Hellsinker.

Hellsinker.

Steam Deck Playable

Ruminant’s Whimper · Shoot 'Em Up · Jul 19, 2019

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

90%
Very Positive
277 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 143 sampled reviews

Based on 277 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 143 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Rather than guiding players through a clearly explained narrative, the game offers fragments of lore and symbolism that gradually reveal themselves through repeated playthroughs.
31 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You need to learn convoluted yet elegant rules that invite unorthodox strategies and gameplay scenarios.
20 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
OST does sell a lot of scenes with memorable tunes that ooze atmosphere of dark, sci-fi adventure.
19 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The HUD sacrifices clarity for the sake of cool-sounding words like Stella (rank) and Bootleg Ghost (autobomb) and Terra (...it's complicated), and you'll need to dig through the manual or a guide to fill in the gaps left by the bare-bones tutorial.
7 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
this game means everything to me, i dont have enough linguistic abilities to articulate what i love and how much i love it, but i hope the sentiment comes across, whether its the intricate and complex gameplay, absolutely eyecatching visuals, extremely complex story and lore, absolutely rich music, everything about this game, even the little manual it comes with, is masterfully crafted, i love it so much, please give it all the time in the world, even if it seems scary at first, learning the game slowly but surely is a genuinely unforgettable and enchanting experience, there is NOTHING like this game out there
5 of 143 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters31 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat10 reviews
100%
Difficulty10 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
58
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.