Steam app 2877540 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 22:43 UTC
Die. Adapt. Strike back. Climb Sanctora in this brutal Rogue-lite where every death unlocks powers, heroes, and paths to vengeance.
581 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
23 months, November 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.
30 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 428 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 153 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
Heretical was released on 30 Oct, 2024.
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Heretical Update - Celestial Weave
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31 developer announcements, May 2024 to Jun 2026 · times in UTC
New patch for Ealy Access just released - v0.3.2.202606050911 Changes Introduced level streaming - big part of the world has been optimized in such a way that it's loaded when you're nearby, boosting the overall performance of the game…
Patch notesNew patch for Early Access just released - 0.3.2.202510091859Changes:Potions bought from potion stands now last twice as long.Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that caused the game to sometimes crash when stunning rat's nests.Bug Fix: Fixed a bug that…
Patch notesGreetings, lost souls!A new update for Heretical is live!And with this one, we're releasing a new playable class.The AlchemistAlchemist has a unique class ability - Alchemy - which allows you to collect ingredients from slain enemies and…
frenchtoastfellaGreetings, lost souls!Heretical Steam Community Items are now available! Players can start collecting a full set of trading cards, featuring characters like Aelar Thorne, Harald, Oswald, Ruvius, Sethian, Tizian, Venexis, and Wildheart.…
frenchtoastfellaFixed a bug that caused the game to freeze when trying to view unique items while having +1 (or more) to all skills.
Patch notesGreetings, lost souls!In this update, we wanted to focus on adjusting the way players heal.Instead of relying on leveling up and hoping you get enough healing from it, we have introduced a new healing system - Healing Potions.Potions come…
frenchtoastfellaGreetings lost souls!First off, thank you for your patience. We know this last update took a long time, and if you’ve been waiting, checking in, or wondering what’s going on behind the curtain, well, now you know.The truth is, this one grew…
m.Hotfix v0.3.0.202506292020 is live! Changes are: Fixed a bug which caused the game to freeze when you press LT (or Q on keyboard) inside the pause menu on fresh profiles. Fixed a bug that prevented players from removing skills 3 and 4 from…
Patch notesGreetings, lost souls! It's been a couple of months since we last posted any big updates, but "The Bells Toll" should make it up for that. With this update, we focused on adding two new regions - Cathedral of Silent Oaths and The Foundry…
frenchtoastfellaGreetings lost souls! It's been a little while since we released a bigger content update, but this whole time we've been working hard on the next part of the game - Cathedral of Silent Oaths and The Foundry!…
m.The cycle of power and ruin continues to tighten its grip on Aelyndor. The Forge—where the Sanctorite is forged and tempered—now beckons the weary. Is it here that the land’s twisted future will be shaped? Is it here that the power of the…
m.Changes: Bug Fix: Max Barrier affix now appears on items dropped by enemies / bought from the shop. Istwan, the Blade of Light: Wide swing attacks no longer track their target. Armor and resistances slightly reduced. His archer minions stay…
Patch notesAelyndor, where gods and the soulless struggle for dominion, the changing seasons bring no relief—only more bloodshed and ambition. This Spring Sale (Mar 13 - 20), step into a world gripped by conflict and heresy, and power-hungry factions.…
m.Greetings lost souls! New patch for Early Acces just released - v0.2.9.202503111355 Changelog: New skill: Bramble Dance (Pathfinder) - A whirl of barbs stays behind you and another one flies outwards when you attack. After a short delay…
Patch notesGreetings, Heretics! Facing the darkness that looms over Aelyndor has been an incredible adventure for both players and our team. Since launching into Early Access, your support and feedback have been instrumental in shaping the game we all…
m.Hotfix v0.2.9.202501232124 is live! Changes are: Blocking is now more responsive to input and takes priority over attacking. Fixed the gutter entrance not working when stomped. Fixed Merchant's Lost Cache not providing bonus starting coins.…
Patch notesWe've added all the Prophecies introduced in the Celestial Weave update as Achievements on Steam. Happy hunting!
Patch notes{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44923362/031a230ed464082d5b83c3974a10c303414abc22.jpg Greetings lost souls! After two months of hard work, we're releasing our content update called Celestial Weave! With this update, we wanted to focus on balancing…
frenchtoastfellaWe're releasing a small hotfix that addresses certain characters being unplayable if you have too many stray stars.
Patch notesChanges: Added "Unstuck" option to the Gameplay tab of the in-game settings interface. Shadow Ritual requirement reduced from 1 minute to 30 seconds. Soul Decay VFX was reworked to be less intrusive. The ritual screen now shows your current…
Patch notesGreetings lost souls! Thanks to all the player feedback, we have listened and done a significant rework to the Darkness mechanic. With the released changes, the Nameless Abyss boss fight doesn't appear automatically after you make the…
HereticalDarkness Mechanic Reworked: No longer will the Abyss consume you when your Darkness reaches it's Darkness Limit. Instead, whenever you reach your Darkness limit, enemies in the world become more difficult (like before), and you gain 1…
Patch notesGreetings lost souls! Just a week ago, we released Heretical in Early Access, making it a truly major milestone for us. As expected, this opened the game to a wider audience, but also immediately came with a challenge to tackle: the…
HereticalQoL And Bugfixes: Bug Fix: Prophecies that grant items now correctly show item rewards. Bug Fix: Prophecies that grant starting gold increase now give that gold as soon as claimed. Bug Fix: Fixed Gore eye not stopping it's animation when…
Patch notesQoL And Bugfixes: Added Wiki button to the main menu. Bug Fix: If your setup supports more than 18 resolutions, settings screen will split it up into collumns to be able to see all options. Bug Fix: Fixed an issue which occurs when you…
Patch notesGreetings lost souls! We are happy to announce that Heretical is now available in Early Access! For us at Three Swords Studio, this is an enormous milestone, something we've been striving towards for the past 16 months. And now it's here.…
HereticalGreetings lost souls! We are happy to announce that we've opened the public Beta testing of Heretical! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44923362/504cbb156f61358367263406b9997174f5e85033.jpg If you want to join the test, please follow these steps: Join…
HereticalGreetings lost souls! The big news is that we have released the official Steam Demo for Heretical last week! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44923362/ddc4bd683369d320fc0c84704d62ffbc1d0e4028.jpg That's a really big milestone for us, since this is the…
HereticalGreetings lost souls! Thanks to our playtesting community on Discord, a bug was caught where certain players get a black screen upon starting the Heretical Demo Playtest. We've pushed the update to fix this issue, so now the Demo Playtest…
Patch notesGreetings lost souls! It’s been a month and a half since our previous post and a lot has been done in the meantime. The major thing is that we’ve opened a public playtest for the upcoming Heretical Demo! That’s why we want to use this…
HereticalGreetings lost souls! We're writing this as our first official Devlog which we will be posting weekly to keep you all up to speed on how the development of Heretical is coming along. In case you've missed it, here's our gameplay trailer…
frenchtoastfellaWhat Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
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| Launch | Heretical.exe | windows |
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