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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

Airdorf Games · released Oct 20, 2022

AdventureIndiePCPlayStation 5Xbox Series XNintendo Switch

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

88
VGC Score
Stablehigh confidence

anchored at patch: “FAITH v1.666” (1y ago)

91%
At launch
95%
Steam all-time
86%
Press
86%
Player sentiment
92%
Recent sentiment

PC 88 · PlayStation 82 · Xbox 77

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (OpenCritic)8612
All-time Steam reviews95%891000
Metacritic user ratings9114
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)92%871296
Calibration prior (typical game)7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 7, 2025) · 300 reviews sampled · 1296 total reviews in window · weighted 178.9 up / 5.2 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (12)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 90
    trust 77Nov 23, 2022

    Faith’s masterful sense of timing and mood create a truly rare feeling of persistent uncertainty where anything can happen.

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  • 80
    trust 76Oct 18, 2024

    Among the slate of retro horror offerings, Faith: The Unholy Trinity sets itself apart with its distinct visual style and masterful presentation. While boss encounters can be gruelling and lead to frustration, that never diminished our desire to progress the story to its conclusion. With an abundance of lore to collect and multiple endings for each of its three chapters, all the replayability on offer makes it a perfect game to fire up around Halloween.

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  • 78
    trust 70Oct 16, 2024

    Absolutely embraces the looks, play, and sounds of the oldest of old-school games with a horror touch

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  • 85
    trust 69Nov 20, 2022

    FAITH: The Unholy Trinity is not a game for everyone. It looks and plays like something from the late 80's. But for those willing to look past its minimal presentation, there is a devilishly terrifying experience waiting inside.

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  • 80
    trust 65Oct 31, 2022

    After all these years, the final chapter of Faith turned out to be worth the wait, and with all three chapters bundled in the Unholy Trinity release, there’s never been a better time to play. The dangerous world of Faith requires some patience, but the unsettling atmosphere and intense demonic encounters make it worthwhile for anyone who loves the horror genre.

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  • 90
    trust 64Apr 26, 2026

    For such a crude-looking and sounding game, Faith: The Unholy Trinity is shockingly effective. It demonstrates how minimalistic game mechanics can be made deep through creativity and how simple imagery can still have a strong impact. Modern gamers might be turned off by the intentionally retro design, but those willing to give it a shot will discover that Faith has a way of getting under your skin and festering.

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  • 85
    trust 63Oct 31, 2022

    This unsettling adventure is one of the most engrossing horror games in recent memory, despite the restrained visuals. Subtle sound design and a small but strong soundtrack as well as creepy rotoscoped scenes up the scary factor tenfold.

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  • 90
    trust 60Oct 26, 2022

    After my initial confusion on the first couple of screens on Faith: Chapter One, I buckled down and embraced the game for all its tension and world-building and found that I couldn't get enough of it. Even while writing this review I'm itching to go back and go through the trinity again to pick at its bones and just get more from it. I want to challenge myself and uncover everything Faith: The Unholy Trinity has to offer. Be it the spooky season or the resurgence of the horror genre but something about Faith: The Unholy Trinity just clicked. If you have a passion for the macabre, you need to play this game. Just have a Bible and a priest handy.

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  • 90
    trust 56Oct 25, 2022

    With its numerous endings to uncover and pixel-perfect production values, Faith is one of the most unique and exciting games I’ve played in years. And now that the trilogy is available in one gloriously gory package, there’s never been a better time to take up the cross and see what all the shrieking incantations are about. Faith: The Unholy Trinity is a masterpiece in minimalist horror that no fan of the genre should miss.

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  • 85
    trust 56Apr 14, 2026

    Proving that effective, heart-stopping horror can emerge from even the chonkiest pixels and cobwebbed 8-bit audiovisual presentation, Faith: The Unholy Trinity is a disturbing, skin-bumping terror that embraces its technical limitations and plodding pace to deliver the kind of genre offering that many larger studios wish they had the gumption, imagination and freedom to pull off.

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  • 90
    trust 55Nov 8, 2024

    FAITH: The Unholy Trinity is one of the best low-poly games (I'd even call it EXTRA low-poly) in recent times, presenting a unique graphic choice, different themes of current horror and paying homage [to other stories] but keeping its own identity. There are small issues that could be easily fixed but don't affect its quality and value. It's a slightly late treat for Halloween, but it definitely will cause fear and horror to the faint of heart.

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  • 85
    trust 51Nov 1, 2022

    Can a game with less than ten colors on the screen, rusty can sound, and on top of that, being played with a simple action button, be not only an excellent adventure, but also a very accomplished horror game? OF COURSE! FAITH: The Unholy Trinity is a pleasant and even unexpected surprise due to the values ​​it manages to achieve with its apparent simplicity, which is not such, because there is a well-cared job in its three chapters and multiple endings of each one. A trilogy that has been launched over the course of a few years, and that in this 2022 appears compiled in this unholy trinity. The story of a priest whose faith is shaken, a man struggling against the darkness around him and his mortal and doubting soul. And this in a fascinating game where its multiple endings and replays of its three chapters only add layers and interpretations.

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Patch history

  1. FAITH v1.666
    Aug 7, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  2. FAITH v1.5
    Oct 1, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  3. MORE FAITH COMETH
    Jul 30, 2024significant · resets scoring window
  4. V1.3 - Happy Mother's Day
    May 11, 2023significant · resets scoring window