The Last Faith

The Last Faith PC is a gothic Metroidvania soulslike from Kumi Souls Games and Playstack, built around nonlinear exploration, punishing side-scrolling combat, and a large arsenal of melee weapons, firearms, spells, and executions. The current PC storefront still uses the original name, with the free Awakened Ancients content integrated into the game's expanded version.

A nonlinear soulslike Metroidvania

You play as Eryk, an amnesiac warrior searching for answers while his mind and conscience deteriorate. His journey leads through Mythringal, a decaying world of gothic architecture, snow-covered landscapes, castles, crypts, and hostile supernatural forces.

The main structure combines interconnected exploration with ability-gated progression. New skills, weapons, spells, and traversal tools open routes that were previously inaccessible, encouraging you to revisit older areas with a different approach. The map is not a straight sequence of stages, so progress often comes from recognizing a blocked route and remembering to return after gaining the correct upgrade.

Combat is built around deliberate positioning, attack timing, dodging, and enemy pattern recognition. Eryk can carry different weapon types, switch between close-range attacks and long-range firearms, and use arcane abilities to adapt to different threats. The game rewards players who learn attack reach and recovery windows rather than treating every encounter as a simple button-mashing exercise.

Defeated enemies and bosses can lead to dramatic custom executions, reinforcing the game's violent visual identity while giving regular encounters a strong sense of impact. Boss fights form the clearest tests of the combat system, requiring patience, observation, and a willingness to change equipment when a preferred strategy stops working.

Build choices, exploration, and progression

The Last Faith gives its RPG layer practical value without abandoning its platforming foundation. Weapon selection changes how you control space, while firearms and spells provide additional ways to pressure enemies or exploit openings. This makes experimentation useful, especially when a heavy weapon, faster blade, projectile, or magical attack better suits a particular boss or corridor.

Progression is tied closely to exploration. Some upgrades improve direct combat, while others unlock movement options and hidden paths. The result is a loop of fighting, collecting resources, checking suspicious walls and rooms, and returning to previously visited locations when Eryk's abilities have expanded.

Its soulslike influence is most visible in the emphasis on dangerous encounters, resource management, and repeated attempts against difficult enemies. However, the game remains a side-scrolling Metroidvania rather than a conventional third-person Souls game. Players who enjoy gothic 2D action platformers such as Blasphemous 2 will find a familiar focus on grotesque environments, interconnected zones, and boss-led progression.

The atmosphere is supported by pixel-art presentation, blood-soaked imagery, gothic settings, and a soundtrack designed to maintain tension between major fights. The tone is consistently bleak and graphic, so this is not a suitable choice for players looking for a lighthearted or family-friendly adventure.

Awakened Ancients and the current content model

The base game is a paid single-player title, while the current Steam listing includes one free content addition: The Last Faith: Awakened Ancients. It requires the base game and expands the post-completion experience rather than replacing the original campaign.

Awakened Ancients adds Dungeon Mode, a new area connected to Oxnevylle Manor after obtaining the Nighthunter's Grappling Claw. This mode introduces new enemies, bosses, NPCs, items, weapons, and three selectable characters, giving players a separate challenge structure beyond the standard Eryk campaign.

The expansion also adds New Game Plus, with further cycles including NG+2, NG+3, and beyond. Starting a new cycle resets events and replaces the previous save state, so players should treat the mode as a deliberate commitment rather than a casual menu option.

After meeting the relevant completion requirements, Boss Rush Mode lets you challenge the game's bosses in a focused sequence, while Tower of Despair uses wave-based survival encounters drawn from the game's acts. These modes are aimed at players who want combat repetition, mastery, and additional rewards instead of another exploratory first run.

Who should play The Last Faith?

The Last Faith is a strong fit for players who want a dark fantasy Metroidvania with soulslike difficulty, heavy atmosphere, and flexible combat options. It particularly suits players who enjoy learning boss patterns, searching for hidden routes, and refining a weapon or spell setup over a long interconnected adventure.

It is less suitable if you prefer forgiving combat, constant forward momentum, or a clear objective at every moment. Nonlinear maps can require backtracking, and the visual design leans heavily into blood, gore, religious imagery, and body horror.

The game is also strictly single-player. There is no listed online multiplayer, local co-op, split-screen mode, or competitive mode for sharing the campaign with another player. Its replay value instead comes from alternate equipment choices, optional encounters, achievements, New Game Plus, Dungeon Mode, Boss Rush, and Tower of Despair.

PC features and localization

The PC version is distributed through Steam and lists controller support, Steam Cloud, achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. Controller play is especially appropriate for the game's dodge timing, directional movement, and weapon switching, although the storefront does not present a separate cabinet mode, mod framework, or dedicated server toolset.

The current storefront information does not identify a separate third-party launcher or a dedicated anti-cheat system. The practical PC ecosystem is therefore centered on Steam's client features, cloud saves, controller configuration, and achievement tracking.

Localization is broader than the audio offering. Steam lists interface and subtitle support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Latin American Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Korean. English is the listed full-audio language, while the other supported languages provide translated interface and subtitles.

Players comparing other demanding 2D action games may also appreciate soulslike Metroidvanias such as GRIME II, although The Last Faith is more explicitly rooted in gothic horror, firearms, executions, and religious nightmare imagery.

How the gameplay loop works

A typical session alternates between exploration, combat, resource collection, and route planning. You enter a dangerous area, identify shortcuts and locked passages, defeat enemies for progression resources, and test whether a newly acquired ability changes the structure of an earlier zone.

Bosses interrupt that rhythm with concentrated combat challenges. Success depends on understanding attack patterns, managing distance, and avoiding greedy attacks. The broad weapon and spell selection gives experienced players room to build around preferred ranges and damage styles, but no setup removes the need for careful timing.

After the main journey, the free content shifts the emphasis toward repeatable challenge modes. Dungeon Mode adds new exploration and characters, New Game Plus raises the stakes across another campaign cycle, and the two standalone modes provide focused tests for players who have already learned the enemy roster.

The Last Faith FAQ

What is The Last Faith on PC?

It is a single-player gothic Metroidvania with soulslike combat, nonlinear exploration, pixel-art visuals, RPG progression, firearms, spells, and boss encounters. The PC version is distributed through Steam.

Is The Last Faith a Souls game?

It is not a FromSoftware Souls title. It is a side-scrolling Metroidvania that borrows soulslike ideas such as demanding combat, resource-focused progression, difficult bosses, and repeated learning through failure.

Is Awakened Ancients free?

Yes. The current PC storefront lists Awakened Ancients as free content for owners of the base game. It adds Dungeon Mode, New Game Plus, Boss Rush Mode, Tower of Despair, new characters, weapons, items, enemies, bosses, executions, and gameplay improvements.

Does The Last Faith have co-op or multiplayer?

No. The PC storefront lists the game as single-player and does not list online co-op, local co-op, split-screen, or multiplayer modes.

Does the PC version support controllers?

Yes. Steam identifies controller support, alongside Steam Cloud, achievements, Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. No cabinet mode or dedicated multi-monitor feature is listed.

What languages are supported?

The game lists 13 supported interface and subtitle languages. English includes full audio, while French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Latin American Spanish, Traditional Chinese, and Korean are listed for interface and subtitles.