"What I am about to do has not been approved by the Vatican."

About

Faith is a pixellated indie horror game created by Airdorf Games. Set in the late 80s, the game follows priest John Ward as he comes back to the scene of an unfinished exorcism gone wrong. The game received praise due to the atmosphere created by its limited retro aesthetic inspired by older computer games on devices like the Apple II, ZX Spectrum, and MS-DOS systems. Since its release it would later garner further notoriety through Let's Play videos that showcased the game. The game received a sequel in 2019, Faith: Chapter II and a second sequel and compilation is expected in the future.

History

Faith was developed and self-published by Mason Smith under the name Airdorf Games.^[1] The first installment of the series was released on October 4th, 2017 for free download on Itch.io, IndieDB, and GameJolt.^[2] Set in 1987, the game follows John Ward, a priest who returns to the abandoned Connecticut house of the Martin family, the site of a botched exorcism of the family's daughter that Ward was involved in, which left the family dead a year prior, as he seeks answers and some closure.

On October 17th, 2017, Airdorf released a deluxe version of the game with added content, such as new modes, lore additions, and a download of the game's soundtrack.^[3] On February 22nd, 2019, the sequel Faith: Chapter II was released. A stand-alone spoiler-free demo of the game was released for free months prior as a teaser on June 22nd, 2018.

Faith: The Unholy Trinity

On October 31st, 2019, Airdorf, in collaboration with New Blood Interactive, announced Faith: The Unholy Trinity, a brand new compilation that would comprise of the previously released first two installments along with the upcoming second sequel, Faith: Chapter III, alongside other features. Though no release date has been revealed yet, it will be released on Steam and consoles. A demo of the third chapter was also made available to download to coincide with the announcement.

Reception

Faith and its sequel have received generally positive reviews since release. On itch.io, Faith and Faith: Chapter Two both maintain a 4.7/5 from 207 users and a 4.9/5 stars from 87 users respectively. The first installment was also covered by a number of game publications, with IGN naming it as one of the best horror games of 2017.^[4] The game was praised for its atmosphere despite its technical limitations imposed along with jarring rotoscoped animation that betrayed its retro look at the right times, though small criticism was given for its length.

Online Relevance

Online, the game and its sequel have been the subject of lets plays, with the most notable names that played the game including Vinesauce Vinny, Jesse Cox, Super Best Friends Play, and Markiplier (examples shown below).

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