30-year-old cult-classic FPS gets a stylish, punishing successor
The newly released Graven contains all of the hallmarks of the so-called 'boomer shooter.' Open-ended environments? Check. Searching for keys? Check? Demonic baddies? Check. But rather than cribbing from Doom or Wolfenstein 3D, its chief inspirations are two other id-published cult classics - Heretic and Hexen. Developed by Raven Software and released on PC back in 1994 and 1995 respectively, they transposed the 3D shooter to a dark fantasy setting, swapping pistols and rocket launchers for swords and magic.
Thief meets Blood in this '90s style gothic boomer shooter, out now
Gothic boomer shooter Graven enters early access today