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PERISH
PERISH is a stylish 1-4 player FPS with a cross to bear. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory and sell their gold-stained corpses to craven priests. Kill magnificent bosses and use the proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“Such a sick game! If you like Doom, Serious Sam etc, don't even think about it...buy it NOW!”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“PERISH, developed by ITEM42 and published by HandyGames, presents itself as a grim and stylized first-person shooter that merges roguelite design with a heavy dose of Greek mythological influence. From the moment the game begins, it establishes a stark and unforgiving tone,…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“I had a great time playing this game with friends and still check in on it occasionally to see if any updates have been released. Unfortunately, it appears that the developers have discontinued support, and no further updates are expected. That said, the game does offer a solid…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedLatest official news
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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, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Violent · Gore · Indie · Rogue-lite · Online Co-Op · First-Person · FPS · Multiplayer · Demons · Singleplayer · PvE (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 67 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.perishgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 960 2GB/ Radeon R9 270X 2GB or better DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 16 GB available space