Metal: Hellsinger

I'll give this one a good recommendation, with some pretty sizeable cons.

Pros:
+All Metal soundtrack, it's really good, worth the price of admission alone. Dynamic music adds more layers the better you play.
+Shooting and weapon swapping to the beat feels great.
+Strong aesthetic, character and combat animations, although not much variety.

Cons:
-Terrible boss fights. They're all the exact same guy just recolored, they take too long and take away some of the fun.
-Some enemy types are far more annoying than others, especially the green predator.
-Short game with very little variety. The levels don't do anything fun or interesting, they're just moving from one arena to the next.

If you like metal and rhythm FPS games, you'll probably love this game. I was hoping to like it more, but overall I think it's a good time worth playing. 7.5/10.

I like Funcom, I heard great things about this game, I like metal music.. I really wanted to like this game but I just don't get it.
And I don't get the demon obsession thing.
It feels very empty, shallow. Not impressed at all.

To each his own, but probably this game will just appeal to certain people.

I decided to check this game since it had Serj from SOAD and Matt from Trivium on soundtrack, so I wanted to play the game with music made with vocalists I liked. Instead I got addicted to soundtrack with a game I liked even more beacause of it's music.
I am eternaly thankfull to The Otsiders devs and Two Feathers for puting up this beatiful piece of art, to this day since I first heard and played Hellsinger I'm in love with this game and it's music, and especially I love the bands I discovered thanks to wide range of vocalists invited to this OST. (My favs songs: Mouth of Hell, Dream of the Beast, This Devastation, Poetry of Cinders)
For anyone my recomendation - PLAY IT AND HELL SING THROUGH!

doom meets guitar hero. this game is amazing and the songs are fantastic . I wish the songs are available on all streaming platforms

Gerçekten severek oynadığım, kendimi müziğe kaptırarak ilerlediğim bi oyun oldu. Final Boss bölümünde karşılaştığım bir bug yüzünden son bölüme baştan başlamak zorunda kalmam haricinde bir sıkıntı olmadı. 9.5/10

One of the most fun games ever made, with arguably the best Soundtrack of all time.

i'm getting gamer neck from too much headbanging. good game, play it with a chiropractor appointment ready

Amazing game with incredibly fun gameplay that will keep you entertained for a while, only real problem i have of it is that it's a little short? You can quite easily beat the entire game on one sitting and while super fun it leave you wanting more which can be a little idk frustrating? Think Edging but cooler

Its like if Doom and Guitar Hero had a child and it is AMAZING. Music is absolutely fire.

Really fun game, but the stalkers (I believe that's what they're called) are UNBEARABLY stupid, especially in leviathan mode.

Just a really fun game with a nice concept that I atleast have never seen elsewhere. Soundtrack is full of absolute bangers

I have only played 80% or so of the story (it's short) so I may update this review after having finished the whole game.

Good: The core gameplay is amazing! I love rythm games and rock music, and though I am no FPS enthusiast I have played enough to consider myself a casual enjoyer of the genre. I also like the whole demonic theme.

Bad: It's too repetetive. Rather than moving quickly through a level as you kill enemies you are instead stuck for a long time in one small area where enemies keep respawning until you defeat enough to progress to the next area.

I find it difficult to actually see the enemies I'm supposed to kill, which is especially frustrating during the timed challenges where I have often failed because I just can't find the enemies quickly enough.

The wannabe-Bastion narrator feels very out of place and annoying. I would have preferred a more demonic voice rather than some kind of southern cowboy guy.

Love this game. Hope they make another. The difficulty on the highest you have for the first run, gets kinda stupid towards the last 2 missions. I couldn't take it anymore on the last mission after I'd have to do a 8 minute mission all over again just cause I died to the boss immediately.

Fun game with great music. Shooting to the beat feels real satisfying.

This game was personally life-changing. You can sink into it. Having an interactive soundtrack that's this good really tickles my brain. This is the one I tell everyone to play.

Basically you shoot, dodge and reload to the beat, and you do more damage. The campaign is short but there are challenges to play if you want to unlock better perks, and there's now a roguelike horde mode.

Remember to adjust the latency like the other person said, it has a tool for testing this besides just the option to change it on your own. The biggest downside is that I can't put my own music in the game lol, I want to play it more with different tracks.

There are some pretty metal games out there. This game is Metal AF. It's a tragedy that they never released the soundtrack.

Metal Hellsinger is the perfect combination of rhythm, combat, gorgeous visuals, story, and of course spectacular music with scores from big time artists. I was initially intrigued by Serj being on the soundtrack, but happily stayed for everything else! Fantastic game and has plenty of replay-ability.

Do you need to get rid of your stress while getting stressed at the same time? Do you enjoy metal? Then play this game. As simple as that.

Also, the final boss was really epic. I really struggled with her but I also enjoyed the fight (even when I was tense all the time)

Different, brave and fun game with awesome music.
Get it on sale, play it for one weekend and you have your money's worth of entertainment back.

Good game if you love Metal. Wouldn't pay full price as it is quite short but on sale I'd say its a good deal.

Lots of action, fun, demon slaying and a great soundtrack. Highly recommend it.

great rhythm game lots of fun i love it great story great graphics action packed and great music i personally got the essential hits DLC but unfortunately i find there's not enough songs added in the DLC for the price that it is (got it on sale luckily), but it definitely does make it pretty fun with the extra variety though its not needed as the initial music is pretty amazing already, some may find it to be difficult cause ur gonna wanna just be headbanging and vibing out while swarms come at u its so much fun, it truly is a peak experience

10/10 would recommend
its worth it

Interesting mechanics for building multiplier by being on beat and keeping it around.

For me I wish the levels had more than "go to area, fight waves of enemies in area, go to next area." It reminds me of doom in that way where it drags on juuuust a bit too long for my liking.

The weapons are varied and fun, I think its a testament to the gameplay that its still a good game despite my misgivings for the gameplay loop.

Metal: Hellsinger attempts to blend a fast-paced movement shooter with a rhythm game. Did The Outsiders succeed? Let's find out.

Pros:
+ Fluid, Doom-like gameplay
+ Amazing soundtrack
+ Decent story and solid voiceover

Cons:
- No vocals unless you maintain the highest hit streak. A few off-beat actions or a bit of damage cause the lyrics to disappear, undermining the experience and diminishing one of the game's strongest elements.
- Limited variety in level design, enemy types, and boss fights.
- Leviathan mode (essentially a roguelite arena) sucks. It strips the game of an already modest amount of content, leaving only the bare bones and forcing tedious grinding for missing mechanics.

Now to my main point, which might be a bit controversial: a fast-paced movement shooter and a rhythm game do not blend well — in fact, they actively disrupt one another. Most players are likely to be able to focus on just one thing at a time:
• If you prioritize staying on beat, your movement and aim suffer.
• If you try to be fluid and effective in combat, you inevitably lose the rhythm.
For me, this creates a frustrating and exhausting experience because I constantly feel like I could perform significantly better in either aspect individually, but when combined, I play below my potential. To test this, I played a level with the "Always on Beat" setting enabled and had much more fun. The problem is that without the rhythm gimmick, the game is just a worse version of Doom.

To conclude, if you're comfortable juggling two mechanics at once with suboptimal performance in both, you’ll likely enjoy Metal: Hellsinger. For everyone else, you'd be better off playing Doom.

Doom with a beat mechanic. I could not tell you just how awesome this game feels. Has high replayability through the higher difficulties. The challenge is nice and you are able to choose songs with different BPMs to allow for more intense gameplay.

I think VR would kill me, but this version is still amazing to play.

I'm a lover for metal and boy did this game be FAR from disappointment, I was headbanging the entire game, the music is so awesome to listen to. I am definitely replaying the entire game on a harder difficulty and for a character who can't talk, she is a very lovable character

Game about sound where there are multiple sound effects that mask sound...

I was so excited for the game, expecting a great rhythm game with great music. Instead, I got a half-baked content sparse game with 2 or 3 good songs. For full price it's nowhere near worth it. Maybe with a heavy discount, but even then there are better rhythm games with more content and better songs for the price.

A little on the short side, for just the main game, but plenty of reasons to replay, which is something you certainly want to do with this sick soundtrack. Game is mega fun, as it should be, when you shoot yourself through hellish demons to a sick metal beat.

Such a blast from start to finish. Great soundtrack, and even a good story told ~10 hours (non-completionist). There are plenty of difficulties and challenges for replayability.

Highly recommend.

This game has no reason to go this hard? Or maybe it does.
What a certificed banger.
Was definitely sleeping on this title.

Easily the best thing I bought during the Spring Sale.
It's still on sale at 13 dollars AUD it's an absolute steal.

Scratches the Doom:Eternal Itch if you have already beaten that game but want something more.
Amazing Music.

Runs fantastic on 2017 hardware.

Okay so let me tell you upfront buy this game, holy hells Is it amazing. Everything, the music, the gameplay, all the guns and combos, YOU BASICALLY PLAYING AS DOOM GUYS DAUGHTER (my lore anyways)

Really fun FPS that's already fun on its own, but adding the music/rhythm element takes it to the next level. You really get into the zone. Don't come for the story, but stay for the fantastic gameplay.

One important thing is that you may need to adjust the latency settings from time to time, especially when playing with Bluetooth headphones.

Great game! Plays well on Steam Deck (settings at the very bottom).

After finishing the main story, there is a survival mode in the game where you choose 1/3 unlocked abilities/weapons after each wave. Of course there is a choice of preferred songs (main game/DLC). You get "currency" and upgrade your traits. So it has a repeatable gameplay, great for relaxing.

The main story can be replayed (challenges), it's even encouraged to do so.

I hope there will be a sequel!


__Deck settings__
- Disable frame limit
- Scaling filter FSR
- FSR sharpness 3

__In-game settings__
- Fullscreen
- FXAA
- Texture medium
- Shadow quality low
- SSAQ off
- Model detail low
- Word detail low
- Motion blur off

- Resolution native - sometimes goes 30 FPS
- Resolution 960x600 for locked 60 FPS, drops to 45-50 in demanding parts (the only drawback is that the text is little harder to read otherwise the resolution isn't downgrade from native resolution in game)

The game kicks my ass, but I'm coming back for more.
It has just about everything a good shooting gallery has, then adds an extra dimension synchronizing the action to some fine asskicking music. I guess I'll need to add some Slayer and Pantera myself, but this is an extraordinary game. If you're remotely into FPS, don't miss it!

Plays like doom, looks great, runs like Cyberpunk. I have quite better specs than recommended and I'm hardly pulling 60 FPS from 1080 upscaled to 1440. The music in the game is great, but I wish the modding support was a bit better.

If you have any affinity to metal music this game is an absolute banger, does not skip out on the soundtrack. The line up of artists is top tier and the DLC tracks are worth the money in my opinion. The gameplay is fun and engaging, it feels like he love child of DOOM and Guitar Hero.

My only criticism is the skins feel kinda pointless in a first person game, you only really see the full skin in the cut scenes but its no negative impact.

Highly Recommended Experience.

This is my second best arena FPS game I've ever played. It's so intense and the soundtrack is top tier!!🔥🤟

BANGING sountrack. Solid FPS gameplay. Decent enemy variety. Serviceable boss fights. 8.5/10. Must-buy for the soundtrack (Serj Tankian's on it).

This game is DOOM adjacent and in the best way possible. It has special kills such as glory kills which give you health, takes place in multiple hells, and ya just kill demons, which is very similar to DOOM. One of the best things about this game is the music. I originally bought this game because I saw Serj Tankian's name, and trust me, best decision of my life. If you love the DOOM franchise, metal, heavy metal, or any adjacent music genre, you will love this game. The story-line is fun and, and I love "Unknown"s character design. The level or "hell" designs are always so impressive and gorgeous. The feeling I got when I finally got to the last hell and was able to experience Serj Tankians song "No tomorrow" was un matched. It literally made my day, and made everything so worth it. 10 outta 10 game, could not recommend this game more.

Amazing game, at the beginning its a bit tought to get used to it, but once you get the feeling of it its amazing.
The only downside is that is such a short game. And the music is just perfect. 10/10

Sendo bem sincero eu queria classificar esse jogo como incrível, mas eu não vou conseguir. Não vou porque o jogo é cheio de potencial mas falha MUITO na execução. Falha em coisas assim, cruciais para não frustrar o jogador ao extremo.

Logo de cara, pra você saber se pra você vale a pena comprar:

Não tem checkpoints

No início do jogo pode parecer irrelevante porque as fases são curtas, mas lá pro fim você gasta uns 25 minutos só lutando contra monstro pra poder de fato chegar no boss. Imagina você ter que fazer esses 25 minutos novamente várias vezes só porque você não conseguiu passar do boss... Pois é...

Os monstros são extremamente repetidos e reutilizados

No códice do jogo existem 7 monstros originais no total. Sim, 7 monstros apenas. O resto do códice (que é bem curto) contém apenas variações desses monstros base.

Os bosses são apenas um boss

Você passa o jogo inteiro lutando contra "facetas" do boss final. Que são idênticas entre si e não trazem quase nada de novo pra cada luta.

A dificuldade do jogo é artificial

Eu joguei o jogo inteiro no "hard", no final eu tava tão de saco cheio de ficar repetindo a mesma fase inúmeras vezes que eu desci pro normal e zerei o jogo. Percebi que a lógica de subir a dificuldade é aquele velho sobe HP, sobe o quanto que dá de dano em você e é isso. Zero variação de golpes, comportamentos, nada. É só os mesmos inimigos só que buffados.

As armas são OK, mas são poucas

Na metade do jogo (coisa de 3,5 hrs) você já liberou tudo que tinha pra liberar. No total acredito que sejam 6 armas. Muito pouco na minha opinião. E ainda tem 2 armas de DLC pra você comprar. Além do jogo ter pouca arma, ainda pegam parte dessas armas pra fazer de DLC...

As músicas são muito boas, porém todas tem o BPM muito parecido

Eu notei isso da metade pro fim do jogo, não existe muitas variações de ritmo. É aquela mesma coisa repetidas vezes. Como são extremamente bem gravadas e produzidas, você não se irrita muito com a música em si, mas o ritmo fica meio sem graça depois de um tempo sem nada pra dar uma apimentada.

Tá, e por que você tá recomendando o jogo então?

Simples, o jogo é decente. Ele não é ótimo, nem excelente. Ele é decente. Se você pegar ele na promo, pagando baratinho talvez valha a pena. Visto que o jogo é curto e a platina dele parece ser bem fácil de pegar, pode ser algo legal pra passar um tempo, tirar uma onda e depois deixar pra lá. Queria muito chegar aqui falando o quanto esse jogo é incrível e como estou ansioso pra uma possível continuação (eles deixam essa possibilidade no final do jogo), mas se eles fizerem um outro jogo com os mesmos problemas desse daqui eu vou querer passar bem longe.

For the love of Satan Devs, please make half-beats a thing in the game. Its so frustrating that if I want to do a certain action on half-beat (half-beat action does not equal you're out of rythm) the game wont let me or punishes me for it. To be clear I dont need doubled fire rates and halved cooldowns, they are fine. But the lack of the possibility of being able to play on half beats just kills the fun so much.

Not to talk about, linear maps, lack of enemy types, weapons, bosses, attack-patterns etc. which all make the game feel boring.

The game mechanics are much more refined in BPM: Bullets per minute, u really could have gotten some examples from that.

Still a decent game because the 11/10 songs are carrying it, but not a great game for me especially not for this price.

If you like metal music, first person shooters, and rhythm games. Then this one is for you. I've only played a couple of hours, though not only is there replay value, but the soundtrack is sick. The story is solid too.

This game is a beautiful homage to the fps of 90. But it is not only a blunt copy based on nostalgia. It takes all the best things from this era and mix them with powerful music, well designed arenas, and rhythm based gameplay.

As in the fast paces fps games - only pure skill matters. This game encourages player to constantly move and train spacial awareness. Player needs to quickly think about next move and best usage of weapons between reloads. Keep up the rhythm. No time to stop.

The joy and sense of accomplishment with every finished Torment or defeated boss is so satisfying that I can't stop playing. Sometimes there is even an urge to rage quit but the second later I'm again repeating the Torment, mastering every movement, calculating every bullet and second to the point that I'm the rhythm :)

I think that the key concept of this game is that it is easy to play but hard to master. Simple FPS rules of movement and shooting combined with rhythmic game play with Torments' time limits, bring a freshness and new quality to this type of games.

So, if you are the kind of person that likes to suffer on the path to mastery, and you like company of brutal rhythmic metal music then this game is for you.

Doom with Rhythm

Take the corny dialogue of the Devil May Cry series, the brutality of Doom, the addicting rhythm mechanics of Hi-Fi Rush, and put it all into 8 chapters of fun.

In terms of overall content, this game is short, but sweet. Not easy by any means, so I suppose a lot of the replay value will be in trying to complete the game on Brutal difficulty. If you intend to do so, I highly suggest switching the right-click and left-shift controls. Dodging with right click takes getting used to, but your pinky finger will thank you.

I like the story. I love the music. I really love the gameplay. If you're a metalhead, a fan of the supernatural, and enjoy listening to the Sam Elliot sound-alike skull friend tell you what Styx crystals do (They're good for health) then you'll be as hooked to this game as I was.

The only issues I really have is with glitches that can straight up ruin your runs. I am talking about softlocks. I am talking about disappearing floors. It's weird and frustrating when it happens, but very seldom. Happened maybe 2 or 3 times in my 30 hours of playing, and I play like a crackhead, so that may contribute to it.
Oh, also, screw the torments. The aptly named torments are either extremely easy or ruthlessly difficult. In the "Literally complete this level perfectly or you lose" sort of way. Not fun. But not impossible.

As far as FPS games go, it's very fast-paced. Weaving back and forth constantly to keep your fury gauge up can make your head spin. Definitely pop an energy drink for this game. If you've played Ultra-Kill, it's like that.

This is the sort of game I want to see more of. I would even go as far as to ask for a sequel, or a new game with a similar premise and controls. This definitely lays the groundwork for an amazing genre of shooter, but my God, it needs more content. More story, more weapons, better mechanics, but fundamentally? Spectacular. I didn't perfect thi

One more thing. The DLC is kind of ass. The bow is fun, the machine pistol is ass. The music is amazing, though. Dream of the Beast and Morning Star are worth the DLC content alone. Don't get Essential Hits. They are not essential. I bought them on sale. I wish I hadn't.

i have never played a game with this style of gameplay and im glad i did, easily one of my favorites games ive played in years. Lore, gameplay, art, and soundtrack were all 10/10. Think guitar hero meets cod

Definitely an epic game with unique gameplay that will entertain you with Awesome Metal Songs and pure Doom-like Action!
Do you have some spare time and you want to enjoy it?
Do you love or like Metal Music?
Do you like FPS and Rythm Games?

Damn just get it and play it!

Main Downside: campaign is really short (despite has high re-playbility) so I advice to get this game when discounted.

---{ Graphics }---
🔲 Awful
🔲 Bad
🔲 Will do
✅ Decent (Nothing special)
🔲 Stunning
🔲 Visual Masterpiece

---{ Gameplay }---
🔲 Bad
🔲 Okay
🔲 Nothing special
🔲 Good
🔲 Very good
✅ Try not to get addicted

---{ Audio }---
🔲 Bad
🔲 Not too bad
🔲 Decent
🔲 Good
🔲 Beautiful
✅ Masterpiece

---{ PC Requirements }---
🔲 Potato
🔲 Decent
✅ Fast
🔲 High-end PC
🔲 Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Difficulty }---
🔲 Just press a bunch of buttons
🔲 Easy
🔲 Significant brain usage
✅ Easy to learn / Hard to master
🔲 Difficult
🔲 Dark Souls

---{ Story }---
🔲 None/Not important in this game
✅ Bad
🔲 Average
🔲 Great
🔲 Well written
🔲 One of the best i've had the pleasure of playing

---{ Price }---
🔲 Free
🔲 Cheap
🔲 Under priced
✅ Acceptable price
🔲Overpriced
🔲 Complete waste of money

---{ Bugs }---
🔲 Never heard of
✅ Minor bugs
🔲 Can get annoying
🔲 Bugpocalypse: Proceed with caution

---{ Game Duration (PT) }---
✅ 0-10 H
🔲 10-20 H
🔲 20-30H
🔲 30-40H
🔲 50+ H

--- Final Score ---
🔲 1
🔲 2
🔲 3
🔲 4
🔲 5
🔲 6
✅ 7
🔲 8
🔲 9
🔲 10
 
It is really a shame that it does take just few hours to get finished, also story is just an excuse to go through it so isn't really memorable.

Very good rythm first person shooter game.
Excelent final level and ending the hype was through the roof.
10/10 proper video game.

Metal and bloodshed. Incredible smooth gameplay, OST rocks. Incredible game.