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Dread Templar cover art

Dread Templar

T19 Games · Fulqrum Publishing · 2023-01-26

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 26, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 $19.99 Action and Indie game released in 2023, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (82% of 1737 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

5
playing now
82%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
8.9h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

You are a Dread Templar seeking his revenge deep in the evil realm.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 89 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,659 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 35k–78k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,737 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99-80%
Humble Store$3.99-80%
GOG$3.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.84 at GameBillet (2025-11-21) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 170 of 214 observed days · $1.15 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
17717720212026Week of 2021-08-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

902026-09-15 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 3 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 3 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 4 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 6 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 1 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 4 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
283Aug 2021Aug 2026Aug 2021 — avg 25 · peak 95Oct 2021 — avg 4 · peak 20Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 12Feb 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9Apr 2022 — avg 12 · peak 64Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 13Aug 2022 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2022 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2022 — avg 6 · peak 24Feb 2023 — avg 28 · peak 90Apr 2023 — avg 8 · peak 26Jun 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Aug 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Oct 2023 — avg 4 · peak 16Dec 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Apr 2024 — avg 6 · peak 20Jun 2024 — avg 3 · peak 12Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 31Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 17Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Feb 2025 — avg 10 · peak 100Apr 2025 — avg 4 · peak 11Jun 2025 — avg 13 · peak 60Aug 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Oct 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18Mar 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2026 — avg 3 · peak 9Aug 2026 — avg 3 · peak 8
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.952021-08-132026-10-142021-08-13 — best price $12.742021-10-25 — best price $12.742021-12-13 — best price $11.242022-02-09 — best price $12.742022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-05-12 — best price $14.992022-07-08 — best price $13.492022-08-22 — best price $11.992022-11-01 — best price $14.392022-12-22 — best price $15.992023-02-15 — best price $19.992023-04-10 — best price $12.992023-05-28 — best price $15.892023-07-29 — best price $13.992023-09-23 — best price $19.992023-11-20 — best price $11.392024-01-12 — best price $9.992024-03-07 — best price $4.992024-04-25 — best price $19.992024-06-19 — best price $4.992024-08-06 — best price $4.992024-10-03 — best price $4.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-18 — best price $19.992025-03-21 — best price $4.002025-05-13 — best price $3.992025-07-11 — best price $15.742025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-11-03 — best price $3.692025-12-23 — best price $3.992026-02-19 — best price $19.992026-04-06 — best price $16.522026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-07-15 — best price $19.992026-08-19 — best price $3.292026-09-14 — best price $3.992026-10-09 — best price $19.992026-10-14 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
73.9%
earned "THIS IS SPARTA!"
4.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,1862%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSGoreRetro1990'sActionShooterViolentSuperheroFast-PacedOld School

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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