Cathedral 3-D
Released Oct 2020
👹 Puny humans have entered your domain and think they can chase you out of it – prove them wrong. Use your fiery breath and incredible agility to defend your Cathedral for as long as possible and let this fast-paced, arcade, endless arena FPS transport you back to the 90s! 👹
61% positive · 118 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Cathedral 3-D launched on October 28, 2020 and received a steady stream of updates through its first two years. The developer shipped multiple feature patches adding melee attacks, Mac/Linux support, controller support, arena redesigns, and a new magic system, culminating in the major Patch 2.0 on March 15, 2022, which also transitioned the game to free-to-play. A final bug-fix patch (2.1) followed on May 25, 2022.
Since May 25, 2022, there have been no further updates to Cathedral 3-D itself. The February 19, 2026 news post is a promotion for a separate game — Chapel 3-D: The Ascent — a prequel/spinoff, not new content for Cathedral 3-D. That post cross-promotes Cathedral 3-D but delivers nothing to it.
Early developer statements promised new maps, game modes, and enemies, but those plans were made in 2020–2021. The Patch 2.0 overhaul in early 2022 plausibly represents the fulfillment of that development arc — the arena was redesigned, new spells were added, and the game was made free-to-play. No roadmap, DLC, or developer statement has indicated further content for Cathedral 3-D after May 2022. The historical update cadence ran from late 2020 through mid-2022, and there has been no activity in nearly four years since then. The game appears to have reached the end of its content development cycle with the 2.0/2.1 updates.
Evidence
Patch 2.1 released with bug fixes — the last update shipped for Cathedral 3-D as of today's date.
Patch 2.0 released, redesigning the magic system, overhauling the arena, and transitioning the game to free-to-play. This is the final major content update for the game.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Unfinished Games
Achievements
28
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
👹 Get it off your chest – Enjoy unique gameplay focused around protecting the box that contains your heart.
👹 Moves like scragger – Master the super-fluid movement system with double jumps, strafing, rocket jumping, and shotgun flying.
👹 1, 2, 3, you’re dead to me – Use the three attack modes – rapid-fire, cluster shot, and firebombs, to paint the walls red with vermin.
👹 You learn something every day – Unlock special new abilities by staying alive as long as possible.
👹 It’s not a game anymore – Upload your score to the leaderboard and compete with monsters all around the multiverse.
👹 Without a glitch – Transport to the 90s thanks to the custom game engine with an old-school rasterized look complete with unfiltered textures and jagged animations.
👹 A unified vision – Marvel at the harmony of handcrafted graphics and sounds working in unison with a custom engine, all created by a single developer.
You are the boss of this Cathedral
Puny humans, bugs under your feet, have invaded your lair. Time to teach them a lesson and defend your domain. Use your incredible agility to run circles around them and your fiery breath with 3 attack modes to set them ablaze. Turn your foes into ash or blast them into gory bits and show the world who’s the boss of this Cathedral.
Heart on your sleeve
Your heart is hidden in a chest. No, not your chest, think wooden box used for storage. Anyway, the humans are weak but they are cunning. They will try to destroy your heart just as rapidly as they’ll try to destroy you, so you need to protect it. That chest is also where your store the essence that allows you to keep barraging the uninvited guests with fire, so make sure to have the box with you when collecting ammo.
What year is it?
Cathedral 3-D draws a lot from the 90s era arena shooters. The beautiful flying cathedral where you’ve made your lair is presented with meticulously designed retro-inspired visuals, and the gameplay derives from the arena shooter traditions of the ones like Quake and Catacomb 3-D.
Multiverse of carnage
Survive as long as possible and get your name on the leaderboard where you can compete with versions of yourself from parallel worlds. Become the most terrifying monster in the entire multiverse and the boss of all the Cathedrals!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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