Action · August 7, 2017
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (2017)
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. 2021 Update: Return to Helheim and experience Senua’s world through new eyes with enriched visuals and new features. Upgraded materials, particles and LOD, DirectX Raytracing and optimised performance with NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR support. We have also used this opportunity to include some key accessibility improvements, including full controller remapping and colour blindness settings. 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. Created in collaboration with neuroscientists and people who experience psychosis, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will pull you deep into Senua’s mind. Accessibility Features: GAMEPLAY - Accessibility options available on launch within the first-boot options menu. - Adjustable combat difficulty between dynamically-adjusted 'Auto' mode, or manually-selected 'Easy', 'Medium', or 'Hard' modes. - Game can be paused both during gameplay and cinematics. AUDIO - Custom volume controls can be adjusted for Master, Music, SFX, Voices, and Menu audio. - Audio output can be adjusted between Stereo and Mono sound modes. VISUAL - Color blind modes, and correction intensities can be adjusted for the included Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia filters. - Subtitles for spoken content can be set to On or Off. - Subtitle text size can be adjusted between 'Standard' or 'Large'. - Subtitle text color can be adjusted between White, Orange, Green, or Blue. - Subtitle backgrounds can be adjusted between Transparent or 'Solid' black. - Text contrast for menu backgrounds can be adjusted between 'Half-Transparent' or 'Solid' black. INPUT - Adjustable input sensitivity for controller joystick and mouse axes, and ability to invert camera axis. - Input remapping for keyboard keys and controller buttons (camera control and menu navigation keys excluded). - Full keyboard support allowing the game to be entirely played with a keyboard (arrow keys replace mouse/right stick movement). - Controller vibration can be set to On or Off. - Running modifier can be set to be activated on key/button Toggle or Hold. Note that the listed accessibility options apply to the Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice Enhanced on PC version of the game.
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Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 73.5k Steam reviews | Top 9% in Action |
| Positive rating | 90% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37% |
| Metacritic | 83/100 | Genre average 77 — top 27% of Action titles |
| Engagement hours | 6 h average | Top 67% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Atmospheric · 969
- Psychological · 947
- Story Rich · 918
- Female Protagonist · 917
- Mythology · 727
- Singleplayer · 671
- Dark · 651
- Adventure · 584
- Horror · 564
- Third Person · 548
- Dark Fantasy · 488
- Action · 453
- Violent · 383
- Indie · 336
- Walking Simulator · 307
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Arabic
- Danish
- Dutch
- Finnish
- Japanese
- Korean
- Norwegian
Full audio (2)
- English
- Turkish
Reception Metrics
Steam community
90%Very Positive · 73.5k reviews
66.1k positive · 7.3k negative
Metacritic
83/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.9/10
Curator recommendations
65.2k
Press Quotes
“masterclass of atmosphere, storytelling, and the marriage of mechanical and conceptual design.” 90 – IGN “Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is both great and terrifying, taking the player on a journey into madness.” 95 – GamesBeat “Ninja Theory crafts a highly competent action game and a nuanced, powerful exploration of mental health.” Essential – Eurogamer
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
6h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
3h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
4h
Current engagement
Achievements
14
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Aug 7, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Ninja Theory |
| Base price | $7.49 -75% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 1 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
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