Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege

Saint Slayer is an NES-style 2D action game, featuring loads of stages, enemies, and gore set against the backdrop of late-17th century Europe. Play as the ex-soldier Rudiger and wield the Spear of Sacrilege…

80 20 April 2026

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Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege is an adventure developed by Lillymo Games, released 20 April 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

Verified 10 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege is

Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege is an adventure game developed by Lillymo Games and released in 2026. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on GameMaker.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The year is 1698. A mysterious figure named Father Pacer has shattered the peace negotiated after the War of the Grand Alliance, obsessively and violently stealing Catholic relics throughout the Holy Roman Empire. Can the ex-soldier-turned-farmer Rudiger protect his people from a power-mad priest and his horde of monsters and minions? Can he become Saint Slayer?

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 39 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 2 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 512 MB RAM and DirectX 9c-compatible graphics card with at least 256MB of video memory. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege launched on 20 April 2026, within three weeks of Pragmata, Replaced, Saros and Mouse: P.I. For Hire. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Pragmata, Replaced, Saros, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege — frequently asked questions

When did Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege come out?

Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege was released on 20 April 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege?

At minimum, Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege needs Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2, 512 MB RAM, DirectX 9c-compatible graphics card with at least 256MB of video memory graphics, 250 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege?

The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("250 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

Does Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege have crossplay?

Steam's store listing for Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege does not list cross-platform multiplayer. That is Steam's listing, not a test: some games have crossplay without Steam showing it, so the publisher's own notes are the final word.

Does Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege have split screen?

Yes. Steam lists shared or split screen for the PC version of Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege (co-op). Steam also lists Remote Play Together, which lets friends join local multiplayer over the internet.

Can you play Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege solo?

Yes. Steam lists a single-player mode for Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege as well as multiplayer.

Does Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege have controller support?

Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege, including PlayStation controllers.

Can you play Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege on Mac?

Steam does not sell a macOS version of Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege; the Steam release is for Windows.

Is Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege on Linux?

Steam does not list a native Linux version of Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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