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The full release of all three chapters of Faith has been a long time coming.

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“What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican.” So uttersFaith: The Unholy Trinity’s protagonist on his descent into the supernatural. Developed by Airdorf Games and published by boomer shooter boy band New Blood, Faith: The Unholy Trinity is an 8-bit horror game where you play a priest investigating a Satanic possession.

Faith has an immediately arresting art style, with graphics reminiscent of PC games from the 1980s⁠—I immediately think ofCastle Wolfensteinby Muse Software, released in 1981 (can you believe that id’s seminal FPS was actually a reboot?). Everything’s presented on a black background, with characters and details represented in simple, primary color sprites.

For cutscenes, Faith pairs those stark colors with shockingly good rotoscope animation like the kind used in Prince of Persia orAnother World. Faith’s uber-retro style and the uncanny effect of rotoscoping contribute to a supremely unique atmosphere⁠—there’s not really anything out there exactly like Faith.

The game’s first chapter was released for free all the way back in 2017, and since then Airdorf has expanded on the concept with support from New Blood. The full Faith experience seems like just the thing to help get into the Halloween spirit, and you can get it for $15 onitch.ioor snag it for an early bird $13.50 onSteamuntil it goes full price on October 28.

Faith isn’t New Blood’s only foray into 8-bit PC gaming. The fantastic retro shooter Dusk got an even more throwback prequel withDusk ‘82, also available onSteam. If you’re looking for something else suitably Halloweeny from the indie label, I might turn your attention to the horror stealtherGloomwood, as long as you don’t mind early access.

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Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister’s copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he’s not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch.

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