NecroVisioN: Lost Company
NecroVisioN: Lost Company
Game
Game2009
NecroVision
Developer The Farm 51
NecroVisioN is a World War I alternate history horror first-person shooter developed by Polish developer The Farm 51 and published by 505 Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows in February 2009. The game was published by Aspyr Media in the United States, on May 26, 2009, and Canada on August 10, 2009. A prequel entitled NecroVisioN: Lost Company was released in February 2010. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
185 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 19, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
111 positive · 58 negative
95% range 58–72%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 111 | 58 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 2 | 1 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mixed
586 of 863 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
65% recommend · 117 yes, 63 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 180 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mixed (1,335 of 1,977 positive).
Players describe NecroVision as a janky but fun WWI shooter that mixes trenches with vampires, demons, and dragons. [1][2][3] Some reviewers praise its chaotic combat and value for money, especially on sale. [4][5][6] Others criticize technical issues, poor balance, and a broken story, with some unable to finish due to bugs. [7][8][9]
Liked
Representative posts
- [11]
TLDR: Game is legitimately awful but fascinating at the same time. So I've played through this game twice now, once years ago and another just before this review to show a friend this game. And man this game is certainly an experience. Make no mistake this game is TERRIBLE. The gameplay is clunky and bad, it relies too much on enemy spam and bullet sponginess for there to be pretty much any enjoyment. Voice acting …
- [7]
I was having a considerable amount of fun with this game... sadly, at one point I have stumbled upon an issue of not being able to find a key to progress further, after a few minutes of searching for it, I became a bit frustrated and looked up a walkthrough of the game. I found out that a key is supposed to spawn from an enemy after killing it, but despite having loaded a few different auto-saves, the key in …
- [2]
Booted up NecroVision thinking it was just another WWI shooter. It wasn’t. – Started with trenches, ended with demons – One moment I’m shooting Germans, next moment I’m fistfighting vampires in Hell – Dual-wielding shotgun + shovel combo = peak game design – Story? Some mix of history class, metal album cover, and fever dream – My character yells like Duke Nukem’s depressed cousin – Kicked so many zombies I forgot …
- [6]
Is this game a mess? YES. Is its beautiful, stupid glorious mess? YES. Plus you can get this game and the expansion on sale for a lil over a dollar so that's cool too
- [1]
If you looking for a WW1 sim... this is not it. This is shoot everyone and everything that moves. The game throws everything at you nazis, zombies, vampires, dragons, hellish creature,s mages, mechs It's a pile of enemies you have to deal with. Gameplay is very varied you start with WW1 gear, Then fantastical vampire guns and necromancer glove. I don't know why it's so poorly reviewed I get that the plot doesn't …
Summarised from 34 of the 196 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 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked NecroVision talk about chaotic and violent fun with varied enemies; those who didn't talk about janky gameplay and technical issues. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
NecrovisioN received average to mixed reviews. Where IGN award with 6.9/10 while GameSpot rated it with 7/10. Martyn Clayden of IT Reviews had said that the game is a mix of H. P. Lovecraft and Medal of Honor set in World War I.
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 185 · most liked firstHow do people describe our game: - "KAVULT" instead of "KULT" - Add dash, double jump. Too slow. - NecroVision but good - "Less like a retro shooter and more like something on idTech 4" @civvie11.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →The amount of negative reviews that this game is getting is, to be frank, simply unpatriotic and a disservice to all prospective buyers looking for a solid cheap game to play. Now before I get into this, you can't expect it to be a Cyberpunk 2077. No doubt about it. This is a game that flew under the radar when it was released 15 years ago. HOWEVER, for less than $1 on sale when bundled with it's sequel it's one hell of a bang for your buck (literally). I can't vouch for those who are saying…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →October starts on Thursday, so I've got my costume on and I'm ready to start a month of horror! Finishing Mystic Quest tonight, then starting Portrait of Ruin and NecroVisioN this week, and continuing the most terrifying game of all on Sunday: Baba Is You! See you then! www.twitch.tv/eltrioch
neutral · AI labelView post →This game deserves remake !!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Old classic gamers will like it.8/10 for its time line
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My friend bought me this game for Christmas 2012 and I always felt guilty for not playing it for so long. I finally fired it up and after playing it I remembered that time he showed up to my house with scorpion pepper pizza and didn't tell me what it was, my brother ate it and was hospitalized. Now I think this was just an elaborate prank 13 years in the making.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you looking for a WW1 sim... this is not it. This is shoot everyone and everything that moves. The game throws everything at you nazis, zombies, vampires, dragons, hellish creature,s mages, mechs It's a pile of enemies you have to deal with. Gameplay is very varied you start with WW1 gear, Then fantastical vampire guns and necromancer glove. I don't know why it's so poorly reviewed I get that the plot doesn't make sense but who cares.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's janky at best, but when it works, it's a lot of chaotic, violent fun. The melee mechanics are especially fun to use, especially with the shovel and pistol combo. This isn't the kind of game you play for the story, you play it to kick zombies in the face, and it does that pretty well. It's a solid 7/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Booted up NecroVision thinking it was just another WWI shooter. It wasn’t. – Started with trenches, ended with demons – One moment I’m shooting Germans, next moment I’m fistfighting vampires in Hell – Dual-wielding shotgun + shovel combo = peak game design – Story? Some mix of history class, metal album cover, and fever dream – My character yells like Duke Nukem’s depressed cousin – Kicked so many zombies I forgot this was supposed to be World War I – Final boss fight made me question if I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Is this game a mess? YES. Is its beautiful, stupid glorious mess? YES. Plus you can get this game and the expansion on sale for a lil over a dollar so that's cool too
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Before Battlefield 1... before WWI Verdun, Tannenberg and Isonzo... before Amnesia: The Bunker and Ad Infinitum - there was NecroVisioN! Following in the steps of great FPS games that have a great emphasis on storytelling (such as Half-Life 2, Wolfenstein and The Darkness, to name a few), NecroVisioN delivers at every step with the frequency of introducing new stuff (be it enemies or additional gameplay mechanics as you progress) and high-octane combat that makes you feel all-powerful the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“Don't you get it? We are the walking dead!” ~Robert Kirkman In April 2004, a small Polish team called People Can Fly released their first game – Painkiller. A year later, two of the PCF members left and, together with the former president of 3D Magazine, founded their own company – The Farm 51. What’s interesting here is that I was unable to find any trustworthy info on why exactly that happened. It isn't like it was an uncommon thing or something, and there was a heck of a lot of pressure…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It´s so bad that, it´s somewhat good, Really wish there would be mixed option. The enemy variety is lacking, although interesting. The visuals are there and sometimes beautiful for an old game like this. The story is pretty dumb and i don´t even follow it fully, Like you are a murican in World war 1, Fair enough, but wait there is vampires, zombies, ghouls, demons, dragons, necromancy etc. Sounds like a fever dream more than a serious story. The game has a very massive potential for a modern…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Anyone complaining about this game was born after 2009. It's a decent shooter and plays just fine on my system at 1920x1080 with 300FPS. Intel I-5 11600KF 32GB RAM RTX3060 12GB 1TB Nvme Drive
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly man it's like a game that your mind invented and dreamt about, and then a scientist somehow extracted it and put it into the real world. The gunplay is weird and janky and the story changes every cutscene but it's fun in a weird way. Not a good game at all but it's kinda memorable and fun at least lol. World War 1 game as well which there aren't a lot of.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Game is legitimately awful but fascinating at the same time. So I've played through this game twice now, once years ago and another just before this review to show a friend this game. And man this game is certainly an experience. Make no mistake this game is TERRIBLE. The gameplay is clunky and bad, it relies too much on enemy spam and bullet sponginess for there to be pretty much any enjoyment. Voice acting ranges from hilariously bad to just bad, with the main character being one of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Amnesia: The Bunker if it was good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's alright at best. Had fun with it and you can (maybe) overlook how poorly put together the whole game is due to its redeemable combat system. The second half of the game (After you defeat zimmerman) is just horrid. The game will constantly throw you into gigantic corridors filled with a million bullet sponge enemies and basically limit your weapon selection to like 4 vampire ones since everything before it become useless. It's kinda weird how the game finally gives you its selling point…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awesome. ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane, but awesome. Definitely deserves more love. If you like Serious Sam or Painkiller but wish they weren't so simple and had more complex systems, then try this. #FreeCivvie
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was having a considerable amount of fun with this game... sadly, at one point I have stumbled upon an issue of not being able to find a key to progress further, after a few minutes of searching for it, I became a bit frustrated and looked up a walkthrough of the game. I found out that a key is supposed to spawn from an enemy after killing it, but despite having loaded a few different auto-saves, the key in question still refuses to spawn, rendering the game impossible to complete... and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Necrovision is very bad. And it's a shame, since I can see a ton of passion behind it, but for every good thing in it there are two that suck. What sucks even worse is that I would've definitely refunded it but I was already behind 14 days when I began playing it, and I only bothered to finish it cause I paid for it. And I'll also have to play the sequel (prequel actually) as well, but at least it's twice as short and I heard it's a lot better. Overall there is a nice weapon and enemy variety.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is amazing, horrible, insane and unique. The first part where you play in WW I trenches is mid. I think that this part is way too easy. After that comes vampiric fortress which is the best part of this game. Nice environment, good enemy variety and new amazing vampiric weapons/magic. I really liked this part. Then you go to hell which is very annoying. Generally in this game everything is super dark, so sometimes its hard to see enemies. While in hell you have to fight goat demons…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The screenshots don't do it justice, it's much worse in person.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a big salad to eat , on a side we have british and germans fighting each other and the other side we have monsters , demons, vampires, dragons and other crazy monsters, what a chaos, just kill everything , its one man army.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Janky game What I liked about the game I did like the concept of the game; there aren’t many WW1 horror-styled single-player FPS shooters out there. The game play was good. The game has a nice selection of WW1 weapons. The weapons in the game have a good kick to them, especially the shotgun. I like that you can also dismember enemies. The game has plenty of blood and gore. The developers did a really good job designing the enemies; the enemies in Necrovision look creepy and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do you want to turn your brain off and have fun for a few hours? Do you enjoy the horrors of world war 1 combined with occult demons, dragons, steampunk vampires, and a bunch of other things the obviously high on crack devs put in here? Do you enjoy pretty badass combat with wacky combos and cool weapons? Play it! Its worth the cash, atleast if you get it to run....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →old classic gamers will like it. also need an old pc too.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kill monsters. That's it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When the game starts, it feels like a WW1 Wolfenstein. Badass protagonist, one-liners and over the top action. As it progresses, it quickly becomes even more insane than Wolfenstein: demons, zombies, werewolves, vampires, machine-monsters and even mechs. It's the kind of story where you shut down the brain because you just have to shoot everything. It's not exactly recent so the graphics do look a bit bit dated, but it doesn't kill the enjoyment one bit.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice concept, but terrible execution. In short, astronomically scuffed WW1 Wolfensteinesque game from the late 2000s. Bought this game at 1$ and I still feel scammed lmao
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're able to get it working, then pretty unique atmosphere and good boomer shooter mechanics. Wasn't able to make it more than 5 minutes through first level even with community patches applied. Most of my playtime was spent trying to fix. Until somebody can figure out how to get this thing working right on modern systems, not worth it even on sale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The concept is truly awesome and unexpected, of slowly abandoning your humanity and turning into a monster to slay other monsters. I love how the change is slow and immersive. Plus a bunch of other amazing stuff like rewarding slow-mo on headshots, gore, funny radolls, the hive-mind telepathic talk in your head and sassy mocking lines.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is an absolute joy to play(besides the some jank) that was never made it to console which made it a really hidden gem. It's basically a boomer shooter game with a straight forward story but set in ww1 and there is some horror qualities to the game. I really enjoyed it fully and the voice acting is pretty bad but funny. 7.5/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I spent a while thinking if I should give this game recommendation or not. The last regular level and final boss turned the tides to no since those were pretty bad level and boss fight. Overall this is a very mediocre game. It has pretty solid graphics for it's time, but art direction is bad. Also you need to disable ambient occlusion and motion blur or the game looks bad. Story is nothing special and it's told in a way that you don't really care about it. Voice acting also feels forced and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too much work to make it run despite being an old game, very glitchy, the close combat feels too floaty and not very responsive and hits don't feel very strong or look like they have an effect on enemies
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is good as always, but you can't do without reservations. The publisher has done a lot of work on all fronts. I am absolutely dissatisfied with the fact that the publishing company managed to cut out the content (Corny Sounds has only recordings of replicas of the plot "Voiceovers" and nothing more. Among other things, I was annoyed by the broken Intro of the game itself, where the hell did they decide to spoilerize the entire gameplay? Among other things, plot films without sound are…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game gave me a headache.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Finally beat it. Well I don't even know where to begin with this manifestation of extreme euro jank. Maybe watch some youtube videos of what it's all about? I enjoyed quite a bit of it but it dragged on and on. I quit playing it about two years ago, little did I know I was right at the end with the end boss very near. Sure you could do worse. Lets get some things straight your character likes to yap constantly Duke 3d, Blood, Serious Sam line type stuff, it's pretty cheesy but fun, annoying…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game goes so far off the rails it's actually like a work of art. Nothing about this game works like it should. It's pure nonsense and craziness. 6/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Somewhat fun, but very, very, glitchy. If its on sale for a few dollars and your a patient person, maybe this is for you. Just be ready for a lot of crashes and re-starts.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At one point in the game you meet J. R. R. Tolkien and like 90% of what he says are slightly altered LotR quotes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is just not fun in the slightest. I went into it with an open mind, knowing exactly what I was getting myself into, but I still couldn’t force myself to push through. The prologue might as well not even exist, shoving the E3 trailer just randomly in there completely ruins the flow of the game. From being shown mechanical zombies with barbed wire and an extreme metal gauntlet, only to be brought back to the trench with a bolt action rifle. What were they thinking. The extremely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the worst games I've played. Went through it on hard because I hate myself. Jarring gunplay where melee is often the best option, but half of the guns disable your main melee attack, so accidentally switching to those guns is a suicide button. Most enemies are fodder, with two or three that kind of just instakill you if you don't blow them up immediately. Bosses are all over the place in difficulty and design. Terrible visuals. Way, way too many effects like gas, dust, and fire. Levels…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →World War I meets Painkiller Yeah, Necrovision basically starts in the war trenches of France and then becomes a dark fantasy FPS at about halfway in the campaign. We take the role of an American soldier who joins the British army, but he soon realizes that the war between nations is irrelevant as there is a different kind of war going on. I like that there is a little bit of humour, despite the gritty atmosphere and gore. The protagonist has the badass attitude of guys like Serious Sam ( or…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good storyline. A couple of the boss battles were nearly impossible, so I went God mode. Nice graphics and gameplay. Good selection on weapons.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very good game the zombies and the germans go so well togather
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →NecroVisioN is a first-person shooter that blends fast-paced action with dark fantasy and horror elements, delivering a unique, if somewhat niche, experience within the FPS genre. Released in the late 2000s, the game stands out by mixing World War I aesthetics and supernatural themes, throwing players into a grim alternate history where demonic forces have invaded the trenches. This combination gives NecroVisioN a distinctive identity, merging gritty war scenarios with grotesque monsters and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great if you want to know what videogames would be like if they were developed exclusively by people with meth addictions.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For some reason my normal box has the collector's edition content, including a making of DVD, soundtrack CD, and a little art book. The game isn't very good but developer The Farm 51 clearly put a lot of effort into it. They also made Necrovision.
neutral · AI labelView post →This game feels like you are swimming in a tank full of bugs. About 20 minutes in, I went into options to check the Controls and it turns out you can't exit that screen and you have to "end task" the game to exit. What a disgrace. If the developer doesn't bother, why should we?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is awful, not a lot of redeeming qualities. Controls are always dialled to 11. Mouse sensitivity is near impossible to get right. Has some controller compatibility but now much. stick to the mouse and keyboard. they just about work. This is not even average for a zombie shooter. And the launcher is from the publisher company always trying to sell you their "best hits" LOL. SALE purchase only at a high discount.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Next up on Fireside Pride: NecroVisioN, a game where you get to fly on a dragon through hell! Gulch2 will be using a trick called "rifle jumps" to boost long distances around the map. www.twitch.tv/powerupwithp...
neutral · AI labelView post →Trashy and old, but fun and bold.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Buy it when on sale Why because it’s one of those game that you either hate it or love it Why then I recommend this game because there is fun to be had with an incredible amount of problems Deception of the game is accurate "battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic." How do the developers pull it off? Simple by genre switching to the point of what felt they mix in other game they were developing at that point together Is it good you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game broke for me after about 8 hours. I was meant to press a switch to extend a bridge and nothing happened. NOT EVEN CHEATING WORKED. Fun game from what i got to play but i can't recommend a game that breaks after 8 hours of gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Solid bit of fun but it is certainly rough around the edges. The shooting is good and gets better. It is fun to kill enemies which is what matters. Once you get past the feeling of "What the ♥♥♥♥ is going on" (which fades as the story starts coming together) it becomes rather enjoyable. The combo system is an interesting addition but the kill-voice for combo powers does seem odd in the first half but both aspects more interesting as you play. Solid amount of secret sections which is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've never played a game quite like this. It made me shed tears of laughter while sometimes also making me think. I'm pretty sure none of that was intended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Considering myself purified after playing this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think what I've found to really love about this game and what i think it also illustrates about a lot of the games it reminded me of like FEAR, Half Life (2 especially), The Darkness, NecroVisioN and a lot of the other shooters I played growing up is that I think a lack of extraneous fluff (2/?)
neutral · AI labelView post →NecroVision is a fucking fever dream of a game
positive · AI labelView post →
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