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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

What works

  • Beautiful graphics and animations
  • Fluid and satisfying combat system
  • Large, detailed map with secrets and collectibles
  • Engaging exploration and backtracking
  • Good value for price and content length

Things to keep in mind

  • Some technical issues and occasional crashes
  • Combat can be clunky or frustrating at times
  • Underwater sections and puzzles criticized
  • Story is serviceable but not deeply compelling
  • Limited fast travel points leading to tedious backtracking

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Kotama and Academy Citadel

  • ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist

  • AI LIMIT

  • Vaporum

  • Vigil: The Longest Night

  • Trinity Fusion

More intense

Games that feels like F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch but with a more intense feel

  • Dead Space

  • Ghostrunner 2

  • Hard Reset Extended Edition

  • Tormented Souls 2

  • Loopmancer

  • Lies of P

Less expressive

Games that feels like F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch but with less self-expression and customization

  • REPLACED

  • Blind Fate: Edo no Yami — Dojo

  • Luna Abyss

  • ELDERBORN

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Sensation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026