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Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
In a realm corrupted by the evil magic of three brothers known as the Serpent Riders, you are a heretic. As one of the last Sidhe elves, and a capable mage, you embark on a quest for vengeance against those who slaughtered your friends, family, and entire race.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.
“1.) Search Google for "GZDoom" and download it. 2.) Extract it into your Heretic folder on Steam. 3.) Delete Dosbox.exe 4.) Rename GZDoom.exe to 'Dosbox.exe' 5.) Now when you press play on Steam, it will have full options, look great, have good FPS controls and modern…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is a fantasy First Person Shooter by Raven Software that came out in 1994 and uses Doom engine. Yes, it's Doom-like shooter set in fantasy. Awesome mix. Plus inventory. Shadow of the Serpent Riders is a special patched release of a game that…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Based mostly on the old CD ROM release, which contains the same WAD file as the Steam release. Doom with a medival fantasy aesthetic. And I say that as a compliment. Weapons and their progression mirror those in Doom. Enemy types range from grunt types to almost minibosses and…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-08 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Classic · FPS · Action · Fantasy · Shooter · Retro · Old School · Dark Fantasy · 1990's · Singleplayer · First-Person · Boomer Shooter (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: A 100% Windows 2000/XP/Vista-compatible computer system