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Herald of Havoc

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.

Released Jun 25, 2023 Developer Zeldars Zone Platforms Windows Boomer ShooterStylizedSci-fiFPSFantasy
View on Steam ↗ $4.24 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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 2026-05-18.

96.8%positive277 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“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 played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

30achievements
14.2%median completion
7.3%rarest: A Ghost in the Town
64.2% of players 57.3% of players 48.4% of players 47.9% of players 47.0% of players 44.0% of players 38.2% of players 27.8% of players 25.2% of players 24.2% of players 22.7% of players 22.1% of players 19.9% of players 18.6% of players 16.2% of players 14.2% of players 13.6% of players 12.6% of players 12.1% of players 11.5% of players 11.2% of players 10.8% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.4% of players 9.0% of players 8.9% of players 8.0% of players 8.0% of players 7.3% of players 64.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
64.2%Light Them Up — Burn 6 enemies at once with the Blaster's secondary fire
57.3%A Spectacular Entrance — Finish episode 1
48.4%Necrolightning — Fire the Shock Rifle at a dead body to use it as a conductor in order to kill an enemy
Rarest badges of honor
7.3%A Ghost in the Town — Finish E1M6: Ghost town, without getting damaged by anything in any difficulty (damage fully absorbed by armor doesn't count as damage)
8.0%Wololooo — Kill 20 enemies at the same time with the special ability of the Soul Reaper
8.0%Episode 2: Completionist — Kill every enemy and find every secret of episode 2

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.24−75% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$16.99base price
$4.24lowest since tracking began2026-09-18
US4.24 USD−75%
EU4.12 EUR−75%
UK3.57 GBP−75%
Australia6.23 AUD−75%
Canada5.49 CAD−75%
Japan475 JPY−75%
Brazil11.87 BRL−75%
China16.50 CNY−75%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$2.3 China Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$4.7

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 03, 2024
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

Jun 25, 2024
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,

Jan 18, 2024
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

Sep 29, 2023
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: -

Sep 08, 2023
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.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsBoomer Shooter · Stylized · Sci-fi · FPS · Fantasy · Fast-Paced · Retro · Shooter · Combat · Action · 3D · Futuristic (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Romanian…
Achievements30
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 / Windows 10 Processor: 2.5 GHz Dual Core Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti