Helheim Hassle
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons.
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August 18, 2020
5 years and 350 days ago
Steam Reviews
Very Positive439 reviews90.9%
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11 itemsAbout the Game
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game that is as much about friendship as it is about body parts.
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From the same universe (and set on the same Tuesday in fact) as previous hit Manual Samuel, comes this macabre adventure where you play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking who hates the idea of dying and going to Valhalla… who then ends up dying and getting taken to Valhalla. When Bjørn is resurrected to assist with a task for the mysterious Pesto, he sees a way to negotiate his way out. Using Bjørn’s undying corpse with its ability to detach and combine limbs at will, players must solve challenging puzzles and navigate tricky levels in order to retrieve a certain magical item... In return, Pesto will try to grant Bjørn a permanent residence in Helheim - what a hassle!
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"Helheim Hassle is a colourful puzzle-platformer that consistently tickles ribs while you’re tossing around its protagonist’s limbs."
- IGN
"Helheim Hassle is a phenomenal adventure game and a creative puzzle platformer."
- The Escapist Magazine
"...Helheim Hassle is a consistently fun, creative blend of narrative adventure and puzzle-platformer with an amusing spin on Norse mythology."
- Adventure Gamers
"«Helheim Hassle» is the funniest norwegian game ever. And additionally it's a very good adventure game."
- NRK
"Simply put, Helheim Hassle is one of the best puzzle adventures I’ve ever played."
- Total Gaming Addicts
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From the same universe (and set on the same Tuesday in fact) as previous hit Manual Samuel, comes this macabre adventure where you play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking who hates the idea of dying and going to Valhalla… who then ends up dying and getting taken to Valhalla. When Bjørn is resurrected to assist with a task for the mysterious Pesto, he sees a way to negotiate his way out. Using Bjørn’s undying corpse with its ability to detach and combine limbs at will, players must solve challenging puzzles and navigate tricky levels in order to retrieve a certain magical item... In return, Pesto will try to grant Bjørn a permanent residence in Helheim - what a hassle!
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- 14 levels
- 90+ puzzles
- 80+ interactable characters
- 3,700 lines of spoken dialogue performed by 24 professional actors
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What people are saying:
"Helheim Hassle is a colourful puzzle-platformer that consistently tickles ribs while you’re tossing around its protagonist’s limbs."
- IGN
"Helheim Hassle is a phenomenal adventure game and a creative puzzle platformer."
- The Escapist Magazine
"...Helheim Hassle is a consistently fun, creative blend of narrative adventure and puzzle-platformer with an amusing spin on Norse mythology."
- Adventure Gamers
"«Helheim Hassle» is the funniest norwegian game ever. And additionally it's a very good adventure game."
- NRK
"Simply put, Helheim Hassle is one of the best puzzle adventures I’ve ever played."
- Total Gaming Addicts
