What kind of game is it?
Divine Frequency is a single-player first-person horror game with RPG systems. Steam genres list Action, Adventure, Indie, and Early Access. Store tags also include Horror, FPS, and Boomer Shooter. System requirements and platforms are separate pages.
Facts at a glance
Checked against the Steam API and the English store page on 2026-10-29.
| Field | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Developer / publisher | Abraxaes | Steam fields. Publisher string has a leading space in the API. |
| Support | hellforgestudios.com | Also [email protected]. Not a claim of ownership. |
| Engine | GZDoom, also described as UZDoom | Named by GamingOnLinux and PC Gamer, not by the Steam spec list. |
| Platform | Windows | mac and linux are false in the API. |
| Release | 26 Oct 2026 on Steam | Two outlets print 27 Oct 2026. See the release page. |
| Language | English | Full audio support, per the store language line. |
| Content | Violence, gore, dismemberment, strong language | Steam content descriptor note. |
Story and setting
The short description is a fever dream about reality collapsing between erasure and transcendence. A 2026-03-29 Steam announcement talks about why “the Divine Frequency is devouring the world.” I am not adding plot beats beyond those public lines. The older demo was described around a down-and-out character becoming “the universe’s most effective security software.”
It began as a Doom II total conversion. That history, and why the ModDB page is gone, is on the Doom mod page.
Five design pillars
The store copy groups the pitch into five ideas: weird uncanny worlds, a particular narrative, visceral combat, a deep character system, and optional elite boss encounters called Meso-Divinities. Early Access includes all weapons and modifications and most of the level progression, across 2 of 3 Acts.
Questions
Who made Divine Frequency?
Steam lists Abraxaes as developer and publisher. The support link points at Hellforge Studios. No source found here calls one a subsidiary of the other.
What engine does Divine Frequency use?
GamingOnLinux (27 Oct 2026) and PC Gamer (8 Jan 2024) describe it as a GZDoom project. GamingOnLinux also says UZDoom. The Steam spec sheet does not print an engine name.
Sources and check date
Last checked 2026-10-29. Where sources disagree, both are kept.
Steam store and API data share one publisher. Attributed developer replies and player reports remain single-source unless a separate source is identified.Verification method.
- Divine Frequency 2026 Update — 2026-03-29
- Demo API story description — 2026-10-29. Demo description, not a full plot summary
- Steam store page — 2026-10-29
- Steam API — 2026-10-29
- Hellforge Studios — 2026-10-29
- GamingOnLinux — 2026-10-27
- PC Gamer demo preview — 2024-01-08
Support mail published by the developer: [email protected]. Editorial mail: [email protected].