Hellslave Reviews

Goated game

good but is a health management sim

All things considered it's not bad, I beat it in a couple of long sessions and it had me hooked the whole time with the combat and the exploration.

Got it on discount since I don't usually play games in this genre but I really enjoyed it.

This game has really cool art and atmosphere, the art is one of my favorite parts. Its pretty easy to get hooked. Its also pretty short so its not a big time commitment but you will enjoy the hours you get out of it.

An absolute underappreciated gem that was very, very welcome when it was pointed out to me. Like many games these days I went in fully prepared for disappointment only to be completely struck by surprise. Hellslave is a strongly focused single player, single character RPG where the moment to moment gameplay is contriving multiple synergistic abilities for overwhelming combat advantages. This seeming imbalance is absolutely and utterly necessary however as your character will be fighting through multiple back-to-back fights with crowds of enemies that often call in reinforcements. Imagine going toe-to-toe in the ring with Mike Tyson only after you land the knockout punch he gets back up and summons two clones of himself. The power fantasy in this situation is that they need this imbalance of numbers to even stand a chance against stopping a well designed character. Added to the strongly compelling gameplay, Hellslave has a wonderfully dark artstyle that brings to mind Mike Mignola of Hellboy fame, or the similarly styled Darkest Dungeon games. Perhaps the most criminally underrated aspect of Hellslave is it's music; while the art is gorgeous and the gameplay compelling, the music is what kept sucker punching me out of nowhere. Mid-dungeon I found myself nailed in place as the backing track for that dungeon played out. Tracks varied from darkly foreboding to ominously unsettling which aided the game's mood quite well. As of writing this review the game is 100% free to own forever during the current sale; to anyone that's availed themselves of this absolute bargain of a deal I'd endorse wishlisting the upcoming announced sequel since that helps with the developer's metrics and if you have some money to spare, throw it at buying the OST. I bought the game at full $20 price tag and surprisingly don't feel at all put out by missing out on paying nothing for it instead. Ars Goetia is a developer I'm strongly looking forward to seeing more content from.