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Becoming Saint
Developer Open Lab Games
Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in this real-time strategy roguelike. Gather your diverse cast of followers, venture out to convince and convert new believers, conquer towns, and strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying. From the Steam store page
98 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 16, 2026 · last updated Oct 17, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
38 positive · 17 negative
95% range 56–80%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 38 | 17 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 1 | 35 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
41 of 60 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 39 yes, 16 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 55 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (127 of 178 positive).
Players praise the game's humor, art style, and unique concept. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the combat and mechanics frustrating or lacking depth. [4][5][6] Several players note the game is short and repetitive but still entertaining. [7][8][9]
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- [5]
I was hoping the full game would have any kind of system for this but no. It does not matter how good you are at tactical battles, it does not matter how your cult handles economics, it does not matter if you send 5 groups of beggars at excellent begging and make a net surplus of food when you go out. In the end, at all difficulties, you will run into severe food shortages. Even if you conquer the best producing …
- [1]
Take Bad North, add tons of humor, personality tests and more management and you have becoming Saint! Cherry on the cake, the game is playing very nicely on steam deck :) I highly recommend this one
- [4]
If anybody got my back I know the Turks will! Becoming Saint is a neat little strategy game about spreading your cult across a mangled map of Italy. The different paths you can take can be really fun to explore. One issue I have is that combat doesn't feel that great and can be frustrating; units seem to ignore your directions half of the time and it can feel really slow even with a speed up button that admittedly …
- [7]
Tentative recommendation after beating the game once, with some fairly large caveats. As said by some others, it's very much a "neither recommend nor not-recommend" sort of experience. Becoming Saint (BS) is a simple (not a lot of stats and abilities/modifiers) resource management/real time tactics game where you guide the progression of your character, a future saint (?), in 14th Century Italy, leading a motley …
- [2]
A very interesting game. Nice art style and music, the presentation is quite charming. One of the great things about indie strategy games is when they can explore innovative new ground and take risks, and this is certainly a game that is offering a unique setting and experience.
Summarised from 34 of the 100 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Becoming Saint talk about unique and charming concept with humor; those who didn't talk about combat feels clunky and frustrating. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 98 · most liked firstI was hoping the full game would have any kind of system for this but no. It does not matter how good you are at tactical battles, it does not matter how your cult handles economics, it does not matter if you send 5 groups of beggars at excellent begging and make a net surplus of food when you go out. In the end, at all difficulties, you will run into severe food shortages. Even if you conquer the best producing cities even if you play everything straight. I got something like 20 runs under my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The translations are very rough around the edges, and the gameplay has very little long-term depth to it. A run can be completed fully in less than two hours, and the time to 100% is roughly eight hours. Unfortunately Steam does not allow "thumbs sideways" reviews, but only binary yes or no reviews. So while this review is negative, it should be considered as more of a neutral opinion. For the price, it's probably worth it, but don't go into it expecting smashed barriers or major genre…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Take Bad North, add tons of humor, personality tests and more management and you have becoming Saint! Cherry on the cake, the game is playing very nicely on steam deck :) I highly recommend this one
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Becoming Saint is a strategy and tactics game based around the premise of starting a new cult in medieval Italy. You play as a would be cult leader. Struck by divine inspiration, the cult leader sets out across Italy, cultivating a flock of followers, converting cities, and becoming a force to be reckoned with as you reshape Catholicism in your own image. There is a lot here that would make for an excellent strategy game, and indeed, it's a style of game that works well in other contexts. One…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Becoming Saint is OUT now! 💫 Buy the game here with a 10% discount for 14 days: store.steampowered.com/app/2643010/... #indiegame #indiedev #strategygame
neutral · AI labelView post →A very interesting game. Nice art style and music, the presentation is quite charming. One of the great things about indie strategy games is when they can explore innovative new ground and take risks, and this is certainly a game that is offering a unique setting and experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The actual battles are not all that fun. Even the game itself says they are excessive and repetitive, haha!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Increasingly happy about the mix of options in control & auto battler like features in our small real-time tactical & narrative medieval set game Becoming Saint 😊 - gameplay in Venice! #indiegame #strategy #gamedev #gamedsign
positive · AI labelView post →If anybody got my back I know the Turks will! Becoming Saint is a neat little strategy game about spreading your cult across a mangled map of Italy. The different paths you can take can be really fun to explore. One issue I have is that combat doesn't feel that great and can be frustrating; units seem to ignore your directions half of the time and it can feel really slow even with a speed up button that admittedly doesn't speed it up that much. I really love the concept of the game and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would like to give Become Saint higher praise for its charm but the game's mechanics are too obtuse for me to give it a recommendation. As I played this on the Steam deck (which the game is 'verified' for) I also felt the game needed more polish with how the UI controls on a controller, which added to my frustration with the game. Though I technically won my first playthrough I really had to stumble around until things began to click for me and I wouldn't say that experience was particularly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✨PLAYTESTS✨ Choose your doctrine and preach across medieval Italy in our real-time strategy game [Becoming Saint]. Strive to become a saint in your lifetime—or die trying! Register now for the #playtests: forms.gle/VXKWrjjyNo7Y...
neutral · AI labelView post →The combat system is not well explained, but not because the tutorial is not good but because there is no combat system, in fact the moment you enter the combat stage the game suggest to activate the auto battle mode. Apart from the combat phase there is no game, you press a couple of button and that's it. This is not a game, there is nothing as such
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🎵 Turn up the volume 🎵 Becoming Saint, our upcoming strategy game, now has sound effects and music to make battles even more memorable! #gamedev | #indiegame | #strategygame
neutral · AI labelView post →In our game Becoming Saint, settled in medieval Italy, iconic cities have a different town map! ⭐ here is Venice's draft 🚣♀️ #indiegame #strategygame
neutral · AI labelView post →Becoming Saint is now available on mobile! A small, replayable strategic and tactical medieval game with a rich, evolutive and generative narrative component. Define your set of beliefs and convert the whole of Italy to your heretic creed! Get it here: open-lab.com/games/becomi...
neutral · AI labelView post →Here is a 3-second trailer for our indie strategy game Becoming Saint where you - #indiegames #strategygames
neutral · AI labelView post →Becoming Saint, our strategic and tactical medieval game, is now also available for iOS and Android. open-lab.com/games/becomi... If you also wish to play with Football Drama & Roller Drama, get them all with the iOS Bundle: apps.apple.com/us/app-bundl... #strategygames #indiegames #gamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →I love the concept, but the execution is lacking. It doesn't feel satisfying, neither in combat nor through the game mechanics. I wish it was reworked somehow, but at this point I doubt it is on the table.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a making-of video for Becoming Saint, quite detailed and also we discuss indie game production, notions of history, and creating meaningful games, among other topics. Thanks to the amazing @d6learning.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/live/G5zYhdT... @firesquid.games
neutral · AI labelView post →It's like Fire Emblem but you're a religious maniac with charisma. Pure chaos, I love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Showing status bars on units when selected helps understand "where are we at" in our real-time semi-autobattler medieval strategic game Becoming Saint - 😝 #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegames
neutral · AI labelView post →Tentative recommendation after beating the game once, with some fairly large caveats. As said by some others, it's very much a "neither recommend nor not-recommend" sort of experience. Becoming Saint (BS) is a simple (not a lot of stats and abilities/modifiers) resource management/real time tactics game where you guide the progression of your character, a future saint (?), in 14th Century Italy, leading a motley crew of misfits to help you to Become a Saint. I felt like it was a cool "rent…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Things I've learned: - Apparently, faith is no substitute for food - Apparently, beggars and swearing nuns go very good with each other - Apparently, I can't be a capitalist in a game even if it would benefit me Now go convert Italy and choose your Regulae, what are you waiting for!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Want to start 2025 by building your cult and converting medieval Italy to your beliefs? Join our first #playtest for Becoming Saint! 📝 Register for the playtest and start your cult here: forms.gle/VXKWrjjyNo7Y... 👉 Learn more here: steamcommunity.com/games/264301...
neutral · AI labelView post →The game still needs work, pathing is terrible and unit movement is clunky. At certain points I lost battles due to units not taking in the order and standing still while being shot at. I'm also not certain if I'm using the artifacts wrong but their impact is almost negligible, which to me doesn't make much sense, tehre should be a greater impact, considering you don't exactly get showered by it. The critical hits system is... lacking, for lack of a better word. Losing a full unit on a random…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, but effective While reading this, keep in mind: I bought this game and played for about 6 hours straight on 3 consecutive days, before I managed to put it aside to write this review - I love it! But let's be honest: The choices do not change a whole lot on the surface and the gameplay is repetitive and not the créme de la créme of RTS or economy simulation games, but it has enough of both to be immensely entertaining, especially if you're educated enough to get the social commentary.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I built a cult, met an illusionist, made bread for dinner cool again and got "stone(d)" on my path to sainthood. Jesus would be proud (or mildly concerned).
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →open-lab.com Open Lab is a game studio behind "Football Drama" (2019), "Roller Drama" (2023), and "Becoming Saint" (2025). We also created "Homer," a tool for interactive narratives, and offer design solutions like web design, branding, and creative services. #GameDev #GraphicDesign #webDesign
neutral · AI labelView post →You can now play Becoming Saint during Steam RTS fest: join as a tester docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 😇😎
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, hi to all the new followers 😮 I am working on Becoming Saint, a small tactical/narr medieval vg open-lab.com/games/becomi... A free narr design tool, Homer homer.open-lab.com Further participative theatrical performances www.trickster-p.ch/en And applied games open-lab.com 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →Working on "Becoming Saint" 😇, a new small tactical medieval game based on converting, convincing, deluding 😝: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqh9...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just alright. A fun little game with a shallow amount of viable strategy and not much replay value, instead leaning more towards what simply works and with minimal deviation. Also no way to stop mid-run, which is annoying.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I chose the doctrine of pacifism… then got raided 3 minutes later. God has favorites and I’m not one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →STARTED A CULT, ACCIDENTALLY TOOK OVER HALF OF ITALY. 10/10 WOULD PREACH AGAIN.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Can you find the cat in this screenshot of our game Becoming Saint? 🐈 #indiegame | #strategygame | #WishlistWednesday
neutral · AI labelView post →Here are some towns ready to be converted by your charisma and your followers: Florence, Rome, Venice! (For Becoming Saint, a small tactical & narrative game about heretical beliefs and 14th century Italy.) 😊 #indiegames #strategy #tactical #medieval #if #choicesMatter
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy to announce that our new game in production, Becoming Saint, has been awarded an EU Media grant for “interactive narrative storytelling with original content”. A strategy & political historical game about heretic revolutionary movements in Middle Age Italy 😝
neutral · AI labelView post →Me: "I'll be a kind, peaceful saint." Game: gives option to smite a town Also me: "They had it coming."
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried very hard to understand what in the world is going on in this game, but it's a ton of information overload right from the start, and the combat just does not make a lot of sense. Had to put it on easy mode and auto-battler to make any progress. Very frustrating. It's an okay concept but definitely needs...work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Some battles feel too automated, but the storytelling and faction variety keep it fresh.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Growing up in an Orthodox Eastern‑European family blessed me with two gifts: a permanent sense of unworthiness and the redeeming clarity of martyrdom. So, naturally, I've led a life coloured by a mixture of deep‑seated inferiority and vivid messianic delusions, which soon morphed into a pretty hefty psychotherapy bill. Until I booted up Becoming Saint, that is. From the first screen, I realised that it was possible after all: I could be the saviour I was destined to be; I could finally be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Becoming Saint mixes a roguelike with a mini medieval real-time strategy https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/becoming-saint-mixes-a-roguelike-with-a-mini-medieval-real-time-strategy/ #BecomingSaint #IndieGames #Linux #PCGaming #RTS #Roguelike
neutral · AI labelView post →Check out the brand-new trailer for Becoming Saint, our upcoming strategy game!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UWy... Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2643010 #becomingsaint #indiegames #rts #steam #realtimestrategy #roguelite
neutral · AI labelView post →+ The game is original and nice. Wonderful presentation, art and music. + I really love the battle system, it is very interesting wih lots of combos, and the RNG necessary to make it fresh every time. + The politics system is on the spot, also! My major issue with the game, since i really want to spend hours on it, is that: The EASY mode is too easy, with no challenge at all, and boring, I could not lose in any way! The NORMAL mode, is always a defeat in about 7-8 turns in the game,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Accidentally starved my followers trying to be holy. Now they follow a goat. Amazing game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun short game. The choices between the battles are what matters. You must be coherent to attract, retain and grow your followers. And then you get the followers you deserve. The battles can be mostly automated, they are not what the game is about. They will get a repetitive but there's definitely something compelling about this game overall. I'm glad I bought it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looking for a game to play this weekend? ✨ Participate in Becoming Saint playtests and venture out to convince believers of your sanctity—or die trying. Register here: forms.gle/VXKWrjjyNo7Y... Gameplay Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=99zo...
neutral · AI labelView post →A new small tactical medieval game online now for your Steam wishlist: Becoming Saint 😇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqh9...
neutral · AI labelView post →The non-autobattler version of this game feels like it doesnt work at all, units don't listen to orders but also dont act on their own. Overall kinda boring and uncompelling. You snowball pretty quickly. Autobattler devolves into you clicking one button over and over in fights and then the rest of the game is managing your food levels. In some ways this is barely a game, in a way that it very much plays itself after a few missions.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yeah, the tutorial could use a little work, but once things start to click, it’s hard to stop. You just keep wanting to push your luck one more town
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Becoming Saint is slowly becoming my new obsession. Bold, funny & visually gorgeous! It's so hard for me to stick to my doctrine, I keep changing and I can confirm your choices are really matter (and I like it) It's a refreshing gem' - support indie devs that are trying new experience buy this game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Play cool demos on Steam this weekend! 🖥️ Xenopurge: a tactical auto-battler where you are a Commander tasked with purging the Xenos threat 🧟 Vultures: a 90's survival game inspired world in this tactical turn-based survival horror ⛪ Becoming Saint: a real-time strategy roguelike in medieval Italy
neutral · AI labelView post →You can now play Becoming Saint, the full game is in open playtest on Steam - for Win Mac Linux and fine on SteamDeck too!!! 😇
neutral · AI labelView post →I like the humor, but the gameplay is kind of simple and very repetitive. After about two hours I feel like I'm already at the point where I've won and just need to grind out a victory, which is not great. Also, there are really annoying delays built into the UI - especially the after-battle screens - that really slow you down for no reason and I don't like wasting that time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Becoming Saint: An Indie Tale of Creation with Pietro Polsinelli - a live discussion with game designer @peterpunk.bsky.social; join us on the 30th of September! The event will be streamed on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/G5zYhdT... Get a reminder via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/becoming-s...
neutral · AI labelView post →Banger soundtrack, cursed choices, pixel sinners. Basically Crusader Kings on mushrooms.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played the demo, liked the mechanics and how the different choices changed your personality type, bought the game, converted about 14 cathedrals (a dew using naked fanatics) and became pope, life is good, made all marriage types and relationships legal, life is good, fed and treated everyone equally, invaded Roma (the strongest city in the game, from what I saw), succeeded, died, had July 23rd honored towards me.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Took me 5 Hours to win the game :) Pretty nice game, Very niche, In terms of mechanics it's pretty well done, I'd say the UX(Layout) is kind of confusing at first. The game was exactly as I've expected - Its great on various levels. I feel like the learning curve is great. The items felt a bit useless and I don't seem to recall any tutorial explaining how to gain them. The combat - Sometimes I command the characters to move to a spot and I have a hard time understanding why they aren't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And one of the game design secrets of Becoming Saint is that of course the idea behind your "believers" is that they are basically beliebers (from aminoapps.com/c/beliebers/...)
neutral · AI labelView post →Working on Becoming Saint, a bizarre remix of a medieval choose-your-own-heretic-belief game with a roguelike-like mix of autobattler and real-time strategy, in open playtest NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/2643010/... 😇
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