, and the game length for what it offers is not justified. Waste of time and…”
“I'm only about 7 levels into the first world at the time of writing this & am having a ball. The art is lovely & atmospheric. Playing on easy mode is sufficiently challenging without being punishing. I don't usually…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I just finished getting 100% achievements in the game. Overall, a pretty solid boomer shooter experience. It's not the best of it's type, but I enjoyed the experience. The music is good, atmosphere and setting is fun.…”
“Okay Boomer-shooter with great art direction and unique-looking weapons. Not particularly impressed by the voice acting, though.”
“While the translation is iffy at points, and at times the voice acting is downrigth abysmal, the gameplay is fun. It lets you respec skills, but not to the point where you can change your build based off scenario,…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1] It's like my ex, looks good but not really fun & good in reality. [/h1] [h3] Pros: [/h3] -Unique art style. I have never played anything like this. 2D cutouts in a 3D world. It also has a problem, (read cons)…”
“I like these "boomer shooters" as a sort of cozy game. This one happened to stand out a lot to me visually. The entire game, up until the last boss battle, i was constantly looking at the environment and trying to get a…”
“I really like it, but toward the end, several sub-level is longer and riskier, death mean going through all that tiring ass sublevel again.”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 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.
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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, 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 |
| 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