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Helltaker

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding puzzles
  • Unique and appealing art style
  • Engaging characters and story
  • Excellent soundtrack
  • Free to play with optional dlc

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some very difficult boss fights
  • Minimal replay value beyond achievements
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Some players find pacing and difficulty spikes frustrating

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Paper Lily - Chapter 1

  • Crypt Custodian

  • Grimm's Hollow

  • Iconoclasts

  • Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

  • Bat to the Heavens

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Helltaker but with less survival pressure

  • Cleo - a pirate's tale

  • Night Reverie: Prologue

  • The Office Quest

  • Tangle Tower

  • Faefever

  • Great God Grove

Less intimate

Games that feels like Helltaker but with less focus on close relationships

  • Ittle Dew

  • Hellevator

  • ANTONBLAST

  • Treasure Adventure World

  • The Legend of Bum-Bo

  • Viviette

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Helltaker: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026