Forgive Me Father
Forgive Me Father
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Forgive Me Father 2
Developer Byte Barrel
Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel. From the Steam store page
374 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
164 positive · 66 negative
95% range 65–77%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 164 | 66 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 25 | 5 | 105 |
| Mastodon * | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,181 of 1,470 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
71% recommend · 154 yes, 64 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 218 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,060 of 2,524 positive).
Many players praise the improved visuals, art style, and weapon animations over the first game. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the gameplay and balancing worse, with overly tanky enemies and limited progression. [4][5][6] Several players recommend the game, especially on sale, for fans of boomer shooters. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
I'm going to start by saying that this is NOT a bad game... but I can't recommend it to anyone who liked the original. The gameplay has been substantially changed and not for the better. - Reloading is now a thing, so all of your weapons are slower and more cumbersome. - You can only have one active sanity skill instead of the full suite of them in the first game. - None of said active skills are particularly fun. …
- [1]
After being so surprised by the first game, I expected something similar from the sequel, but what I got pleasantly surprised me, because the sequel has its own unique charm. The art style and gameplay are on a whole different level compared to the first game, and I have to say that the game runs smoothly and beautifully at full settings. The game has revamped how progression and upgrades work, but it’s not worse …
- [8]
Guess he didn't forgive you the first time. This game is a worthy sequel, with levels that are a bit more well designed than the first one. On the whole it feels more polished and better put together, both visually and mechanically, while retaining the indie charm. Killer soundtrack too. If you're a fan of old school shooters it's worth a spin.
- [2]
Story wise starts immediately after first one. Journalist character from FMF1 is nowhere to be seen, probably killed off screen. Beautiful graphics, even more detailed than in its predecessor. Excellent, creative, and outright gnarly alien weapon animations. Many of my issues from the first game were fixed. Manual saving. Much better translation and voice acting. It's more ambitious. Levels are open and complex, …
- [3]
A huge improvement compared to the first game: The guns sound more impactful and loud, gameplay and gunplay feel more beefy, it is actually more satisfying to shoot at monsters, voice acting is still not that great, but it is better to the ear, the art style is more refined, you can finally choose any weapon you want to play with and not to spend points on skill tree to choose one weapon and then try other weapons …
Summarised from 34 of the 360 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked Forgive Me Father 2 talk about beautiful art style and graphics; those who didn't talk about enemies are too tanky and deal high damage. Which matters more to you?
Reactions
60 of 374 · most liked firstIt's crazy to me how underrated Forgive Me Father 2 is, pretty much like the original. They're both insanely good shooters with awesome metal soundtrack, hand-drawn unique visuals, Lovecraftian mysteries, and some of the craziest weapons in the shooter genre.
positive · AI labelView post →The Mice and Mobsters bundle wasn't enough! We had to bring in more BIG GUNS (and pencils) Fallen Aces x Mouse x Forgive Me Father 2 Get the "Drawn 2 Kill" Bundle and save BIG on ALL 3 games during Boomstock 💥 youtu.be/dvKv_CrpvgA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm going to start by saying that this is NOT a bad game... but I can't recommend it to anyone who liked the original. The gameplay has been substantially changed and not for the better. - Reloading is now a thing, so all of your weapons are slower and more cumbersome. - You can only have one active sanity skill instead of the full suite of them in the first game. - None of said active skills are particularly fun. Just minor buffs that don't last long enough. - Enemies are REALLY tanky. It…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgive Me Father 2 (Steam) is $8.64 on Gamebillet buff.ly/XDsWbFb Deck verified
neutral · AI labelView post →🎮 MASSIVE GIVEAWAY from Fulqrum 🎮 Win: 🔥 Wrath: Aeon of Ruin 🔥 Forgive Me Father 2 🔥 Dread Templar To enter: ✅ Like 🔁 Repost 💬 Drop a comment! For more epic giveaways, don’t miss the Indie FPS of the Year Showcase LIVE tomorrow at 6PM CET! 🚨 Link in the comments!
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been givin' a gun and a problem! Lets wrap up Forgive Me Father 2 (and apparently a hype train they started while I was typing this lmao) 🔗⬇️
positive · AI labelView post →Absolutely amazing game, hits the nail on the head for a Doom like game, the ONLY downside is that after 6 hours of playing the game no longer launches. Tried every fix in the book and can not get it to run what so ever. Highly upsetting.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Forgive Me Father 2, is a total jam. 🐙 #IndieGames #BoomerShooter
positive · AI labelView post →Amnesia The Bunker influence has already started spreading I see lol (yes I know they didn't invent this flashlight) Game is Forgive Me Father 2
neutral · AI labelView post →Forgive Me Father 2 PC Byte Barrel, 2024
neutral · AI labelView post →Forgive Me Father 2, I approve.
positive · AI labelView post →This feels like an unpopular opinion, but I am really disappointed with this game. The first game's progression was more interesting with its upgrade system, especially when it came to creating different playstyles. Having only one power that you slap effects onto on an extremely limited budget that is shared with passive abilities feels constrictive and the game doesn't feel well balanced for most of it if you're not using it to heal the absurd amounts of damage enemies can deal when you make…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →going through a boomer shooter phase and right now I'm on Dread Templar. This is how I would rank all the ones I played this year: 1. Selaco [personal GOTY] 2. Selaco 3. Selaco 4. Turbo Overkill 5. Prodeus & Dread Templar next up are Aeons of Ruin and Forgive Me Father 2
neutral · AI labelView post →TLDR: They balanced the fun out of the game. If you're coming from the first game, I personally wouldn't recommend. If you're coming in blind with no expectations, you might like this. What I loved about the first game is the aesthetic, progression, and the power fantasy of achieving flow state and making your "build" work. The aesthetic has been upgraded by a LOT, like I was genuinely excited to play this sequel because it looked so good, and the visuals absolutely delivered. But that's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →'Forgive Me Father 2' is coming to Xbox Series and PS5 ON September 23rd. Already on PC. youtu.be/TSb1AsnaAeU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →As with any sequel, FMF 2 falls very flat. I never understood why developers don't take the original concept and build or improve upon it... The gunplay is noticeably worse; the guns feel and sound weaker compared to the first game. You have access to the end-game weapon tiers early in the game, provided you found a few not-so-hidden upgrade points. Level design is way worse than the first one; levels feel sloppy and uninteresting. When you complete an action, a small video plays showing…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A really sad downgrade from the first game. The visuals looks cool, but the further you get, the more mazelike every level is. The majority of the guns are completely useless, ammo is sparse because you'll be using only 2 or 3 guns the whole time while your useless guns are always full. It's completely unbalance, there are dozens of perks, but you're forced to only 3 the entire game so you always feel weak, even near the end of the game. For some strange reason they decided to take out a few of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disappointing. Worse than the first game in almost every aspect. Only one active skill with "card" upgrades where you can choose only three from a few dozen cards, so almost every card apart from the most vital ones is a useless waste. Weapons are separated into categories now, and you only take one of each type on a mission, but they are poorly balanced, so you unlock some of them only to use once and never pick again, and devs nerfed ammo pool compared to the first game, so you are forced to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FORGIVE ME FATHER 2 A really great experience. After playing the first 2 chapters, Chapter 3 and on really hits hard. I need to finish it still, but what a great time! #BoomerShooter #IndieGames (PS: I may have shared this video before, I blame the brain fog)
positive · AI labelView post →Recommended in the sense that it functions and everything about this works. Otherwise, EHHHHHHHHHH. Big improvement over the first game, but still kind of mediocre compared to most of the other good Boom Shoots out there. Okay, the level design is fine-to-good at times. The fact that that I can quick save in the sequel is a GODSEND. Most of the combat arenas are kind of lame, you take WAY too much damage, the game goes on and on and on, they want me to care about the story but the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgive Me Father 2 PC Byte Barrel, 2024
neutral · AI labelView post →Last call on the Love Letter to Lovecraft bundle by @humblebundle.com! 📣 Don’t miss out on: - Dagon DLC Pack - Remnant: From the Ashes - Forgive Me Father 2 Deluxe Edition - Call of Cthulhu - and more! Get the bundle here: bit.ly/45NU7xe before it ends tomorrow! #indiegame #gamedev #lovecraft
neutral · AI labelView post →I do not recommend this game. I regret that I could not get a refund. * The level design is terrible. You often cannot run properly during fights. The arenas are either completely open spaces or awkward areas full of corners and mobs constantly chasing you. * The balancing is awful. It takes around three shotgun blasts just to kill an average enemy, which feels ridiculous. * You cannot restore health or ammo during fights, which artificially increases the difficulty instead of making the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have the strength, i need to forgive myself.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Humble Bundle: Love Letter to Lovecraft Bundle. With blood dripping from our hands, we present the Love Letter to Lovecraft Bundle. Fight to rebuild what was lost as one of the last humans living in Remnant: From the Ashes, a soulslike action-adventure rooted in Eldritch themes. Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares imaginable before you go insane in Forgive Me Father 2 Deluxe Edition, a hand-drawn Lovecraftian boomer shooter. Or maybe psychological horror is your thing—investigate…
neutral · AI labelView post →Humble is back with another Boomer Shooter bundle, and it is filled with amazing #SteamDeck friendly titles like Forgive Me Father 2 and Turbo Overkill. steamdeckhq.com/humble-is-ba...
neutral · AI labelView post →I beat the game; took me about 20-ish hours. This game has good things in it. Competent hands built this game, but I don't like the devs choices. It's quality of life stuff that aggravate me so much I couldn't enjoy it. My biggest gripe is that you have to exit a stage in order to modify your loadout. I spent over an hour on this irritating maze where you hunt for 23 levers in a dark temple and I finally get to the boss/arena fight only to find that I don't have useful guns equipped for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →UFO50, Forgive Me Father 2, Windblown, Webfishing, Kill Knight, Ravenswatch, Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus, Abiotic Factor, Children of the Sun, Pacific Drive...
neutral · AI labelView post →The time is nigh for THRILLS &/OR CHILLS Gonna be live shortly with my Ghostmas special!!! Today I'll be giving a try of Forgive Me Father 2 - a cthulhu-y shoot-y game..y AND THEN LATER: FAITH the unholy trilogy of spooky pixel art goodness SEE LIVE AT - www.twitch.tv/iggymaid in 15 mins
neutral · AI labelView post →Good gameplay, great art direction. Level design however, is an endless hunt for keys and levers and thats a big no no for me. This game was so close to being something great.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cannot recommend, this is worse than the original in basically every single way possible besides gun animations. Inferior enemy placement, no skill tree, inferior level design, inferior weapon choices and worse weapon variety, less build variety. Btw, hardest difficulty is basically no hit run.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgive Me Father 2 PC and Consoles This stylish FPS is coming to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 on September 23! The Nintendo Switch launch date is still to be confirmed.
neutral · AI labelView post →Forgive Me Father 2 is a first-person shooter game featuring dark comic-like visuals and nightmarish enemies inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's mythos. It's a journey of madness, redemption, and intense action. Forgive Me Father 2 is available now on Steam from indie developer @bytebarrel.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Strays too far from the original. It's gone more dark souls and the saves being right before scripted un-skippable scenes is inexcusable in the modern age.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →forgive me father, i give up Usually I have the patience or the interest to push through a game even through a rough opening act, especially if its a sequel to a game I like, but in this case, I just can't. I love the art style, and the weapons feels great. The music is awesome. However, between the absurdly spammy amount of enemy spawns and extremely poor balancing, I just can't give myself a reason to continue. The first game was good because it was a linear, slow descent to insanity,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The design choice to put the respawn and quit level options so closely spaced while being as thin as they are is enough to drop this game. Dying near the end of a mission just to accidentally quit it, with not even a confirmation click, or a way to jump back to where you were, is certainly a choice.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgive Me Father for I have been speeding. And yes, our game is indeed called Forgive Me Father 2.
neutral · AI labelView post →[Forgive Me Father 2] disappointing Daddy again in Forgive Me Father 2! ✧☽ - - - ☽ - - - ☽ - - - ☽ - - - ☽ - - - ☽ - - - ☽✧ come hang out! ☾ 🟣 twitch ☾ 🔴 youtube #vtuber #forgivemefather
negative · AI labelView post →www.twitch.tv/eee_v VF-25 decal progress is making me lose it rn, so imma make it worse by doing it sloppy style with the mouth of madness. Hey, it's Halloween after all! Forgive Me Father 2 in 1 hour 50 minutes! #VTuber #PNGtuber #Twitch #BoomerShooter
neutral · AI labelView post →VGP reprint of Forgive Me Father [EU Import] PS4 / NSW is now in stock. 👉 tinyurl.com/mrvveevp PS4 $34.99 / 24.99 USD NSW $39.99 / 28 USD - Forgive Me Father 2 NSW / PS5 on sale - Preorders now shipping - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 55 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →The first game was already flawed and the sequel sadly regressed in many aspects. If FMF1 barely itched into the positive this one drops well into the negative. Same as in the first game, the only real positive thing about FMF2 is the visual presentation, It is absolutely stunning and has improved even comparing to the original, which was already top tier. The levels, the weapons, the enemies - everything looks great. It is truly sad that such amazing art direction is wasted on a very…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →After being so surprised by the first game, I expected something similar from the sequel, but what I got pleasantly surprised me, because the sequel has its own unique charm. The art style and gameplay are on a whole different level compared to the first game, and I have to say that the game runs smoothly and beautifully at full settings. The game has revamped how progression and upgrades work, but it’s not worse than it was in the first game—you just have to get used to it. I definitely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I want to like this game. The art is BEAUTIFUL, the designs are awesome, but the gameplay just isnt that fun. The only difficult parts of the game is when you are forced in to tight spaces and are spammed by enemies, some invincible when they are jumping or holding up a shield. You can get 1 shot if your health isnt high, which is most of the time because health pickups are very sparse. The guns dont feel that fun, killing enemies isnt all that satisfying. The weapon upgrades dont feel like im…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Holy shit pokemon regulation H is fun, and if you hit a real blowout play, oh man you feel like a genius! I'll catch y'all tomorrow for some Forgive Me Father 2!
neutral · AI labelView post →www.twitch.tv/eee_v One more "episode" and I'm starting to question what the priest guy's been up to. Even moreso than before, anyways. Will the final boss go easy on me? Who knows? Forgive Me Father 2 in 2 hours! #VTuber #PNGtuber #Twitch #BoomerShooter
neutral · AI labelView post →This game feels like it's mad at me for playing it. Levels are full to the brim with genuinely the most unfair segments in any game I've played in years. Many of the levels are also pitch black and you're equipped with a flashlight that barely works, even with the passive ability that apparently makes it work better. Also had random MASSIVE frame drops regularly through every level I got through to the point of being nearly unplayable. AND WORST OF ALL! No Journalist so why am I even playing?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good: Gunplay and art style. Bad: Level design, weapon upgrades/perks limited to 3. Wide variety of weapons but most suck. Boss fights are hit or miss - some are easy, some are incredibly frustrating. Certain levels have severe frame drops when a new wave of enemies is spawned. Arenas are way too small with way too many enemies. It's frustrating. Buy it on a deep discount, that's the only way this game is worth it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story wise starts immediately after first one. Journalist character from FMF1 is nowhere to be seen, probably killed off screen. Beautiful graphics, even more detailed than in its predecessor. Excellent, creative, and outright gnarly alien weapon animations. Many of my issues from the first game were fixed. Manual saving. Much better translation and voice acting. It's more ambitious. Levels are open and complex, though do not fall into being overly complicated; full freedom of movement: very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely criminally underrated. This game is super poggers. Beautiful artstyle, sexy gun reloads, ♥♥♥♥♥-wettening eldritch beasts, the best soundtrack. What more could you want? If I could eat this game for every meal I would. I'd be licking the plate every time with the things this game has to offer. I'd be licking other things in this game as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgive Me Father NSW/PS4 & Forgive Me Father 2 NSW/PS5 [EU Imports] are available to order at VGP! 💿 tinyurl.com/2whvcf5h FMF1 PS4 $34.99 / 25 USD NSW $39.99 / 29 USD FMF2 PS5 $39.99 / 29 USD NSW $49.99 / 36 USD - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 55 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →VGP reprint of Forgive Me Father [EU Import] NSW is now in stock. PS4 ETA: 2 weeks 📷 tinyurl.com/mrvveevp PS4 $34.99 / 25 USD NSW $39.99 / 29 USD - Forgive Me Father 2 is still on sale - Preorders now shipping - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 55 USD
neutral · AI labelView post →This game feels like old games, really simple and enjoyable, the weapons are really amazing, I love the feeling when I play this game. Doesn't really matter if you play with your keyboard and mouse or with a gamepad. I recommend this game ! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art direction and aesthetic weapon design both outshine the first game, but the game has poor level/arena design and coupled with an unreasonable number of enemies in the larger arena fights make this a maddening slog I don't recommend. Gorgeous, but it's just not fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgive Me Father 2 just gets it. Fast paced and addictive shooting gameplay. Intricately crafted levels packed with secrets. A Metal soundtrack that gets the blood pumping. And a gorgeous comic book art style. This is just a pure, unadulterated video game.
positive · AI labelView post →OH YEAH, ON SUNDAY I WILL BE GIVING AWAY A COPY OF FORGIVE ME FATHER 2 AS THEY HAVE PROVIDED ME A CODE TO DO SO! BE THERE TO HAVE A CHANCE AT GETTIN' THE GAME!
neutral · AI labelView post →www.twitch.tv/eee_v Got back from Left 4 Dead so I guess that's my warmup for tencacle time! Warmup? Windup, maybe? Forgive Me Father 2 in 15 minutes! #VTuber #PNGtuber #Twitch #BoomerShooter
neutral · AI labelView post →A downgrade from the first game, adding mechanics that do not mesh well with the gameplay
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not as good as the first part, but still great. You are Father Rydzyk, a disgraced priest who ended up in an asylum (probably because you've listened to Creed on repeat day & night). Your mission? Defeat your evil neighbor Stefan Cthulhu, who does not share your passion for Creed. Defeat his family, put him in his grave, watch him go higher. The music, the graphics and the gameplay goes hard. The story could have been better. This time Pardon Me Daddy 2 has more survival horror elements, which…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Forgive Me Father NSW/PS4 & Forgive Me Father 2 NSW/PS5 [EU Imports] are back in stock at VGP! 💿 tinyurl.com/mrvveevp FMF1 PS4 $34.99 / 25 USD NSW $39.99 / 29 USD FMF2 PS5 $39.99 / 29 USD NSW $49.99 / 36 USD - Enjoy Free Shipping when you spend $75 / 55 USD
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