Hellslave

Buy85%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Ars Goetia · RPG · May 26, 2022

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Hellslave?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 157 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 108 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
157 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Probably not, but it nails the Darkest Dungeon art style and creates a fun TRPG gameplay with a decent amount of skills, items, momentum, scroll effects, and instanced dungeons with rogue like elements.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
108 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The world building and general plot is actually kinda cool despite the aforementioned writing issues.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Having the option for encountering different subtext on weapons also feels like it could add interesting variety.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics really settle in the atmosphere and create a nice "darkest dungeon meets 80s comic" vibe, that is really solid and enjoyable - though there was a bit of a bug I encountered with screenshake that was a little irritating, but it usually fixed itself after the first couple attacks.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Regardless, I quite enjoyed my 10 hours here :) the sound effects were really satisfying on crits and certain passives.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You can tailor your character to suit aggressive melee builds, dark magic casters, or hybrid approaches, and the skill trees tied to different demons feel unique and flavorful.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay157 reviews
Story108 reviews
Combat103 reviews
Graphics56 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Characters23 reviews
Divided opinion
Monetization
75% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Controls
25% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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