Herald of Havoc

Herald of Havoc

Released Jun 2023

Grab huge guns, mow down hundreds of enemies, reach the end of the level, repeat. It doesn't get any simpler than this. Embark on a 3 hour campaign with varied environments and situations, and beat the leaderboard on a tightly crafted survival mode.

96% positive · 274 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Herald of Havoc launched as a full release on June 25, 2023, after an active pre-launch development period that built out its campaign level by level. At launch, the developer committed to post-launch updates. True to that commitment, the game received steady feature patches throughout 2023 — adding controller support, balance reworks, visual improvements, and quality-of-life features. Then, on June 25, 2024 (the game's first anniversary), the developer shipped Patch 1.5.0: a substantial update adding visual upgrades for weapons and enemies, a new survival mode enemy, and an entirely new Military Zone level replacing the original E1M2. This is the most recent major content release. Following that, a smaller patch (1.5.1) arrived on December 3, 2024, addressing save-loading bugs and progression fixes. That is the last developer communication on record. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statement about plans for additional updates. The store description presents the game as a complete package — a 3-hour campaign with 21 levels, 12 weapons, and a survival mode. The December 3, 2024 patch appears to be final maintenance work following the anniversary update, and the developer has been silent since. With no outstanding commitments and no sustained cadence of major updates beyond the single anniversary release, the game appears to have reached its complete state with Patch 1.5.0 on June 25, 2024.
Evidence
First anniversary update (Patch 1.5.0) shipped with visual upgrades, a new survival mode enemy, and an entirely new Military Zone campaign level replacing E1M2.
news post · Jun 25, 2024 source content shipped
high
Official full release of Herald of Havoc, with developer committing to post-launch updates.
news post · Jun 25, 2023 source development ongoing
medium

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Details

Developer
Publisher
Zeldars Zone
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Features

  • A campaign with 21 short and varied levels. Ranging from relatively calm levels with a lot of exploration and secrets... to huge arenas with hundreds of enemies at the screen. It takes roughly 3 hours to beat on normal difficulty without looking for secrets.

  • Need more? An Survival Mode is present with a Steam leaderboard. Loot random items and survive waves of enemies. 4 maps are available, ranging from simple arenas, to more complex maps with doors to unlock, and traps to activate.

  • 12 unique weapons, each one having a primary and secondary fire, (and even a tertiary special ability for some of them). Some shoot bullets, some call down a huge lightning strike, one can even open a portal that spawn skeletons that fight for you... There's much more.

Last evaluated Jun 16, 2026
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