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Is Borrowhelen worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy classic-style first-person shooters with a single-player campaign
- Shooter fans interested in stories about scientists, cults, and mythical enemies
- Players interested in modifying games and adding custom achievements
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a multiplayer shooter rather than a single-player campaign
- Players who prefer modern visual styles over 2.5D graphics and a 256-color palette
Our take on Borrowhelen
The weapons do not require reloading, making no-reload combat the defining constraint of the shooter.
What is Borrowhelen?
Borrowhelen is a single-player first-person shooter set in the Republic of Cyptnnia in 1015.
Players take the role of scientist Ordin Gilbellt, who faces an attack by cultists and mythical creatures while seeking answers about the assault and the cult’s purpose. The game has four episodes containing 33 levels, with interactive environments that include ladders, underwater areas, switches, and destructible walls. Its 10 weapons do not require reloading. The visuals use 2. 5D graphics and a 256-color palette, while the music offers more than 30 tracks in CD and MIDI formats. The game also includes 34 achievements and allows players to add custom achievements to mods.
How Borrowhelen plays
- 01Interactive levels
- The 33 levels include ladders, underwater areas, switches, and walls that can be destroyed.
- 02No-reload weapons
- The 10 weapons include a poison crossbow, thunder spear, Hell Siphon, Hornet Sphere, and Collapsar.
- 03Custom achievements
- Players can create and add achievements to their own mods.
- 04Music formats
- More than 30 in-game tracks are available in CD and MIDI versions.
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Borrowhelen: platforms & release
Is Borrowhelen worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy classic-style first-person shooters with a single-player campaign. Skip it if: players seeking a multiplayer shooter rather than a single-player campaign.
Where can I download Borrowhelen?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Borrowhelen's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Borrowhelen on?
Windows only.
