Hell Maiden

Hell Maiden

Steam Deck Playable

AstralShift · Action Roguelike · Jul 16, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

90%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 83 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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 praise17% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The characters are charming, the humor did make me laugh out loud a couple times, and I appreciate the bravery to give cute girls ugly expressions.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I think the devs have a great sense of humor and the gameplay is truly addicting (hence my 20 hours).
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting is on point for the aesthetic, the spritework and backgrounds are beautiful, and the sound design is lovely.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals, music and vocals are GREAT, i can ́t imagine the game looking or sounding any other way
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Game runs and plays perfectly on Steam Deck, the art direction is gorgeous, and the core gameplay loop is rock solid.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
It's mostly better to navigate on a controller, but selections can still be unprecise.
6 of 300 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 love6 themes
Story and characters129 reviews
Gameplay120 reviews
Audio92 reviews
Graphics63 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty41 reviews
88%
Interface10 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat83 reviews
90%
Bugs16 reviews
94%
Crashes15 reviews
87%
Performance13 reviews
100%

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.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

1 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
Not sampled yet

Crit has not sampled this game’s concurrent players yet.

Achievements
72
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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