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You play as a Templar on a pilgrimage into a fallen temple, seeking its secrets while confronting enemies and discovering fragments of the temple’s story in documents, items, and encounters with characters. The side-scrolling journey crosses four worlds linked by branching routes and secret areas. Combat is deliberate: attacks, blocks, and dodges draw on stamina, so learning enemy patterns and choosing when to strike matter. Traps and one-way passages make route choices consequential. Weapons, armor, relics, and mystical runes let you shape your equipment and fighting style. Defeated enemies yield Faith, which can open paths and special chests; blessings, curses, and illnesses alter conditions during a journey. Healing and curse-removing items help you manage each expedition, while upgrades and unlocks support further attempts.

A Templar explores a cursed temple, fighting with stamina-based combat, scavenging gear, and spending faith to open routes.

Released 25 Apr 2019

74%positive of
2.5k player reviews
$19.99
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Spend Faith to Open Gates

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Uncover Temple Secrets

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Tune Gear with Runes

Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.

Developed by Hibernian Workshop · Published by The Arcade Crew, Maple Whispering Limited

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Unchangeable Controls
  2. Confusing Map Navigation
  3. Stiff, Slow Combat
  4. Punishing Traps and Curses
74%
positive of 2.5k player reviews
72/100
Metacritic

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Achievements 45
Age ratings
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 12 — Nudez Medo
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Horor Kekerasan
  • Steam (Germany) 12 — Ängstigende Inhalte
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 1 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Dark Devotion EULA
Metacritic 72/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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It was developed by Hibernian Workshop and published by The Arcade Crew, Maple Whispering Limited, released on April 25, 2019.
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