Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a atmospheric, psychological and story rich game developed and published by Ninja Theory.
Released on August 07th 2017 is available only on Windows in 20 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 73,472 reviews of which 66,212 were positive and 7,260 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.00€ on Gamivo.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10
  • Processor: Intel i5 3570K / AMD FX-8350
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GTX 770 with 2GB VRAM / Radeon R9 280X 3GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 30 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Minimum spec screen resolution: 1280x720

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April 2025
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is β˜‘ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Donβ€˜t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- β˜‘ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids β˜‘ Teens β˜‘ Adults β˜‘ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent β˜‘ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned β˜‘ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 15% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy β˜‘ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks β˜‘ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good β˜‘ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short β˜‘ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price β˜‘ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of β˜‘ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 β˜‘ 9 ☐ 10 Like to pet the cat ____ /> フ | _ _ l /` γƒŸοΌΏ^γƒŽ / | / ヽ οΎ‰ β”‚ | | | / ̄| | | | | ( ̄ヽ_ヽ)__) __) \二぀
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Nov. 2024
Pros: βœ… 1. Captivating Storyline: Follows Senua's haunting journey through a Norse underworld to rescue her beloved. The narrative deeply explores themes of loss, trauma, and mental illness, making for an emotionally charged experience. 2. Stunning Visuals: Features highly detailed environments with dark, atmospheric settings that immerse players in its mythological world. 3. Authentic Representation of Psychosis: Developed in collaboration with neuroscientists and individuals with lived experience, the game portrays Senua’s hallucinations and auditory delusions with respect and realism. 4. Immersive Audio Design: Binaural audio technology creates an unsettling, immersive experience. Playing with headphones enhances the whispering voices that simulate Senua's psychosis. 5. Unique Combat System: Intense, one-on-one combat sequences feel visceral, though straightforward, emphasizing Senua’s struggle rather than complex mechanics. 5. Environmental Puzzles: Engaging, symbolic puzzles that integrate well into the narrative, often requiring the player to shift perspectives or spot hidden runes. Cons: ❌ 1. Linear Gameplay: The progression is mostly linear, with limited exploration opportunities, which may feel restrictive to some players. 2. Repetitive Combat: Combat mechanics, while intense, can feel simplistic and repetitive over time due to limited enemy variety. 3. Pacing Issues: Some segments may feel drawn out, particularly the puzzle-solving sections, which could affect the game's momentum. Overall Score: β­β­β­β­β˜† (4.5/5)
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Nov. 2024
It really isn't combat focused - the fights are awesome though. The puzzles were a bit tedious at times. The psychosis aspect was wild and i truly feel for those that suffer from it in real life, that must be very difficult. Great game overall. Play with headphones for the best experience, the audio is epic. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is β˜‘ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Donβ€˜t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good β˜‘ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- β˜‘ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens β˜‘ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato β˜‘ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☐ Old Fashioned β˜‘ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' β˜‘ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- β˜‘ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good β˜‘ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee β˜‘ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! β˜‘ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- β˜‘ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 β˜‘ 9 ☐ 10
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Sept. 2024
This game is unique. It deals with serious, difficult and unfortunately all too often ignored topics about mental illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia. In doing so, hallucinations, traumas, fears, psychoses and delusions are portrayed well and realistically, for which the developers have also brought many experts on board. For this reason alone, you should definitely play it.
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July 2024
Okay, so this is a game helps to understand how it feels like when suffering from a mental illness. The constant whispering and illusions are definitely damaging the sanity. The lacking of clues on sealed doors, unexplained portals and broken paths are not helping either. Maybe there are clues in the whispers, but I’ll rather keep them muted. In the end, I have to play a few adult games to lift my spirits before coming back to finish the game. Achievements are not missable except for the Nordic mythology collections. You can select chapter to complete them so no worry. The whole game is less than 10 hours in terms of contents. While the game can run smoothly on steam deck in default setting, the battery drain is significant and the deck can become very hot. It’s better to limit the deck to 30 fps for better overall performance.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice received 66,212 positive votes out of a total of 73,472 achieving a rating of 8.87.
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice was developed and published by Ninja Theory.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is not playable on MacOS.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is not playable on Linux.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Explore additional content available for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice on Steam.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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