FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
Games review
As of Jul 20, 2026, FAITH: The Unholy Trinity is rated 95% positive on Steam (8,753 reviews).
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Is FAITH: The Unholy Trinity worth it in 2026?
A 95% positive rating across nearly 9,000 Steam reviews is not a fluke, FAITH earns it by doing something genuinely difficult: making retro pixel-art and lo-fi sound design feel more unsettling than most big-budget horror ever manages. The atmosphere, story, and lore are the clear strengths, praised nearly universally, and they deliver. The real cost is mechanical: slow movement, tedious and frustrating gameplay, trial-and-error boss fights, and puzzle logic that doesn't always telegraph its rules are complaints that show up too consistently to dismiss, and at least one player reported a 15 fps performance problem compounded by punishing death-backtracking on certain hardware. Worth noting too: one reviewer found the chapter structure genuinely confusing, so the celebrated narrative isn't guaranteed to land with full coherence for everyone.
Horror fans who prioritize atmosphere, dark narrative, and lore over tight, satisfying gameplay mechanics.
Slow movement and opaque trial-and-error combat are consistent complaints, not edge cases, if mechanical frustration breaks your patience, the gameplay loop will fight you the entire way through; players on lower-end hardware may also hit serious performance problems.
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Pros
- atmospheric horror presentation7
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- I wasn't expecting such a simple-looking game to be this unsettling. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity proves you don't need realistic graphics to make a great horror game. The old-school...
- Faith might just become one of my all time favorite games. It does so much with so little; it evokes so many emotions and memories while providing minimal stimuli for you to go off...
- FAITH is proof that a game doesn't need realistic graphics to create some of the creepiest horror experiences. With its retro pixel-art style, unsettling atmosphere, and incredi...
- compelling story and lore7
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- One of those games that doesn't leave you feel the same afterwards. An amazing dark narrative that is worth experiencing at least once.
- This is one of my favorite horror games ever. I don't think I can say anything that hasn't been said about it, only that since I finished it my life feels a little empty because FA...
- Immediately fell in love with this game and beat it already and I’m about to go back and do it all over again! If you’re looking for a fun little horror game definitely pick this...
- retro pixel-art style7
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- I wasn't expecting such a simple-looking game to be this unsettling. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity proves you don't need realistic graphics to make a great horror game. The old-school...
- FAITH is proof that a game doesn't need realistic graphics to create some of the creepiest horror experiences. With its retro pixel-art style, unsettling atmosphere, and incredi...
- Love the retro style of it. the TTS was.. interesting. and indescernible at times. and theres the main fight of ch 2 that sounds like a 12 year old getting made over a ♥♥♥♥♥♥ xbox...
- effective sound design5
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- [h1] This game is about having FAITH and determination. [/h1] [h3] The controls are simple. I play this game entirely with my left hand while my right hand supports my chin for ma...
- I wasn't expecting such a simple-looking game to be this unsettling. FAITH: The Unholy Trinity proves you don't need realistic graphics to make a great horror game. The old-school...
- FAITH is proof that a game doesn't need realistic graphics to create some of the creepiest horror experiences. With its retro pixel-art style, unsettling atmosphere, and incredi...
- memorable characters3
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- the game is pretty fun, sometimes it can be hard and some puzzles feel weird. father garcia will always be my goat.
- Immediately fell in love with this game and beat it already and I’m about to go back and do it all over again! If you’re looking for a fun little horror game definitely pick this...
- The game is at its best when it focuses on its writing. The gameplay is simple, and maybe that is part of its charm, but it will be entirely up to the person whether they like it o...
- high replay value3
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- This is one of my favorite horror games ever. I don't think I can say anything that hasn't been said about it, only that since I finished it my life feels a little empty because FA...
- Immediately fell in love with this game and beat it already and I’m about to go back and do it all over again! If you’re looking for a fun little horror game definitely pick this...
- Really good game, short but arcade-y: easy to rerun it when the mood strikes, fun bosses. ps. Gary. loves you.
Cons
- slow gameplay and movement7
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- The gameplay is pretty slow in my opinion, but as the game goes on it only gets better. If you like mysteries, get this game.
- i had really high hopes for this game it ain't that bad, i loved the style and the vibes in general but the gameplay is just terrible and the movement is so slow i didn't notice th...
- its so simple yet it has such a great story, I didn't come against too confusing puzzles on my first playthrough but you must read the notes to understand the puzzles and more impo...
- tedious and frustrating gameplay4
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- This is one of my favorite horror games ever. I don't think I can say anything that hasn't been said about it, only that since I finished it my life feels a little empty because FA...
- art style is cool. Gameplay is tedious and frustrating. Don't buy unless on sale and you are obsessed with horror games.
- Went into this game wanting to like it. I loved the horror elements and the 8bit style seemed really unique. Playing this game is something else entirely. Gameplay is boring and ex...
- unclear puzzle logic3
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- Went into this game wanting to like it. I loved the horror elements and the 8bit style seemed really unique. Playing this game is something else entirely. Gameplay is boring and ex...
- OK I really liked the idea of the graphics for this game. But all other stuff just fall flat. Like the story is just reading notes, gameplay is sooo boring and stupid. Most of the...
- really cool rotoscoping and atmopshere but theres a bit too much slow walking and puzzles with terrible logic
- trial-and-error boss fights3
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- This is one of my favorite horror games ever. I don't think I can say anything that hasn't been said about it, only that since I finished it my life feels a little empty because FA...
- i had really high hopes for this game it ain't that bad, i loved the style and the vibes in general but the gameplay is just terrible and the movement is so slow i didn't notice th...
- Animations are phenomenal and the overrall story is great the only issue I had is how frutrating the gameplay may sometimes feel I lost the count of how many times that little purp...
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