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"It's a sobering thought, isn't it? To be able to look out your window and see the end of the world."

The world is on the verge of being consumed by the Fog, an ever-growing mist that corrupts and destroys all life within it. Unable to reach the source, humanity has no way to stop the Fog's growth. The destruction of the world is inevitable; humanity is at the end of its time.

In Asala, one of the few remaining settlements outside the Fog, two friends are on the verge of completing their training to become knights sworn to help weather the coming disaster: the cynical Aeyr Wilder and the kindhearted Mia Alacruz. However, catastrophic events soon destroy the very foundations of their lives, and they are forced to make the choice between their precious friendship and following the path they each believe is right. Their faith in their beliefs, and in each other, will be pushed to the limit as they decide what to save and what to sacrifice as the world collapses around them.

"There is no stopping the coming apocalypse. The only question remaining is: can humanity endure it?"


Prayer of the Faithless integrates elements of classic survival-horror games into its turn-based battle system. There are no readily accessible healing abilities, so your survival depends on managing a limited supply of restorative items you find or purchase. In addition, your equipped weapons and armor will drastically affect your performance by raising some stats, penalizing others, and changing your available abilities.

To reward a playstyle of controlled aggression rather than raw power and high levels, the battle system in Prayer of the Faithless turns a number of RPG conventions on their heads: You have three actions per turn, and you can spend them however you wish during battle. Plus, allies and enemies cannot guard, but must maintain their Stamina pools to block incoming damage. You must damage the enemy's Stamina to be able to hurt them, but be careful: overusing powerful abilities will leave allies wide open to attack!

Each ally's personality traits affect their combat prowess and abilities. As the story goes on and the stakes are raised, these traits will develop (and degrade!) along with the character's mental state. You will get to truly understand how each character thinks and feels through conversations and battle performance, and see how the state of the world affects their morale and beliefs.

Latest Blog

Permanent Price Cut!

Today is the 1 year anniversary of Prayer of the Faithless' launch. Thank you so much for all the support you've given the game over the past 8 years of development and post launch! The reviews and playthroughs of the game were heartwarming to see, and knowing that the story resonated with some people and got them thinking is more than I could have asked for as a developer.

While I plan to write up a more longform postmortem or self-analysis of the game and its development cycle, I'd like to express my gratitude in a more tangible form right now. So I'm announcing that Prayer of the Faithless has had a permanent price cut from $9.99 to $4.99. If you haven't played the game yet, this the perfect time to do so.

Once again, thank you so much for all the support the game has gotten over the years!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1878350/Prayer_of_the_Faithless/
https://vermillionnova.itch.io/prayer-of-the-faithless

Posts

CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
Woot. More Red Nova, more Soul Sunder universe expansion... this Soul is pleased...

Edit: Also, forgot to mention, but this game seems a lot darker and more sinister than the last. Very interesting turn of events.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
That is a royal derp. Vicious was the right word. Thanks for pointing that out! And I'm glad you're looking forward to it!
nhubi
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
11099
Red, in your description did you mean to write viscous or vicious? Because the Miasma is kind of gooey so viscous could work.

e: Also, yay, looking forward to this.
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
author=NeverSilent
Any chance you'd be interested in having a tester?


Absolutely. I'll probably put out a call for testers once I get the prologue done. Speaking of which...

author=urano23
Yeah I haven't been doing much here lately. University is slowly reducing my lifespan. But I can occasionally check out if there's any news. It was quite a pleasant surprise to find this.


Yeah, I know how you feel. School takes a lot out of a person.
author=Red_Nova
Hey urano! Haven't seen you around lately. Glad to see you still hanging around! And that reaction is awesome!

Yeah I haven't been doing much here lately. University is slowly reducing my lifespan. But I can occasionally check out if there's any news. It was quite a pleasant surprise to find this.
NeverSilent
Got any Dexreth amulets?
6299
Interesting. I'll be looking forward to seeing what this turns out like. I think I shall follow this game more closely by means of subscribing.

Any chance you'd be interested in having a tester?
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
Hey urano! Haven't seen you around lately. Glad to see you still hanging around! And that reaction is awesome!
Red_Nova
Sir Redd of Novus: He who made Prayer of the Faithless that one time, and that was pretty dang rad! :D
9192
Thanks so much, unity and Marrend! I'm so excited the page is up and ready to go!
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
Exactly ^_^

Also, congrats on getting in the New and Notable section, Red ^_____^
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
author=unity

IT'S HERE :DDDDDDD INSTA-SUBBED!


Pretty much this, yeah.
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
IT'S HERE :DDDDDDD INSTA-SUBBED!