Forgive Me Father 2 Review

Forgive Me Father 2 picks up after the events of Forgive Me Father which continues the story of the Priest trying top stay sane in a dark world inspired by H.P Lovecraft’s myths. Will you be forgiven for your sins or fall to the madness?

Forgive Me Father 2 is a first person “boomer” shooter reminiscent of classic DOOM games. Enter a room, survive waves of enemies, move on to next area, find a colored locked door, find the key, survive another wave, open the door; rinse and repeat. As you progress through the game, you’ll be able purchase various weapons to aid you.

While you can carry five weapons at once, each class of weapon has different levels that can be unlocked for some stronger firepower. You also have a flashlight for darker areas, but the trick is you want to wind it up with the Y button and will last for a certain amount of time. Another interesting mechanic is the Dark Tome you carry. As you kill enemies and explores levels, you’ll unlock equipable passive, offensive or defensive perks.

For example, you can equip an offensive skill that if a bullet misses the enemy, there’s sliver of chance the bullet won’t be wasted which is enabled using the Dark Tome. Or for passive skill, active at all times, you can make the flashlight last slightly longer than usual. And an example of defensive perk is reducing the amount of damage the priest receives. As you unlock more, there’s a plethora of them for players to mix and match.

The game has a great and unique visual style with dark hand-drawn graphic design; it definitely gives the game a unique style that makes it standout from most games. The enemy design is also top notch and as you progress through each level, new tougher enemies start showing for a nice mix of all enemy type. The soundtrack is very DOOM-ish; quiet ambiant score when walking around and then some heavy metal, that’s very reminiscent of DOOM, when bullets start flying.

While there’s nothing majorly wrong here, this game proves that platforming in an FPS is incredibly annoying and clunky because you can’t always properly gauge your jumps and also trying to figure out the proper distance as if you can make the jump or not. Also, the game feels a bit overly long. Maybe cut 1-2 levels could’ve made it a bit more enjoyable and less tedious due to the repetitive nature of the gameplay.

Forgive Me Father 2 is a great first person shooter. Surprisingly decent weaponry, mostly enjoyable level design and intense sequences of fight. However, as you’d expect, it’s a bit repetitive after a while and platforming isn’t ideal in an FPS. If you’re looking for balls to the walls action and colorful weaponry, Forgive Me Father 2 is one of the best games of 2025.