F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

Buy86%

Very Positive · 7k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

TiGames · Metroidvania · Oct 3, 2021

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$15.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio2 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
135 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Once you unlock all three tools from your mechanical fist, you will get access to a ton of movements which once unlocked will make the combat experience and the traversal something really great.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Characters aren’t bad but once again, they are flat entities that at the end of the day won’t matter that much as everything is very straight forward, this doesn’t mean this is a bad thing, not at all, it works perfectly for what the game wants to accomplish and in this case the story is what it should be, the main line to follow from beginning to end.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I’m going to be completely honest here, the story is flat, it’s a mere instrument to keep you busy going from one place to the other as most metroidvanias do, it is not a bad story at all, however, I don’t think it’s deep or interesting enough to highlight it because this game truly shines thanks to two main factors, level design and gameplay loop.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The streets and city lighting was very nice to look at, and the music was enjoyable.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall I enjoyed this game, it has a decent level of difficulty and that makes it more rewarding.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting is actually good for the most part ("Go, fulfill your destiny" scene is very bad)

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat135 reviews
Story109 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Graphics78 reviews
Difficulty45 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
76% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Optimization
71% still recommend
Bugs
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$15.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

8 points recordedtoday · $15.99

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