Light is a weapon
Your lantern reveals secrets, exposes weaknesses and drives back what lives in the dark. The same oil feeds the lantern and burning arrows: light or fire — you decide.
Gothic dark fantasy · first-person action · in development
The Hermit Book of Faith
The Hermit defends people and churches against the demons of the Liar. He fights with iron and fire, learns prayers from holy books and rests in the silence of the church — before the ninth bell tolls.
- 18+
- Adults only
- PC · Windows & Linux
- Unreal Engine 5
The game
A gothic action game by lantern light
The Hermit: Book of Faith is a first-person action-adventure set in a dark fantasy world. A valley in the mountains, a village by a cathedral and roads full of fog: by day people live their lives, by night the dead rise from their graves and wolves watch from the mist.
The Hermit's lantern reveals secrets and drives back what lives in the dark. Every enemy follows a single rule — read it, and the fight becomes a puzzle.
Not for children. The Hermit is intended for adult players. It contains darkness, demonic enemies, combat and moments of fear. Our family game is a separate world — Brik & Lumi.
- Genre
- Gothic dark fantasy, first-person action-adventure
- Mode
- Single-player
- Platforms
- PC (Windows, Linux); consoles after launch
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Audience
- Adults (18+)
- Release
- To be announced
- Studio
- Solar Deeds Games, Poland
Features
What sets The Hermit apart
Darkness has rules
Every enemy follows one readable rule: it fears light, hunts by sound, snuffs out torches or is drawn to the glow. Read the rule and the fight becomes a puzzle.
Stone is not forever
Walls crack, crumble and give way. Shatter the right stone and a new path opens — and the world remembers what you broke.
Faith, true and respectful
Prayers are learned from holy books and from the saints, spoken in ecclesiastical Latin. A prayer is a request, never a spell; magic belongs only to the enemy.
A night that lives
Fog that never fully lifts, storms that roll in, memories of the dead rising from the graves, illusions that break in the light, wolves watching from the treeline.
Silence of the church
The church is a place of silence and safety. Kneel before the altar and pray — and watch the light rise like incense.
A living village
Villagers have their homes, their work and their paths. At noon the bell rings the Angelus and the people in the fields pause.
Everyone knows everyone
Conversations and cases are woven together: testimony from one case becomes evidence in another, and every lie has its own false note.
The night of the dead
Some nights the dead hammer on the villagers' doors. Defend the village with iron, fire and powder — until dawn.
The world
The valley, the village and the night
01
The valley
A lake, mist and a church tower at dawn. The mountain valley is the Hermit's home — and his first line of defence.
02
The village
Cottages beneath snowy peaks. People work, talk and keep their secrets — and everyone knows everyone.
03
The night
The lantern cuts through the dark of the village at night. Here the day ends and the trial begins: the dead rise, and light becomes a weapon.
Before the ninth bell tolls.
Gallery
Screenshots from the game
64 work-in-progress screenshots captured in-engine. Click to enlarge — the arrows switch between frames.
Dawn over the lake: reflections, mist and the church tower
A lantern lights the way through the village at night
Lantern light at the open door of a dark cottage
Moonlight over the village: crates, a chapel and glowing church windows
A wayside chapel at the edge of the village at night
Inside an old house, by lantern light
Grave candles and a fire by the churchyard wall at night
The wooden church at dusk, its windows glowing warm
A cottage in the mountain valley: warm light, a campfire and snowy peaks
Morning in the village: a table, a cauldron and patches of snow
Fences, cottages and snow in the mountain village by day
A thatched cottage in the meadow beneath the mountains
An old tree and a cottage with a glowing window
A misty lake, the village church and the mountains beyond
The church tower among the pines on the way to the village
Evening falls over the church and the pines
Night over the lake: a lantern’s glow on the water
The cemetery at night: crosses and grave candles in the mist
The cathedral at night: stained glass, a cross and candlelight
The village bell rings the Angelus and the people in the fields pause
The cathedral’s stained glass under the Milky Way
Full moon over the stained glass and the graves
The sanctuary: tall stained glass and candlelight
Light rays falling through the nave
The White Lady rises from the mist
The altar, its candles and the tabernacle
The rose window above the cathedral portal
Moonlight over the churchyard
A bonfire in the churchyard, apparitions in the mist
Votive candles before the cross
The Milky Way over the old churchyard
The White Lady drifts between the graves
A candle and stained glass in the sanctuary
The nave and the rose window
A side chapel with votive candles beneath stained glass
The nave — a place of silence and safety
A prayer in the nave beneath the stained glass
A wolf watches from the dark, eyes shining in the lantern light
The cathedral portal in the rain
A soul at her grave in the rain
Full moon over the churchyard lanterns
Fog between the graves beside the cathedral wall
An apparition at the end of the alley
A memory of the dead appears beside the cathedral
Deer at the edge of the night forest
The pilgrim’s horse by the fire
Braziers and a crowned stone figure by the cathedral
Firelight by the churchyard wall at dusk
Candlelight in a dark side chapel
The cathedral doors
Opening the cathedral doors
A storm rolls over the churchyard
A stone cross by the churchyard wall
Candles on the graves and an angel in the fog
A pale figure far among the graves
Stained glass glowing in the dark
A birch in the rainy night forest
Fallen trees in the night forest
The cathedral’s glow through the forest rain
Dawn over the cathedral
Light falling into the nave
The cathedral at night, under the stars
Candles and flowers on the graves
Title screen — Begin the pilgrimage
Technology
A modern engine, a dark atmosphere
Unreal Engine 5
Lumen global illumination, virtual shadow maps and volumetric fog — the light of lanterns, candles and the moon truly sculpts the night.
60 fps
Our target with dynamic resolution, measured on an RTX 4070 laptop — every scene has its frame budget.
Day and weather
A full day-night cycle, fog, rain and storms. The same valley at dawn and at midnight are two different worlds.
Latin and two languages
Polish and English. Prayers in ecclesiastical Latin, with approved translations on screen.
Values
Made with respect for faith
- Everything that touches the Catholic faith follows our written Rules of Faith, prepared with a theologian.
- Prayer texts come only from approved sources — never from artificial intelligence. Translations shown on screen are approved ones.
- Images of saints and sacred scenes are made by human artists.
- Before release, the texts and the Latin will be reviewed by a theologian and a Latinist.
The Hermit: Book of Faith is a work of fiction inspired by the Catholic faith. It is not a project of the Catholic Church, any parish or museum, it carries no ecclesiastical approval, and it makes no promise of any supernatural effect of prayer.
Press & creators
Press materials
Writing about games or making videos? Download the press kit: key art, the PC box, 12 screenshots at 1920 px and a fact sheet in English and Polish. You may use these materials in articles, reviews and videos about the game.
Download the press kit (ZIP, 8.6 MB)
Press contact: games@solardeeds.com · +48 606 644 389
| Title | The Hermit: Book of Faith |
|---|---|
| Developer & publisher | Solar Deeds Games, Poland |
| Genre | Gothic dark fantasy, first-person action-adventure |
| Mode | Single-player |
| Platforms | PC (Windows, Linux); consoles after 1.0 with a porting partner |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
| Audience | Adults (18+) |
| Release & price | To be announced |
| Languages | Polish, English; prayers in ecclesiastical Latin |
Partners
Let's build it together
Solar Deeds Games is an independent studio from Poland. We have been programming since 1994 and we build two original IPs: the family game Brik & Lumi Adventure World (on sale) and The Hermit: Book of Faith (in development).
Investors
We are looking for partners to fund the next stages of production, sound, assets and the launch. Let's talk numbers and the plan.
Write as an investor →Console porting
After the PC launch we plan Xbox and PlayStation versions, and Nintendo Switch later on. We are looking for experienced Unreal Engine 5 porting studios.
Propose a port →Publishing & distribution
We are open to talks with publishers and distributors — digital, boxed editions and local markets.
Let's talk →Creators & streamers
Do you cover dark fantasy games or boomer shooters? Get in touch — we'd love to show you more before launch.
Get in touch →Contact
Write to us
Press, investors, console porting, publishers, creators — every message goes straight to the studio. We reply personally.
Directly
games@solardeeds.com
+48 606 644 389
YouTube · @TheHermitGame
Solar Deeds Games · solardeeds.com
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is The Hermit: Book of Faith?
A gothic dark fantasy first-person action-adventure. Your lantern is a weapon, darkness has rules and the night wakes the dead.
When is the release and what will the game cost?
The game is in development. We will announce the release date and the price on this website and with our YouTube teasers.
Which platforms?
PC first (Windows, Linux). Console versions are planned after launch, together with a porting partner.
Is the game for children?
No. The Hermit is intended for adult players. For families with children we make Brik & Lumi Adventure World.
Is it a religious game?
It is first of all a gothic action game. It draws on Christian tradition and treats faith with respect, but it is not a project of the Church or of any parish.
Who is making the game?
Solar Deeds Games — an independent studio from Poland, the makers of the family game Brik & Lumi Adventure World.