Status oneshinyapple May 15, 2020
The sound design...the visuals and voice acting--It's all so compelling.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017)
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
3.96 from 2120 ratings
6623 members have it in their collection · 283 playing now · 2748 backlogged · 1288 wish listed
How long? Main story 8h · with extras 8h · 100% 9h (from 109 logged playthroughs)
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a single-player action-adventure game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Norse mythology and Celtic culture. Players control Senua, a Pict warrior who journeys into the Norse underworld to rescue the soul of her dead lover from the goddess Hela. The game blends melee combat, puzzle solving, and psychological horror, with Senua's psychosis shaping how …
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a single-player action-adventure game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Norse mythology and Celtic culture. Players control Senua, a Pict warrior who journeys into the Norse underworld to rescue the soul of her dead lover from the goddess Hela. The game blends melee combat, puzzle solving, and psychological horror, with Senua's psychosis shaping how the world is perceived, including voices that provide guidance or attempt to mislead the player.
The game was developed by a team of around twenty people and features no heads-up display or tutorials. Instead, audio cues from voices in Senua's head guide the player through combat and environmental challenges. The portrayal of psychosis was developed in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience the condition.
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Details
- Developers
- Ninja Theory
- Publishers
- Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios
- Genres
- Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Simulator
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Historical
- Series
- Hellblade
- Events
- PlayStation Experience 2016 Showcase, PlayStation E3 Experience 2015 Press Conference
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Aug 07, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Aug 08, 2017 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
- Apr 10, 2018 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox One
- Apr 11, 2019 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- Aug 09, 2021 (Worldwide) Xbox Series X|S
- Aug 12, 2025 (Worldwide) PlayStation 5
Also available on
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice - VR Edition (2018) · Oculus Rift, Steam VR
Related
Bundled in
- The Hellblade Bundle (Sep 2024) · PC, XONE, XSX
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Rating distribution
5 stars
753
4 stars
765
3 stars
405
2 stars
148
1 star
49
Community All Reviews Statuses
Status MyChaos Apr 20, 2020
OH BOY!!!! What an amazing game!!! The story surrounding the game shows how the protagonist's mentality is. Throughout this adventure some puzzles will have to be made (where some will put the player's heads to think a little), some battles to be won to proceed, accompanied by a fasinating soundtrack and landscapes. One of the features that this game has …
Read moreOH BOY!!!! What an amazing game!!! The story surrounding the game shows how the protagonist's mentality is. Throughout this adventure some puzzles will have to be made (where some will put the player's heads to think a little), some battles to be won to proceed, accompanied by a fasinating soundtrack and landscapes. One of the features that this game has (it may not appeal to some players) is if the player dies too many times in a row the progress will reset the progress where the player will have to do it all over again. But apart from that I invite any player to play this game once in a lifetime.
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Status cemakkartal Jan 13, 2020
I guess having a huge backlog of AAA games hold me back from enjoying experimental games. Because when I try to play this game, I hear voices, just like Senua. They tell me to "turn off this game and play some Witcher III instead". I'm sad.
Status RxBrad Nov 14, 2019
Whoa.. I just learned that the XBox One controller has trigger rumble in addition to the regular rumble that every other game uses. Why don't more games make use of this? Or is it only allowed for games downloaded from the Microsoft Store (which this is my first one I've ever downloaded)?
Status Gangreen Oct 21, 2019
What a fantastic game. I was always very wary of walking simulators but the inclusion of combat and puzzles is a winning combination for me. None of the actual gameplay is super deep but it is just enough to satisfy as it moves from story beat to story beat. Senua is a very vulnerable yet determined character and I love …
What a fantastic game. I was always very wary of walking simulators but the inclusion of combat and puzzles is a winning combination for me. None of the actual gameplay is super deep but it is just enough to satisfy as it moves from story beat to story beat. Senua is a very vulnerable yet determined character and I love watching her struggle.
Anyone have any other games like this they would recommend? Haven’t beat it yet but nearing the end.
Status Bi66sy Jul 24, 2019
Final update
Completed and I feel drained
this is possibly the best story I have ever played
**edit - perhaps just to elaborate slightly, I felt drain because of how effective the story is, for something to have an effect like that is fantastic work, I don't want you to think being drained in anyway is a negative for this
Status KP_Neato_Dee Jul 22, 2019
Tried out the VR version. Great atmosphere! Got to the first puzzle and couldn't figure out what it wanted me to do. Looked like a matching game. It's way too hot to be frustrated with a VR headset on ;) so I quit for now.
Status mrblitztek May 9, 2019
Loved the experience of it all! Going to do a second playthrough for the platinum!
Status killerstar Mar 5, 2019
Well, hello.
After spending a month travelling through Scandinavia and reading one and a half books on norse mythology I have a bigger appreciation for this game. I'm loving Durth's retelling of the viking myths. Listening to this man telling me stories is much more genuine to the oral tradition than reading Gaiman's Norse Mythology.
Status iamdark1988 Jan 23, 2019
Not many titles give me goosebumps throughout the whole credits.
I'm happy to say that Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is one such title that did give me goosebumps.
Couple of quick thoughts: Hugely suprised at VNV Nation being the credit song. And I had to space playing the title over a few weeks, simply as it made me feel sick quite …
Not many titles give me goosebumps throughout the whole credits.
I'm happy to say that Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is one such title that did give me goosebumps.
Couple of quick thoughts: Hugely suprised at VNV Nation being the credit song. And I had to space playing the title over a few weeks, simply as it made me feel sick quite often. Not the visuals, but the binaural audio.
Status Predefiance Jan 9, 2019
Started playing. Holy God. This is a new and disorientating journey.