$4.99NecroVision From Trenches to Hell
Fight through a grim alternate Great War with rifles, shovels and a cursed necromancer's hand, then take the gore below against demons and vampires.
Is NecroVision worth it?
NecroVision is worth it if…
- you miss old-school shooters with big levels, hordes of enemies and secrets to find
- you want a war shooter that goes completely off the rails into vampires and demons
- you like gory, fast combat with melee weapons, combos and over-the-top boss fights
- you enjoy games with rough edges and a lot of personality over polish
Screenshots
From trenches to the underworld
You start as Simon Bukner, an American who joins the British army in 1916, and for a while this plays like a straight war shooter: rifles, bayonets, gas and mud. Then the trenches lead somewhere they should not, and the war stops being the worst thing down there.
The deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Zombies show up, then winged things, then vampires and demons, until you are descending into an underworld of dark magic with an evil that wants to wipe out humanity. The blend of grim historical setting and full-on supernatural horror is the game's whole personality, and it leans into both: bleak, muddy battlefields one moment, a visit to hell the next.
Fighting with both hands
The fun is in the mix. Your left and right hands work separately: a pistol in one, a melee weapon or magic in the other. Kick an enemy down, finish him with the pump shotgun, nail a soldier to the wall with a thrown bayonet, or throw a shovel, because yes, the shovel is a weapon.
Later you get a necromancer's hand that grows as you kill, gaining powers like fireballs, freezing enemies and barbed wire that drags small foes toward you. Chain attacks into combos, use gas lamps to burn undead hordes, and save some fury for the big set pieces: massive boss fights, a giant mechanical scorpion tank, and levels where you pilot a mech or ride a dragon. Combat is fast and frantic, closer to Doom than to a slow modern shooter.
What should you know before playing?
Can you play it solo?
Yes, the campaign is a singleplayer story, and that is the heart of the game. There is also online multiplayer for up to 16 players if you want to battle other people, but you can get the full experience, from the trenches to the final showdown in hell, entirely on your own.
Does it have multiple endings?
Yes. The game has three endings, and which one you get depends on the difficulty you play on. Higher difficulties unlock the better endings, so if the story matters to you, it is worth starting on at least medium rather than the lowest setting.
How long is the campaign?
Around ten hours on normal difficulty, though some players finish it faster. The first half, the more grounded war part, takes a while to pick up speed; the second half, once the underworld and the necromancer's hand open up, is where the game gets wild. There are also challenge rooms after levels that unlock extra gear, and secrets to hunt in the big levels.
