Heretic: Faith Renewed is a shooter, released 7 August 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Heretic: Faith Renewed is
Heretic: Faith Renewed was released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on KEX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Years after the planes were cleansed of D'Sparil's wretched influence, a wandering warrior in search of home arrives at a foreign land to discover the blighted stains of that old time religion seeping through the cracks of society once more. In the fortified city, zealous acolytes stand high atop a decadent cathedral and listen to the lamentations echoing from the streets as non-believers are dragged away for 'correction.' The shadow of D'Sparil lingers after death, his absence attributed to apotheosis. Once revered, now worshipped, deserving of neither. An all-too-familiar scene, and one you simply cannot stomach. Taking up the mantle of Heretic once more, you stride into the city, staff…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Heretic: Faith Renewed launched on 7 August 2025, within three weeks of Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Donkey Kong Bananza and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Donkey Kong Bananza, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.
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