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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

You play as Senua, a Celtic warrior who travels into Helheim, the Viking realm of the dead, on a quest connected to her deceased lover. Visions and voices shape what she perceives, making her journey both a passage through a mythic world and an intimate struggle with her own mind. The third-person journey moves through largely linear environments, alternating exploration with environmental puzzles and combat. To open routes, you search for rune-like patterns in the scenery and use shifts in perspective and illusion to reveal paths or symbols. In fights, you face supernatural enemies with close-range attacks, blocks, and dodges. Voices accompany Senua throughout the journey, sometimes commenting on events or offering cues, while sound and visual effects reflect her changing perception. The game focuses on its story and atmosphere rather than extensive character progression or a wide range of combat systems.

A Celtic warrior enters Viking Helheim to pursue her lover’s soul, solving perception-based puzzles and fighting through a voice-filled world.

Released 07 Aug 2017

90%positive of
76k player reviews
$29.99
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Find Runes in Scenery

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Shift Worlds Through Arches

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Hear Voices as Warnings

From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

Developed by Ninja Theory · Published by Ninja Theory, Xbox Game Studios

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Repetitive Rune Puzzles
  2. Slow Movement And Pacing
  3. Limited Combat Variety
  4. Sparse Gameplay
90%
positive of 76k player reviews
83/100
Metacritic

Awards & Kudos

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Achievements 14
Age ratings
  • ESRB M — Violence Blood and Gore Intense Violence Nudity Strong Language
  • PEGI 18 — Violence Bad Language
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 14 — Linguagem imprópria Violência
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Kekerasan Penggunaan bahasa
  • NZOFLC R13 — Violence Horror Content that may disturb
  • Steam (Germany) 16 — Drastische Gewalt Derbe Sprache
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 1 listed on Steam
Content notices
  • Violence
  • Blood and Gore
  • Intense Violence
  • Nudity
  • Strong Language
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 83/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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