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Demon Pit
Demon Pit is an intense arcade-style arena shooter with a classic 90s FPS aesthetic. Test your reflexes against the endless waves of the demon horde in a constantly changing arena. Your goal is a high score on the leaderboard, the price is your soul. Far from God’s light, there is only Hell. From the Steam store page
70 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Aug 6, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
55
Mixed
34 positive · 28 negative
95% range 43–67%
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| Steam reviews | 34 | 28 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
8 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
58 of 100 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 70 · most liked firstCharacter from my game, Demon Pit. 128x128px texture and 128x64px texture #lowpoly #pixelart #gamedev #indiegames
unlabelledView post →I didn't play for very long, but I didn't need to to know that this game isn't for me. I'm a huge fan of retro classic shooters both old and new (Doom, Quake, Blood, Duke3D, Dusk, Amid Evil, Ion Fury, etc etc) and I applaud any game that also shares my love for the genre and aesthetic, but If you want to play a singular arena wave shooter with a retro/horror/satanic aesthetic, you're better off playing Devil Daggers. Demon Pit takes the flying skulls from that game anyways. - Demon Pit does…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today @ 4:30PM CDT =Demon Pit #2 ep.2= MURDERED SOUL SUSPECT (Metacritic: 59) You start this game by DYING, realizing you're dead, and then DOING A MULTI-STEP QTE TO GET BACK IN YOUR DEAD BODY ON THE STREET HOPING YOU'LL COME BACK TO LIFE. This is gonna be a great time. www.twitch.tv/gigaboots
unlabelledView post →Today 4PM CDT The Demon Pit #2 continues... The Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair Deathstream! They turned the fantastically animated Don Bluth Laserdisc arcade game "Dragon's Lair" into an absolute dogwater Gamecube game with terrible cel-shading. God help us. www.twitch.tv/gigaboots
unlabelledView post →Today @ 4PM CDT Demon Pit #2 continues... The 'Tekken's Nina Williams in: Death by Degrees' Deathstream Yes, that is actually the name for this 360 degree action game featuring Tekken's most....blonde female character. How will this compare to Jet Li's Rise to Honor? www.twitch.tv/gigaboots
unlabelledView post →Boomer arena FPS that literally just takes place in a single arena. The game as a whole feels cheap, it's monotonous and I didn't even make it pass the 12th round so you can only imagine what feels like having to progress to the end. Maybe it's a skill issue but the enemies are really hard to defeat and thus I didn't make it far as I previously mentioned.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today @ 4PM CDT Demon Pit 2 Continues The NeverDead NeverDeathstream! [Metacritic: 52] The Gimmick: You can't die The Catch: Japan-Outsourced, Western-Developed AAA 7th Gen game The Cast: Rukia & OG Kenpachi Zaraki This is going to be a real trip. www.twitch.tv/gigaboots
unlabelledView post →Another Demon Pit (2) Game Defeated. Only these games REMAIN!
unlabelledView post →LIVE NOW with THE FINAL DEMON PIT GAME!
unlabelledView post →Does what it says on the tin: Gives you bunch of enemies to shoot in arena that keeps morphing and changing after every wave. There's also lots of different weapons, however I didn't get to try them all yet. Good game for the "I am in mood for shooting things, but don't feel like going through a long storyline" -mood. Couple teeny tiny critique things: I would like to be able to see my mouse sensitivity as a number as well in the options. I think the player should be able to look straight up…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know the dev gets a lot of hate and I don't like to trash cheap games usually but this game is so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bad. the movement is terrible, the weapons and enemies are either ripped from devil daggers or feel incredibly lazy and uninspired. This game is steaming ♥♥♥♥, don't bother. and a note to devs everywhere: STOP FORCE CAPPING YOUR GAMES AT 60FPS
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It tries to be Devil Daggers but it's not. The weapons, the enemies, the level, everything is very generic. There is one arena which changes between each wave, can feels cheap when suddenly lava appears under your feet. But then every playthrough is the same, and there isn't much tactics beside never ending circle strafing. Maybe if it had a little randomness in the arena generation it could offer quick fun sessions, but as it is now, I don't see the point of replaying over and over the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guns feel weak to use, movement feels janky and unfluid. Just play Devil Daggers. The only reason I played it this long is because I wanted to get the achievements.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Try to Survive ! Demon Pit is an arena survival game totally inspired by Doom ! The arena game is quite interesting but copies Doom a lot in the designs of enemies, sounds etc You will be able to access a lot of weapons (like a Doom) and you will have to survive as much as possible in front of waves of enemies and the arena which changes quite often, while staying in the same place... It's the only thing in this game but it's quite decent ! The gameplay is convincing even unfortunately it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want a pure, mindless arena shooter to vent some frustration, Demon Pit delivers a hit of fast-paced arcade action. You drop straight into a wave-based hellscape armed with classic weapons and a grappling hook that keeps you zipping across the shifting floorboards. Sadly, the novelty wears off quickly because there is only one core arena style and very little enemy variety to keep things fresh. It turns into a repetitive grind long before you feel any real sense of mastery or…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only arena shooter I didn't enjoy at all, gunplay it's boring, the gameplay it's just very bad. There's no story at all to complete the lack of gameplay. You can only play like maximum 3 guns, because you're just dead till you'll be able to play all of em. You can play better games with 7,39€. Atleast the game avatar looks captivating. Deeply dissappointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →too many bugs. interesting dynamic level design. having to avoid lasers, fire traps and floor lava is fun. the shotgun is completely broken, picking up shotgun ammo does not supply the gun with ammo so it's just forever empty. also the scores that popup in the middle of the screen right over the crosshair eventually just got stuck on the screen, one was semi transparent so it was extra annoying. I might be able to get over that if the game didn't drop to mid 40 fps at times. I actually like how…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fight demon hoards in hell - survive as long as you can. One thing that makes Demon Pit stand aside from other 3rd person arcade wave shooters is a bungee cord you fling yourself around the map with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfUmLU9rO7g
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Positive: + Grappling to different locations feels good, especially as you get to higher waves and have to do this to escape from enemies and dodge environmental hazards. + A nice albeit unremarkable selection of guns. + I like how the map changed around you after each wave. The Negatives: - A.I seems brain dead and simply stands and shoots at you, or runs directly at you. Not a deal breaker, but something more could have been done. - A lack of different enemy types. - The lack of content.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like shooting things, this is as good a place to do it as anywhere else!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simple, fast, fun. I've been following this game since very early public prototypes and I witnessed how it evolved into a product. I did not hesitate buying it and my very first impressions are: Worth the time waiting, worth the money spent. It's like Doom and Devil Daggers had some sexual tension and made this game. If you like DOOM but looking for replayability instead of a good satanic scenario and Devil Dagger's too dark for you, this game might be a good choice. PS for Devs: You might…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been following this game for a while so it was an instant buy on the release day! In Demon Pit your goal is to beat as many enemy waves as possible in order to climb higher up the leaderboards. Through waves, new weapons and enemies are introduced while arena is transforming before you after each wave - from clean open space to lava holes, floating blocks and wide cutting lasers. Apart from classic Quake like shooter there's this grappling hook mechanic which makes the whole game extra…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was really close to being a good game but just isn't there. The art/animations/environment are all nicely done, as are the OST and sound effects. There's some decent enemy variety and the guns feel satisfying enough to use. There's only one arena but it changes with each wave of enemies. The biggest issue is that it isn't randomized at all. Every time you play, the waves are in the exact same order. You receive the weapons in the same order, the arena changes the same way, and the enemies…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/2ZlHeD6S47Q Arena combat with enemies that are very much bullet sponges is far less enjoyable that weaker more frequent spawn sets.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Demon Pit is a simplistic first person wave survival arena shooter and dumbed down ripoff of Quake/DooM. You're in a low poly arena and shoot waves of enemies pretty much ripped off from DooM, pick up weapons and see how many waves you can survive. So basically DooM but with all the level design and progression ripped out of it. I'm wondering who sat down and thought, "Well, games like DooM, Quake, DooM eternal are fun, but what gamers really want is a dumbed down version of those with worse…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[url=https://youtu.be/zvGiDSe0faY] :TheG: :TheW: [url=https://youtube.com/clip/UgwNTd1v6VJkeshBiEV4AaABCQ] :TheE: :TheN: [url=https://youtu.be/QhvwKjn38ZY] :TheT: [url=https://youtu.be/6JcraxzzYiQ] ːzpanelː
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it really makes you feel like demon pit
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me start off by saying that I absolutely love this idea. An arena that evolves as you fight wave after wave is like a dream concept of mine. I've always loved survival modes, whether it was Firefight in Halo, Horde in Gears, Zombies in the first Black Ops game, and Demon Pit sets out to build upon this concept and deliver a new take on this addictive game mode. And, well... It's not a bad first impression. The game can be fun. But there are areas I feel that are lacking. There is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Super High Octane 90s Throwback to Doom Would you rather watch than read? Me too. Check out the highlights of the gameplay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqcBZYG9AY Waves of enemies. 90s aesthetic and vibes. Tons of demons that need slaying. Only one of you. Take on the constant threat of demons as you battle in the PIT. Battle against enemies on the ground and in the air using a ton of high powered and fun weapons to slay your enemies in different ways. Ammo is going to be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scratches that old school itch. Exceedingly 90s and very fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I only played about twenty minutes but there is already more than enough to say about the gameplay. First off, the FPS is locked to 60 and to my knowledge nobody has figured out how to lift the cap. On top of that, the optimization is so bad that even though the graphics remind you of boomer shooters, sometimes it dips below 30 FPS which is completely inexcusable for a game this modern. The crosshair is poorly visible, the HUD is microscopic if you run 4K and the desktop cursor sometimes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2/10. Every aspect of this game is C grade or worse, and definitely not worth the 60 cents I paid for it. There is only one "arena" and it's basically a large square. It does change a little between waves, with platforms rising up or down, but pretty much you just run around in a big circle avoiding the bad guys chasing you while taking pot shots behind you. There's precious little cover, but only the shotgun has any kind of reload time so I guess that doesn't matter. The enemies are kind of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Movement is way too fast for decent character control. Even with mouse sensitivity at minimum, getting through stages where you need to stay mostly airborne is stupidly hard. If you're looking for something to blast and just relax, this game ain't it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Single arena, fighting waves of uninspired demons. Not for me. Refunded.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As stated in the description, you're in a single arena that changes itself to keep you on your toes. Walls, lazers, platforms, and lava come and go as you're bombarded by hordes of enemies. For the most part, the weapons are satisfying to use. The projectiles from the plasma cannon curve around enemies when running around, and you're not supposed to stand still, especially when you finally get it, so it's hard to get a handle on. I personally just wish there was more ammo for all the weapons.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game in which you just survive as long as you can As a reminder the arena itself is very small and changes gradually at multiple points in different ways to keep things more challenging --But in the end this its just a retro fps or as its better defined as a BOOMER SHOOTER
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good, polished arena hoard shooter. Some enemies feel a little too tanky and slow the pace down when you fight them, but otherwise nonstop murder.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Demon pit is a arena fps, its amazing how better a fps can be when it is a pure wave based shooter, actually until now I only know one game that have the "wave mode", so this one plays like that but its better because the level changes after a few waves, and without loading screens, that is great for replay value, a very complete game with cool graphics, amazing main menu, great soundtrack and awesome sound effects, I'm happy with this game, and I'm suprized I have never heard about Demon pit…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Featuring a theme that seems pretty similar to Diablo 1 (note the font style of the menu), Demon Pit is a rather hardcore, arena-style and waves-based arcade shooter that may bring to mind games like Devil Dagger and Doom. In this game, you'll basically be kiting enemies around the arena, shooting at them using whatever weapon that you still have ammo for, while making sure to avoid getting hurt whether it is by an enemy or by an environmental hazard, such as lava or rotating lasers. The game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →https://youtu.be/o57F66POHQ0 A very solid, wave based horde mode game that has that Doom/Quake feel but with quality of life improvements taking it up to 2019. I was very surprised when I first got hands on - was somewhat expecting this to be a Devil Daggers-like but this stands on it's own to legs. My only complaint exists around the fact the game doesn't explain what item pickups are but you can suss that out through standard gameplay. Def want to sink some more time into this and if you're…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a fun game but I can't recommend it due to its extremely poor performance that dips into single digit FPS. I also hate the strange mouse input that the Unity game engine provides.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's good... just not great. I don't recommend because good gameplay, fun monsters and meaty weapons were used to make a wave based arena shooter and not a story based campaign with good levels. Wave based arena are side missions, DLC even, but not a full game experience that I paid money for.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lots of fun. Great music, great art style and addictive game play. I got it on release and love seeing my name on the local leaderboard and am going to keep playing till I get to the top of the Global one 😂 Would recommend using mouse over game controller however as there is no lock on when aiming. Also a sound cue for when you pick up weapons would be good. Don't know if it already has it because I play with music on max 😂😂 Great pick up especially for the price!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun for all the family!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game becomes more and more boring each wave, leaving you killing one strong enemy left on the arena with a pistol for 5 minutes at the end of 23+ wave.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Someone pulled the Diablo 2 game files to find the best Bind Demon. Pit Lord? Lancer? Hephasto? Lister? Here is what the Warlock community discovered. 🔥 www.icy-veins.com/d2/news/diab... #Diablo2Resurrected #D2R
unlabelledView post →1)Game has annoying input lag. FOV and sensitivity settings don't help. 2)FPS will not got above 43 in game at any resolution 720p-1440p(RX 9070 xt). 3)The fact that less than 15% of players cannot reach level 20 tells you that this game either sucks or is too hard. 4)Only one map that changes configuration. You feel like you're playing a demo. 5)Grapple is a waste of a mechanic in this game. Rather would have a secondary weapon option instead.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game would be cool if it came out 20 years ago, or ran on super duper low end hardware. If it had local co-op, I'd say it's a must have. But it doesn't, so it isn't.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's...a throwback, as intended. However, it just doesn't hold the same charm that playing Unreal Tournament or Quake 3 Arena have. Overall the controls are simple and intuitive. Deaths and misses are due to skill, and not bad controls or delays. Sounds are fine, if not just generic. Visually it is as I said, throwback to the late 90s to early 00s. Just lacks the charm of nostalgia I suppose. The changing arena is a nice idea, and adds an element of memorizing layouts as you progress. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Too many run ending bugs and capped at 60fps.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A simple but fun arcade shooter. It does get a bit repetitive after a while, but it's a solid offering for the price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has a nice slingshot/grapple type mechanic, but everything about this, including that mechanic, gets tired really fast. You play through the exact same order of stages and enemies over and over and it doesn't feel good enough to make me want to carry on playing. I am certain whatever itch this game might slightly scratch can be more deftly scratched by a cheaper or more content rich game elsewhere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good time killer, it's just an arena shooter so don't expect anything crazy. The mechanics are enjoyable, at least I think they are. Give it a try if it's on sale!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tries very hard to be an edgy, hardcore horde shooter & comes off as a half-baked attempt. FPS is limited at 60 which is a hard pass for someone with a high refresh rate monitor. Guns feel weak, movement feels a bit janky & as others have mentioned the game feels cheap when a level instantly becomes lava underneath you.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good solid gameplay with good controls and feel with the shooting
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Runs great on Deck if you switch to keyboard and mouse
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →spend the extra dollar and buy quake instead
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think having extremely limited ammo and no melee attack in an arena shooter is a bad idea. Having no option but to stand there and let the demons kill you when you run out of ammo feels extremely lame. I love everything else about this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →not implementing rebindable keys in a paid game is kinda cringle ngl its a shame because the rest of the game is well made and good, the player controller is a little off and the map could've been smaller i guess
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