With all the incredible games coming out seemingly all the time, many new titles slip under players' radars — especially when they happen to come out around the same time as bigger, long-awaited games that dominate industry conversation at the time of their release.
That is exactly what happened with Hell is Us, a dark and atmospheric sci-fi action game that came out on September 4. Since it came out on the exact same day as the feverishly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, it was fated to be overshadowed by Team Cherry's Metroidvania sequel, and has unfortunately been overlooked by many.
I've heard great things about it, though, and have always wanted to try it at some point — and now I can, thanks to a huge Cyber Monday deal that knocks the $49.99 price of the PC version down to just $36.99 at Loaded. The $59.99 Xbox edition is also selling for only $39.99 at Best Buy, with the PS5 version selling for the same discount.
I'm excited to finally play this slept on hit
While Hell is Us was majorly overshadowed as a result of it sharing a release date with Hollow Knight: Silksong, that doesn't mean it's not worth checking out. In fact, all signs point to the opposite of that being true, as at the time of writing, it stands with a 77/100 "Generally Favorable" score on Metacritic, along with 89% of its 1,277 user reviews on Steam being positive.
It tells the story of a fictional European country, Hadea, that gets invaded by mysterious supernatural entities while it's in the middle of a civil war. These bizarre creatures are immune to modern weapons like firearms and are pushing Hadea and its people to the brink, but you — equipped with "your drone and sword from a different age" — have the power to thwart them.
Thus, you'll set off on a non-linear, exploration-focused adventure to do so, and will find and earn multiple different weapons and upgrades as you progress that unlock new movesets, skills, and powers to use.
Unraveling the mystery behind the appearance of the strange supernatural creatures you're fighting is also a big part of the story, which many have praised for excellent worldbuilding and rich lore — even if the characters themselves aren't the greatest.
All in all, the game just looks cool, and I've wanted to check it out ever since I saw it released. I just didn't want to buy it at full price, but thanks to Cyber Monday, now I don't have to — and you don't, either.
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FAQ
Is Hell is Us a Soulslike?
No, Hell is Us is not a Soulslike. While it's like Soulslike games in the sense that it's a melee-focused action RPG with similar types of mechanics, it's more of an action-adventure game in actuality, with a semi-open world that promotes non-linear exploration and features the occasional puzzle as well. In this way, it's far more like games such as Uncharted or Tomb Raider.
Is Hell is Us an open-world game?
Hell is Us has a semi-open world structure, meaning that it has a series of large zones players can explore non-linearly. This makes it similar to a full open world, though the key difference is that the zones are not directly connected to one another and are not all explorable at once.
What day is Cyber Monday 2025?
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