Dread Templar
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!
Dread Templar is a boomer shooter, fps and retro game
developed by T19 Games
and published by Fulqrum Publishing.
Released on January 26th 2023 is available only on Windows
in 9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 1,429 reviews of which 1,198 were positive and 231 were negative resulting in a rating of 8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit
- Processor: CPU 2.5+ GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVidia GTX 560
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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While some components can be improved or modified, Dread Templar is not a bad game for me. It's kind of fun, honestly. Starting with good things. Enemies in this game are manifold; well, some of them may be coloured but it also comes with different animations and attacking methods. So, it's kind of forgivable. Maps, mobs, and weapons (appearances) are well-designed; both art and designs are intriguing. Normally, when you play this kind of game, you need to wander around (more like circling in the labyrinth) just to find keys or switches to progress. The maps in this game are simpler, allowing you to focus on beating your enemies rather than experiencing walking-simulating games. Music and songs, while they are not the best on their own, are contributing to the game very well, making it more colourful. Bad parts still exist, though. Weapons in this game are not well-balanced. I hate to make a comparison between the two games, but if you have played Prodeus, you would see that each weapon was created thoughtfully with its specific purposes, which are even more effective for the right enemies. In this game, while it has various weapons, each weapon is not well-designed in terms of practice. For example, pistols and SMGs share the same ammo, but what is the point of using pistols when SMGs can do better in every aspect? Katana in this game also has two modes: melee and range. I can tell you that using it as a melee weapon gives you nothing but more damage you take from enemies. So, Katana stupidly and sadly ends up as an emergency ranged weapon. This game also has a rune system. I am not really sure if they are called "runes" or something else, but they are items that you can equip to get different benefits. This good concept fell into the same hole as weapons. Runes are not well-balanced, resulting in some being overpowered while some are completely trash. Well, according to what I have written so far, Dread Templar could be another so-so game that I should have given a negative review, but as far as I can remember, I was having a good time with it. So, I recommend trying this game ONLY with discounts.
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This is a weird one. This is mostly a solid Doom Eternal-ish indie shooter with varied and mostly great-to-look-at levels, mostly satisfying gunplay, and all that jazz. But it's just bogged down with design decisions that are just bizarre, man. And not the good kind of bizarre. What is this save system? Why are there survival horror save points in my fast-paced boomer-shooter? Why does the game autosave after an absolute non-issue like me pulling a lever, but not before the gоddamn boss fights and not at the start of the level? I HATE E2M5 with passion precisely because of this. Why is the main progression system almost entirely locked behind secrets? Why are some of those secrets platforming challenges? Why does a 6/6 on ammo counter means that I have 6 shells left? Why does the rocket launcher splash damage zone look way smaller than it actually is? Why do half the enemy attacks lack any visual feedback for damage taken? Why does the Gluon gun variant lack literally any impact whatsoever? Why can I just casually walk right past the pre-final boss gauntlet? All of this isn’t a big deal by itself, but man, this stuff adds up quick and makes this game feel mediocre as a result. If you're new to indie shooters, there are dozens of better ones out there. If you’ve already played them, you can still get some enjoyment out of this, I guess. 6/10
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(playthrough difficulty set to hard, not sure how things change in hell/nightmare atm) I don't really get the people calling this game mid, this is honestly a solid af boomer shooter that sets itself apart via the rune system, from basic stat upgrades to playstyle-enabling gold runes this game basically lets you play however you want while also encouraging secret hunting (cuz most of the good stuff is hidden behind secrets and super secrets) there's a good amount of level variety (with a lot of nods & references mostly found in secrets/super secrets), the enemies are well designed (for the most part, the flying bugs that explode can go bite me), the weapons are cool and fun to dick around with, again for the most part. The main outlier here for me is the rocket launcher (& by extension the tri-rocket launcher), they both feel awfully weak even with max weapon damage runes and you can't rocket jump at all for some reason, which is weird because one of the gold runes for the rocket launcher significantly reduces self damage, so you'd think that would let you rocket jump but that didn't work :( Regardless, I had tons of fun blasting demons in 6 gorillion pieces while listening to some baller heavy music (shoutout to E3M5 best track if you know you know) Also this is a solo dev project lol they had me fooled i thought this was a small team at least considering how polished it it but no it's one person, mad props
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The level design as many others have already pointed out is bad. But y'know, there are some games you can just play and finish and never think about them again and have some fun while it lasts. But DEFINITELY buy it on sale like I did with 75% off
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Very serviceable boomer shooter. It's an appropriate length (8ish hours) with a wide variety of sets and enemies. Guns feel a little weak in my opinion, especially the shotguns and SMGs. Secrets can be incredibly obtuse but hold some of the best weapon/character upgrades, so a lot of time spent mashing on walls or running in circles to find secrets. However, it's still fun to play. I would say a 6.5-7/10 in regards to boomer shooters. Don't play this if you're not actively looking for another game in the genre to scratch an itch, but if you are it works.
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Developer
T19 Games
Publisher
Fulqrum Publishing
Release
26 Jan 2023
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