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Heretic PC

First person shooter based on the Doom engine. The game is kept in the convention of fantasy, so we use medieval weapons and a wide range of magical objects. The fun is enriched by simple adventure elements in the form of occasional riddles.

Action | FPP | shooters

Heretic Release Date PC

27February1995

developer: Raven Software publisher: id Software

English language game language: English

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Raven Software teamed up with Id Software for the second time in its creation of the hit fantasy action game Heretic. Based on a modified DooM engine, Heretic pioneered a revolutionary new inventory system for character item use that has become commonplace in the FPS genre. Id Software published the game under its flag and it was distributed by GT Interactive.

Players took the role of Corvus, an Elven hero whose race was nearly eliminated by a horde of evil monsters from another dimension. The first episode of Heretic was released as Shareware as a precursor to the full version of the game, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders.

Heretic won several awards for excellence, appeared in such notable publications as USA Today and Playboy, and opened many new doors in the computer gaming software industry for Raven Software and its team of developers. Heretic was Raven Software's most popular, highest acclaimed, biggest selling game to that point.

Last updated on 10 December 2007

Game mode: single / multiplayer  

User score: 7.6 / 10 based on 210 votes.

Age restrictions Heretic: 16+

Heretic System requirements

PC / Windows

PC / Windows

  • Recommended:
  • PC 386 25MHz
  • 4MB RAM
  • VGA
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