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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Unique narrative and storytelling
  • Immersive binaural audio and sound design
  • Strong emotional and psychological themes
  • High quality graphics and facial animation
  • Well-crafted atmosphere and mythology integration

Things to keep in mind

  • Linear gameplay with limited exploration
  • Repetitive puzzles and combat
  • Short game length with low replay value
  • Lack of gameplay depth and complexity
  • Some players may find audio and themes disturbing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • A Plague Tale: Innocence

  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition

  • The Medium

  • FINAL FANTASY XVI

  • REPLACED

  • Quantum Break

Less intimate

Games that feels like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice but with less focus on close relationships

  • Scars Above

  • The Land of Pain

  • Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

  • The Axis Unseen

  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

  • The First Berserker: Khazan

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Progression, Exploration.

Last update: 03/08/2026