Heretic
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Three brothers, known as the Serpent Riders, have used their powerful magic to possess seven kings of Parthoris into mindless puppets and corrupt their armies. The Sidhe elves resist the Serpent Riders' magic. The Serpent Riders thus declared the Sidhe as heretics and waged war against them. The Sidhe are forced to take a drastic measure to sever the natural power of the kings destroying them and their armies, but at the cost of weakening the elves' power, giving the Serpent riders an advantage to slay the…
Kit's verdict · 8.0/10
DOOM with spellbooks, and a lot better than that sounds.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Inventory and Tome of Power add strategy
- Moody fantasy setting
- Great weapons like the Firemace and Hellstaff
Not so much
- Starting weapons are weak
- Enemies are spongier than DOOM's
Play it if DOOM fans who want a magical twist.
Skip it if players looking for big innovation over DOOM.
Cheats & codes
Every Heretic cheat we know
God mode.PC · Type it during play.
All weapons and full ammo.PC · Type it during play.
All keys.PC · Type it during play.
No-clipping: walk through walls.PC · Type it during play.
Full health.PC · Type it during play.
Activates the Tome of Power.PC · Type it during play.
Kills every monster on the level.PC · Type it during play.
Reveals the map.PC · Type it while the automap is open.
Warps to episode x, map y.PC · Type it during play.
Gives inventory item a (letters a to j) in quantity b (1 to 9).PC · Type it during play.
Turns you into a chicken. Type again to change back.PC · Type it during play.
A joke: it kills you with the message 'Trying to cheat, eh? Now you die!'PC · Type it during play.
A joke: it takes away your weapons and calls you a cheater.PC · Type it during play.
Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.
Tips
Play it better
- Use the Tome of Power before big fights. It supercharges every weapon for a short time.
- The Morph Ovum turns enemies into chickens, which is a lifesaver against tough monsters.
- Scroll your inventory with [ and ], then press Enter to use the selected item.
- Look up and down with Page Up and Page Down. Many enemies fly above you.
- The Wings of Wrath let you fly to secret ledges and over hazards.
- Gargoyles and Disciples fly, so keep the crossbow handy for them.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
Did you know?
Trivia
- Raven Software built it with id Software's help on a modified DOOM engine.
- It was one of the first first-person shooters with an inventory system.
- The final boss of the original game is the Serpent Rider D'Sparil.
- Nightdive and id re-released Heretic and Hexen together in 2025.
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