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Is Apocryph: an old-school shooter worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Dark fantasy shooter fans who want melee weapons and magic alongside shooter combat
- Players who enjoy exploring handcrafted levels for secrets and alternate routes
- Solo players who want to fight monsters with varied weapons, items, and relic abilities
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking an open-ended structure may find the game’s static, handcrafted levels more contained.
- Players looking for a lighthearted tone may not enjoy its grim setting and graphic enemy-destruction effects.
- Players who prefer multiplayer competition may not find the solo-focused premise they want.
Our take on Apocryph: an old-school shooter
Rather than centering its combat on firearms, this fantasy shooter puts melee weapons, spells, staffs, and artifacts alongside its weapon roster. Its levels are handcrafted and static, with hubs, locked passages, traps, and secrets shaping exploration.
What is Apocryph: an old-school shooter?
Apocryph is a first-person shooter set in a dark fantasy world.
Players control the Arbiter, an exiled figure returning to lands overrun by demonic creatures, and explore handcrafted levels and connected hubs filled with monsters, traps, locked passages, and secrets. Combat uses up to 9 weapons, including melee arms, spells, staffs, and artifacts, with alternative firing modes. Items can restore health or mana, damage enemies, or provide other combat effects. Some weapons and items can stun or freeze foes, cause area damage, or offer defense. Rare relics grant abilities such as double jumps, increased speed, armor, and shockwaves. The game also features graphic combat effects in which forceful blows can dismember or destroy enemies.
How Apocryph: an old-school shooter plays
- 01Weapon variety
- Up to 9 weapons offer alternative firing modes across melee attacks, spells, staffs, and artifacts.
- 02Level exploration
- Handcrafted stages and hubs contain secrets, hazards, enemies, and locked routes.
- 03Combat effects
- Some equipment can freeze or stun opponents, cause area damage, or provide defense.
- 04Rare relics
- Certain finds grant abilities such as wings for double jumps, increased speed, armor, or shockwaves.
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Apocryph: an old-school shooter: platforms & release
Is Apocryph: an old-school shooter worth it?
It is worth it if: dark fantasy shooter fans who want melee weapons and magic alongside shooter combat. Skip it if: players seeking an open-ended structure may find the game’s static, handcrafted levels more contained.
Where can I download Apocryph: an old-school shooter?
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What platforms is Apocryph: an old-school shooter on?
Windows and Linux.
