Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
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. 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.
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August 7, 2017
8 years and 362 days ago
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Very Positive76,370 reviews89.9%
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Game contextLatest: IGF Team
| ContextThe evidence factors used to assess whether this game belongs on IndieGame.Fan. | Status | Notes Latest Contributor: IGF TeamEdit notes |
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Updated: Jul 13, 2026Developer scaleThe operating scale of the game's developer. | Ninja Theory is controlled by Microsoft. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher scaleThe operating scale of the game's publisher. | Ninja Theory; Xbox Game Studios is controlled by Microsoft. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Publisher statusHow the game's publishing relationship is classified. | Ninja Theory; Xbox Game Studios is controlled by Microsoft. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026FundingThe known source of funding behind the game. | Ninja Theory; Xbox Game Studios provides the corporate publishing relationship for this release. | |
Updated: Jul 13, 2026Release statusWhether and how the game has been released. | Ninja Theory; Xbox Game Studios is listed as a separate publisher for this release. |
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12 itemsAbout the Game
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.
