What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~61,413
(P10–P90: 24,565 – 135,109)
Gross revenue: ~$754,876
($301,948 – $1,660,733)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 95% positive across 57 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics94% positive · 50 mentions
“Most innovative gameplay of 2025. 10/10. The primary goal of this review is to highlight the state the game industry is in.”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 196 h played
Visuals & audio91% positive · 46 mentions
“Played this game in my childhood as a young girl couldn't get past the first few levels just cause I was so so young but now i'm 27 and currently playing through the whole game and the deeper levels are just so cool and the fact they…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 20 h played
Performance & stability85% positive · 40 mentions
“What a classic. Let's start with the original games. Heretic is basically Doom but with a fantasy theme. At least at first sight, since there's a lot of changes and gameplay mechanics that manage to distance enough from most 90s FPS. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 29 h played
Multiplayer & community81% positive · 27 mentions
“After fully completing every aspect of Heretic Hexen here are my thoughts: Heretic Overall fun to play. Would a younger generation like it? I would say yes, anyone can like Heretic. Straight forward, good enemy variety, lots of relics and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 70 h played
Controls & UI100% positive · 26 mentions
“An amazing quality of life upgrade to 2 great games. Hexen still has painfully confusing level design but a lot of the cryptic elements are explained to make for a better experience. Just do yourself a favor and start with Wizard for a…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 1 h played
Content & longevity90% positive · 21 mentions
“Attention Doom players. You may think that it is the ultimate game, but there is something that you may not have known about. Ravensoft used a modified Doom source engine to make their own game called Heretic to give it a medieval theme…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 8 h played
Difficulty & balance89% positive · 18 mentions
“What a classic. Let's start with the original games. Heretic is basically Doom but with a fantasy theme. At least at first sight, since there's a lot of changes and gameplay mechanics that manage to distance enough from most 90s FPS. The…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 29 h played
Story & writing94% positive · 16 mentions
“Attention Doom players. You may think that it is the ultimate game, but there is something that you may not have known about. Ravensoft used a modified Doom source engine to make their own game called Heretic to give it a medieval theme…”Recommended · Steam review · Nov 2025 · 8 h played
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