Action · July 30, 2020

Hellpoint (2020)

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Hellpoint is a dark sci fi RPG that takes place on a derelict space colony in the aftermath of a massive quantic cataclysm. You play a Spawn of the Authority brought to this world to investigate the circumstances of this event and unravel this deep interstellar intrigue. You will explore the open world of the Irid Novo colony, orbiting in real time around an enigmatic black hole which triggers all sorts of dynamic events to keep you on your toes. Build your warrior according to your play style, and venture alone, with or against friends in online or split screen multiplayer. Once a pinnacle of human achievement, the Irid Novo space station has fallen. Its ruins are now overrun by cruel interdimensional entities acting as puppets of the malevolent Cosmic Gods. You have been created by the Author, organically printed on Irid Novo and sent on a mission to find out the unholy series of events that led to the catastrophic incident known as the Merge. Irid Novo is a massive interconnected world full of mysteries, hidden passages and secrets within secrets - all for you to explore in any order you like. More dread and shivers awaits you as you travel deeper into the darkest corner of this forsaken colony. Dozens of melee and ranged weapons and armor pieces to suit your playstyle. Every weapon has unique special abilities that unlock the more you fight with them. A fascinating new sci fi universe reminiscent of classic sci-fi movies, set in the aftermath of a massive quantum cataclysm and complete with a deep lore and goosebump inducing soundtrack. The space station orbits in real time around an ominous black hole that triggers various dynamic events such as boss appearances, horde assaults as well as modified enemy stats and positions. If you are struggling, ask a friend to press Start to join in a couch coop session, or call for assistance online. The entire game can be completed uninterrupted in coop. The loot is shared, and the experience of local player two is saved and not watered down.

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Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Souls-like · 239
  • Sci-fi · 215
  • Action · 210
  • RPG · 205
  • Multiplayer · 204
  • Indie · 185
  • Adventure · 179
  • Co-op · 161
  • Action RPG · 152
  • Horror · 144
  • Atmospheric · 144
  • Dark · 143
  • Hack and Slash · 143
  • Lovecraftian · 141
  • Third Person · 138

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.3k Steam reviewsTop 65% in Action
Positive rating73% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 83%
Metacritic64/100Genre average 77 — top 92% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 70% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

73%Mostly Positive · 4.3k reviews

3.1k positive · 1.2k negative

Metacritic

64/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

5.7/10

Curator recommendations

2.5k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (10)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Italian
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Press Quotes

“Hellpoint takes the horrific, sci-fi style of H.R. Giger and smashes it into the Dark Souls formula.” Polygon “Certainly up there in my favorite Soulslikes” WCCF Tech “If Dark Souls were set in space, it would be Hellpoint” Gameskinny

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

Achievements

42

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJul 30, 2020
DeveloperCradle Games
PublishertinyBuild
Base price$6.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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