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Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2024

Should you play it?

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.

What works

  • Stunning graphics and visuals
  • Immersive sound design and audio
  • Strong narrative and emotional story
  • Well-acted characters and performances
  • Polished and optimized gameplay experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear and limited gameplay freedom
  • Simplified and repetitive combat
  • Short game length with limited replay value
  • Some tedious puzzles and walking segments
  • Forced cinematic aspect ratio (letterboxing)

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sword and Fairy 7

  • Still Wakes the Deep

  • Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York

  • Mafia: The Old Country

  • Necrophosis

  • Moons of Madness

More autonomous

Games that feels like Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga but with more freedom over how you play

  • Hell is Us

  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition

  • Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

  • Until Dawn™

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

  • Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

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Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Idle.

Last update: 08/08/2026