Diluvian Ultra
Diluvian Ultra
Game
Game2023
Dread Templar
Developer T19 Games
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge! From the Steam store page
210 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
69
Fresh
128 positive · 57 negative
95% range 62–75%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 128 | 57 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
977 of 1,207 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
At a glance
Dread Templar is a 2023 action indie video game, from T19 Games.
- 206 people have posted about this game on Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy
- posts span Aug 17, 2021 to Nov 1, 2026
- 69% of 185 Steam reviewers recommend it (their own thumbs)
- Steam reviewers had played a median of 9 h when they wrote
Assembled from TMDB, Wikidata and Steam fields and our own counts, nothing written by a model. Method
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Dread Templar sits at 69% positive across 185 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 210 · most liked firstPlaying Dread Templar is an immensely frustrating experience for me. I want to like this game but there are so many design choices that turn me off. It's biggest design flaw is it's strange insistence on secret hunting. There are A LOT of secrets in this game. The problem with it is that most secrets are necessary for getting upgrades. This means most of your weapons suck at the beginning, they become better and more fun, the more upgrades you have. So what do you do? You look for the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After playing the game for 2 hours I lost any kind of interset at continuing. There are so many better boomer shooters, this one is average at best. If I were to describe the whole experience in a single word it would be bland.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very mid, I like all the guns but it feels over stuffed with features. The game is also way too long and gets super boring after the 2nd chapter.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fast and relentless retro like 90s FPS. Find secrets to get more power ups and better weapons early, some of them are really hard to find. Gameplay is quick and deadly and so are the monsters. Plenty of different weapons like bow, rocket launcher, katanas, shotgun, electro gun, you can punch enemies in the face. Music is metal ok but a bit loud. Levels are mostly caves and other dark places you don't wanna visit at night. Some filters like pixelated graphics, noir, sepia and such to make…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Has the ingredients for a good boomer shooter. The combat could work. Movement feels good, controls are tight and responsive. But in practice, the combat is an absolute SLOG. Every enemy is a bullet sponge, so weapons feel weak. Ammo is always running low. Whenever you find a weapon modifier that feels powerful and nice, it drains ammo like crazy, making it highly situational at best. Level design is ok, a tad bit repetitive. Graphics are fine, though the game lacks a distinct visual identity.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Soft Recommend, I had trouble getting into this at first, so much of the level design felt same-y, but then it won me over after episode 2, I'll always be a sucker for Ice and Desert Worlds. Very fun weapons and a soundtrack that just keeps chugging along, I think the most creativity went into designing and hiding all the secrets. The bow and throwable katana are the things that will eventually bring me back for a replay, both felt so good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did it! I found a boomer shooter thats not fun!!! Played 2 out of 5 chapters but i cant, its so badly designed. I love boomer shooters, trying to play all of them they so fun but this one is just annoyingly stupid. -the blade cant be used as you will die straight away if you get close to the enemies - the maps are easily the worst designed in boomer shooters ive seen, where everything is a maze, also not very "eye catching" looking - the guns feel cheap and not powerful at all, ur ultrapower…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Share some of your favorite game OSTs Dread Templar Nightmare Reaper Blood II(The ost is like the only thing abotu this game that actually got finished) Supplice
neutral · AI labelView post →[Prime] *Dread Templar*, indie FPS. > Become the scariest thing in hell and beyond as you embark on your quest for vengeance in the intense, fast-paced campaign of Dread Templar, made by a solo developer over the course of 3 years. The game is reminiscent of classics from the 90s, but with a modern twist and gameplay depth on par with contemporary shooters. > Experiment with endless combinations of more than 100 different upgrades for a vast arsenal of weapons and powers to define your own…
neutral · AI labelView post →With this game, I struggled with Steam's binary rating scheme, did I want to give a positive review with a but or a negative review with a but? After sleeping on the issue, I decided for the latter. So let's first get the "but" out of the way - DT IS pretty fun to play for large stretches of time, maybe 80%. During some of that time, caveats apply, but it's still solid entertainment. Par for the course for boomer shooters, it isn't anything to write home about graphically in this day and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frustrating game. The movement, level design, weapons, and art style are all really good. The problem is so much of the games best weapons and runes (game changing mechanics) are hidden beyond secrets that most players won't ever find unless they use a guide. Just checking the steam achievements shows that most of the secrets are only found by around 4% of players...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →32. Dread Templar. one friend voices this game, another makes music for it, and honestly it's just such a fun shooter game. you can also slice n dice.
positive · AI labelView post →Playing Dread Templar out of all the so called boomer shooters out there today is like choosing to eat a fresh cucumber salad over drinking right from the McDonalds grease trap.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is great, i have no idea where all the bad reviews are coming from. Combat is fast and intense especially on the higher difficulty like Hell(the one im playing on) The music is amazing rivaling even the great Mick Gordon himself, and the Graphics and maps really do look and feel great to play on. If you like games like Doom, Ultrakill and Quake youll love this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Go into level fight monsters, find secret area, fight monsters, unlock new skills, repeat for like 40 times and its over. combat was pretty fun but way to repetitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've tried to play through this game twice, but everything after episode 2 is such a slog. It's like mowing a lawn. No combination of upgrades can make my weapons satisfying to use. 75% of the enemy roster just sprints directly at you and takes 2-4 super shotgun blasts to bring down. The rest sit back taking potshots at you with projectiles that are often the same color as the environment, and clip through their allies so you can't see them coming. And when you walk 30 feet ahead another…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dread Templar is just fine. The first 1/5 of the game is the best part of it, you can drop the game after level 6 having experienced the game's peak. I'm actually a fan of the game in its early levels; if everything afterwards had the same design competence as it, I would've liked it much more. Yet, after those first few levels, it's a slow and steady decline into semi-frustrating game design on average combat encounters that don't seem to have much thought put into them. Your best strategy for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fantastic FPS game with some level design and production issues. As far indie shooters go, I would say this one is a gem. Many indie shooters are just straight up "run and gun" games that require little skill as long as you keep moving. "Dread Templar" is more of a strategic fast paced shooter similar to games like Turok or Doom 2016. If you simply run in and shoot everything on the harder difficulties, you will die. This game requires a lot of consideration on weapon usage and you have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game comes pretty close to being enjoyable but doesn't quite hit the mark. The worst thing about this game is its awful weapon slot system. Each gun is placed in a category that can be selected by pressing 1, 2, 3 etc. The single and double-barrel shotgun belong to 3. Let's say you use single-barrel by hitting 3 and then switch to pistols. But then a close-range high HP enemy closes in on you, and you are in urgent need of the double-barrel. By pressing 3, the selects the single-barrel…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a weird review to write because the game isn't horrible its just not balanced well. Bullet sponge enemies mixed with lack luster weapons really hurt the games flow. I would not recommend this game to anyone that wasn't a die hard fan of the boomer shooter genre. Like most boomer shooters there is a heavy emphasis on movement however the game specializes in forcing you into tight corridors or into fighting around edges and holes, artificially increasing the difficulty of the game in…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really enjoyable quake like shooter, felt like a mix of dusk + quake, with some additional modern items, like bullet time, upgrades, and dash. The weapons are all really fun to use, and the game encourages using all of them. Each one has great animations and feel punchy, and the combat effects like gibbing are really enjoyable. The sound design as well is great, with the enemies having tells that they're attacking or getting hit, making it easier to tell what's going on. I noticed a big…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great shooter, cool style, cool weapons, it's always clear where to go and what to do, this shooter is much better than Doom.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →8/10 Would Get Ambushed by Psychic Demons Again This game is a love letter to boomer shooters with all the classic chaos, pixelated gore, and a soundtrack that slaps harder than a demon ambush around every blind corner. The upgrades aren’t overwhelming, but there’s enough there to give you some tasty build variety. The level design was fun and varied, but sometimes the enemies know you're there before even God does. I turned a corner and got jumped by a demon SWAT team like I owed them rent.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A different style of DOOM game. The secrets that give you perks and blood gems make you significantly stronger, some even changing how you play completely without having to increase the difficulty. Some of the secrets are very old school with some references to games of the olden era, Blood, Doom, Duke Nukem, Mortal Kombat, even the Terminator. The music in this game slaps hard, E3M1 Dead Sails really got the old juices flowing. Highly recommend! Full-price and on sale!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dread Templar (PC) - Where Angels Fall - [John S. Weekley]. Dread Templar Is a 2021 Boomer shooter with Emphasis on exploration and secret hunting, it also has a really nice sound track
neutral · AI labelView post →This game feels bad to play. You're just slow enough for it to be annoying, movement feels clunky as your guy will stand on and be stopped by the smallest portrusions on walls and doors (some doors are too small to just run though you need to crouch for some reason). There are often parts where you need to jump over a gap using the dash multiple times in a row so you're left just waiting for the cooldown between jumps. THERE IS ONE (1) SONG IT'S DRIVING ME INSANE??? Maybe there are more songs…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very generic and exhausting. Levels are massive. Music blasts at you non-stop. Whole game feels like a slog. I liked how the secrets are very well hidden. You're better off playing another game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I would give this game a 6/10. This is the second boomer shooter I've ever played (other than the original Doom), and I gotta say I was expecting more out of Dread Templar. There is quite a bit of different weapons and enemies, and the maps are cool to explore (while visually/artistically not that impressive), but I felt like there wasn't really a lot of incentive to switch between the different weapons other than because you had run out of ammo. Maybe it's a skill issue, but it didn't really…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is honestly one of the most boring games I’ve ever played. The sound effects are super basic, sometimes even bad. The enemies are all the same and way too easy, and that’s with me playing on medium difficulty. The weapons don’t have anything special about them, the maps feel almost empty, and they always want you to do the exact same stuff—turn something on, turn something off, kill some enemies, and that’s it. There aren’t many moves or mechanics that make the gameplay better or more fun.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is not a bad game, but there are a lot of others like this and I'd recommend those over this; especially when this game costs twice (20 euro) as it should. My primary dislike was just annoying map layout and enemies. Often shooting before you round a corner making certain sections more of a trial and error slog, rather than a display of skill.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →honestly not much to say about this one. heard so many good things about this game, finally got to give it a shot, and... well, to put it simply, this game is GREAT! i mean seriously, everything in this game feels so simple, it perfectly fits the retro / boomer-shooter genre, and most importantly it all WORKS perfectly. even on my dinosaur laptop this game runs perfectly, which i was very happy about (considering that most of the boomer shooter games i like run fine on my laptop). the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I won't give it a negative review because it's competent enough to be enjoyable and I didn't find any glitches or technical issues while playing, however I also feel like the game is just "Ok", mediocre even, therefore my review will be very critical. Artstyle and design can be pretty cool, but mainly in the later half of the game. The story is fine, even if very basic. The final boss and ending were really anti-climatic though. The weapon variety is fine, nothing too special, but I really…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A decent retro FPS that nails the fast-paced boomer shooter combat and weapon variety, but gets dragged down by confusing level design and tedious secret hunting. The retro neon-gothic aesthetics are great, but some clunky platforming and repetitive pacing keep it from greatness. Worth a look if you're starving for a new FPS, just maybe wait for a discount.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really don't want to be too negative here, this is largely the work of an individual, and is for the most part a work of love for the genre, and that part of it, I really like about Dread Templar. The endless references to other games, the maps inspired by those references, it's all very nice. The problems begin with the game marketi-- well, presenting itself as a fast-paced shooter, and this is definitely not that. The first levels do trick you into believing it can be, by the 2nd episode…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →QUICK SUMMARY: Game okay. Secrets fun to find at first but then suck because necessary to progress. Perk system fun at first until realizing you need secrets to get good perks and perk points. Guns are good until you end up stuck using only 2 of them because you didn't find enough upgrades to make them all do enough damage. If you love secret hunting and doom shooters then game great. If you hate backtracking and feeling the need for a guide to progress game bad. Game is fine but not for me.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it toke me around 4 years to finish this game mid combat mid music mid level design art style is hit or miss bosses are fun tho the upgrade system is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ you have all these cool golden upgrade but you can only use one per weapon class imagine you can mix and choose like 2 or 3 per weapon class ♥♥♥♥ will be mad and combat will be fun the silver once are boring its just extra damage extra ammo extra etc etc dosent change the gameplay
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/dB3-9RYT1qA Lacking weight in it's gameplay and progress systems prevent what is otherwise a competent shooter from leaving a memorable impression.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Annoying slog. Ep1 and Ep2 were fine. Ep3 is insufferable. Enemies that rush you down or just spawn in your face at random. I Cba trying to reach ep4/5. I like the visuals. The guns/gunplay sucks. Feel like they have 0 impact. Music is forgettable. The upgrade system is fine. Health drops feel few and far between. It becomes a case of "Took too much dmg in that fight? Better reload your save." At that point just let me quicksave ffs. Maybe I'll finish it next year or the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 kinda got sick of replaying the same parts over and over every time i died + move speed - very few heals - very few checkpoints - check points dont heal - upgrades are meh
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been playing Dread Templar. It's an indie shooter with a Quake like aesthetic.
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly this game is pretty mid. Only buy this if its really cheap.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frantic! Mayhem! Chaos! If your trigger finger is twitching for a Dusk/DOOM blaster, you could do a lot worse than this! The graphics are suitably weird with lovely blood splatters aplenty and even the option to change the filter like a C64, old TV or pixelate as far as you want. It's fast, fluent, has great upgrades and weapons and you have a bullet time mode which makes the carnage so more satisfying! It can be hard as nails, but not impossible as if you persevere, great rewards are given. It…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →great quake style boomer shooter. Smooth gameplay. Good soundtrack. Cool visuals. Fun level design. A lot of perks are obtained via collecting secrets along side a secret ending so it provides actual motivation to seek them out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2/10 I really tried to give this game a chance, but it was such a chore. Maybe its because I play with a controller. I could see the combat being more responsive and playable with a mouse, but with a controller, this game sux. I usually don't like to write such negative reviews but f* this was terrible. I seriously wonder if they just added controller support as an after thought. It just feels so hastily and sloppily slapped together, like a cheap attempt to help push a few more copies.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a Quake-like. Neither very original nor very pretty, it's still competent at what it aims to be. Some levels are quite nice, like the library of E3M4, other very plain and boring, like the desert city of E4M1. My big grip with it is that weapons modifiers, some of which are actually more like new weapons, are to be found in secrets, some of which are pretty tough to crack. So I had to play with a guide open, which spoiled the fun a bit. So sure, there are plenty of better options in the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly, kinda mid. It's not exactly bad, but let's just say I doubt it's anyone's favorite boom-shoot. Guns are alright (I actually love the inclusion of dual SMGs), some monsters are cool. Sadly, the levels are pretty boring and most of the enemy encounters feel stock.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →extremely fast paced retro shooter. it has a lot of levels but each levels are pretty short (around 10 minutes or so of normal game play). the music is awesome definitely has some of a favorite music from recent games. story is also pretty cool too. I just wish there were more cut scenes. overall the game is great!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got about three or four levels into episode three before I decided this just wasn't worth my time anymore. The pros: Player movement/feel ranges from fine to great depending on the encounter you're in (I'll elaborate on this later) Level design CAN be good (will also elaborate on this further below) The cons: the music is grating, entire episodes re-use one to two tracks that are essentially 1-2 minute loops. So while it's not BAD music, there's no stopping it from getting annoying after…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't played Doom The Dark Ages yet, but I did see some people complain the more "cyber" elements ruined the aesthetic. But I *have* been playing Dread Templar, a game that combines gloomy dungeons with neon red and green signposts. And I have to say: I love it. I want more medieval neon.
positive · AI labelView post →Everyone else has already replied to your question, but take a tip from me. If you have an old PC or low-spec system, dual-boot Linux Mint alongside Windows. Run games on Windows natively because Wine always yields fewer FPS than Windows. Proof: I get around 45-55 FPS in a game called Dread Templar on Proton, but on Windows, I get 60 FPS with same settings.
neutral · AI labelView post →For this year's Christmas game haul, it's Quake II, Wrath: Aeon of Ruin, Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition, MetaPhysical, Dread Templar, Cultic, Project Warlock II, Turbo Overkill, and threw in the Selaco demo, too, while I was at it.
neutral · AI labelView post →A salad of feelings after completing it I was looking forward to play it as soon as I saw it in the store, it's incredibly fun once you get used to movement and gunplay; weapon feedback is fine, not even close to be great but it's okay, some weapons are very fun to use and have satisfying sound effects while on the other hand some are.. meh. I must add that the overall weapon design is amazing and goes incredibly well with the overall aesthetics (especially with infernal upgrades). The…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Most METAL FPS out there. Even more metal than the new doom releases, i'd say. You open the menu, hear the soundtrack and go "HELL YEAH". You pick up a shotgun and go "HELL YEAH". You get to a new level, take one look at it and go "HELL YEAH". Soundtrack and art-style are just magnificent, those are the elements that make Dread Templar stand out It plays mostly like quake with some additional elements. Nothing crazy in that regard. But the soundtrack, man... It rocks
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its okay just wait for it to go on sale, wish movement was better
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tags: 1PS - First Person Shooter Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library TLDR: Decent gunplay but poor game design. Hunt for keycards, backtracking, fast run speed, awful platforming and puzzling. Using bullet time and upgrading the character did not feel super rewarding while the weak points of the game really took the fun away. Not much to say other than the levels feel a lot longer than they really are on account of the lack of fun and bad level design. Backtracking to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't want secrets to ever have permanent upgrades. Higher difficulties, in addition to their good changes, make enemies obnoxiously tanky for no reason.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I enjoyed progressing through the initial chapters, once I discovered that cheats were available, God Mode - ON and cackling power fantasy followed. Otherwise, my lack of patience from subpar gaming skills would not allow me to complete this. And, I am glad I did. Fun gameplay, great soundtrack, and great level design that got quite a bit chaotic and confusing in the later chapters but still fun to gun-and-run around (pirates on TOP!). Grade: A-
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The thing is it's not a rush them, beat em up, and mutilate them with your super moves, quick reflex and big gun like magnum double barrel shotgun etc. No. There you're supposed to suffer and hide from them. This game is like serious sam you shoot, little rush them to melt them from shotgun, but then u must retreat. That's bad because the maps are so small than those from Sam. This game has it's own atmosphere with music oooowwwww. This is the best thing in this game trust me, believe…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's such a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. There are no maps, no enemy variety. Just annoying. I paid 5 euros for this ♥♥♥♥ show, so I have to play it. Hopefully you dont.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i played doom eternal and wanted the same experience, this game got the same adrinaline rush
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →
Posts are quoted from public profiles with links to the original. Want yours removed? Contact us.
