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Herald of Havoc
Grab huge guns, mow down hundreds of enemies, reach the end of the level, repeat. It doesn't get any simpler than this. Embark on a 3 hour campaign with varied environments and situations, and beat the leaderboard on a tightly crafted survival mode.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-18.
“I liked it. Unlike many boomer shooters, this game stands out for its simplicity and unobtrusive controls. It's very fast and dynamic, reminiscent of classic gameplay. отличный бумер шутер,быстрый с отзывчивым управлением. В духе Даска но более мясной на зарубу. Мне зашел,из…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A fantastic retro shooter giving massive Quake 1 vibes. Simple, but hard to master. Fun and exciting level design and weapons. Music and graphics are great as well. Highly recommended to anyone who needs to fight their mother in law with the chaingun (or just use soul reaper...…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“It's a really fun, lightweight shooter with excellent movement tech, a great selection of weapons, and hours of replayability. It takes the tried and true flow chart of gameplay>story>graphics and made one of the most enjoyable single player experiences I've had in a while.”
— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs playedLatest official news
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Patch 1.5.1
Improvements : - Added a bit more invulnerability time when loading a save file, preventing being instakilled if saving on low health at a bad spot - Minor tweaks on several levels Bug fixes : - Fixed
Patch 1.5.0 - New content and major improvements!
Happy first anniversary to Herald of Havoc! To celebrate this special occasion, I'm releasing a new patch containing major visual upgrades, enhanced sound effects, a new enemy type for survival mode,
1.4.0.3
Balance Changes: - Flame Cannon's meteor damage increased 130 -> 150 - Scythe now convert Skeletons when striking with it - Scythe's special ability damage increased 75 -> 110 - Scythe's special abili
Path 1.4.0 - Controller support and more!
This update finally adds controller support! But that's not just it. It also bring things like better sounds, better visuals, a weapon wheel, an even meatier Volcanic Shotgun sound... and more! New: -
Patch 1.3.2
Bug fixes : - Fixed your velocity's being off when you exit a teleporter - Fixed a soft lock location in E1M5 - Fixed a 2% chance that a specter would spawn out of bounds in E1M3 in Havoc difficulty -
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Boomer Shooter · Stylized · Sci-fi · FPS · Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Retro · Shooter · Combat · Action · 3D · Futuristic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian… |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / Windows 10 Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual Core Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti