Green Hell

 PC
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. TheSixthAxis
    Mar 11, 2021
    90
    Green Hell is a fantastic survival experience with an exemplary sense of place and peril. Creepy Jar have really nailed the feeling of loneliness and despair that true isolation would lead to and married this to some well balanced challenges and a refreshingly user friendly approach. The range of ways to play are really welcome and should ensure that even those players who may be turned off by the rigours of hunger and thirst mechanics can enjoy the immersive jungle experience. This may not be a welcoming jungle, but there’s plenty of fun and games to be had.
  2. GameSpace
    Oct 1, 2019
    85
    Green Hell still comes across as a refreshing survival game. The difficulty level of the game will have many players screaming "bloody green hell". Initially, patience is key and learning as you go. If you do decide to stick with it you'll be treated to a rewarding experience.
  3. Impulsegamer
    May 15, 2020
    82
    Overall if you are hankering for some pretend survival whilst we are all doing it for real with COVID 19 I would definitely recommend this game. Even if you just sit and enjoy the atmosphere I feel it is well worth the money.
  5. Screen Rant
    Sep 26, 2019
    80
    Green Hell is a fantastically ferocious adventure that absolutely isn't for everyone. But for players who enjoy being pushed to the breaking point over and over while being forced to figure out a way to combat the unforgiving elements, it's rife with opportunity to float to the top of the wide variety of survival games out there. Just be ready for a constant uphill battle the moment the game is installed.
  6. The Games Machine
    Sep 18, 2019
    80
    Green Hell is a wild and spectacular indie survival because there is so much to do and a lot to risk at every step. It has intriguing mechanics, solid gameplay and extreme realism that blend well with the deadly Amazonian context, forcing the player to engage himself to not dying every 15 minutes. Some minor bugs and technical issues cannot ruin one of the most exciting experiences on the survival scene.
  7. Gameblog.fr
    Sep 15, 2019
    80
    One of the best survival game experiences since The Forest. Beautiful, immersive and scary, Green Hell is a little masterpiece. The Amazonian jungle is impeccably transcribed, and the game, hard, beautiful, scary and punishing is a real breath of fresh air in the survival genre.
  8. GameStar
    Sep 13, 2019
    80
    If you look at it and can overlook the rather clumsy story and the weak fighting system, Green Hell is suitable for genre novices with strong nerves as well as for veterans interested in a new challenge.
  9. Cultured Vultures
    Sep 5, 2019
    80
    Green Hell wants to put you through hell and back in an uncompromising and original survival experience with one of the best narratives the genre has ever provided to boot.
  10. PLAY! Zine
    Oct 16, 2019
    75
    Green Hell is a hardcore survival that will give you the atmosphere of wandering and surviving harsh Amazon jungle, all while posing an intriguing story to lead you onwards. Even though it does not possess multiplayer and suffers by being an average survival game in many regards, it will provide you with a few hours of quality fun, especially at this price range.
  11. Areajugones
    Oct 2, 2019
    75
    Green Hell is one of the most suitable survival experiences for the most experienced players of the genre. This title focuses its mechanics on realism, making it as immersive as possible. Without having invented anything new, the truth is that the varied history mode gives that unique touch in the genre. Despite some of its technical problems, this title is a remarkable game to add to our collection.
  12. COGconnected
    Sep 23, 2019
    71
    If games like The Forest were up your alley, I do recommend giving Green Hell a shot. However, if you’re easily frustrated by obscure deaths vs trial and error, I’d recommend starting out at the easier difficulty so you can enjoy what it has to offer without needing to wrestle in frustration.
  13. GameSpew
    Oct 8, 2019
    70
    Despite these flaws, Green Hell is a thoroughly engaging survival outing. Shelters aside, crafting is strictly optional and it’s possible to just scavenge your way through the game. It’s the little accomplishments that make Green Hell so satisfying, such as learning which herb will cure poison and which will pebbledash your shelter walls with puke. The game’s story, a cut above the usual survival narrative, is the icing on the cake.
  14. MMORPG.com
    Sep 18, 2019
    70
    Green Hell is a survival game set in the Amazon jungle where I played as a man lost trying to figure out what was going on while searching for his lost wife and making sure I didn’t die of dehydration along the way. At the normal settings, the survival aspects of Green Hell were harsh enough to make me wonder whether I would actually finish the story. However, after some tweaking, I was able to enjoy most of the game. Though, in the end, I was left wondering whether the experience was worth it in the end.
This publication does not provide a score for their reviews.
This publication has not posted a final review score yet.
These unscored reviews do not factor into the Metascore calculation.

In Progress & Unscored

?
  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 6, 2019
    Aside from the plot, I’d say most of what held my attention about Green Hell was how dazzlingly beautiful and technically impressive it was, but the more traditional survival elements are all solid enough that I look forward to playing more. So, it turns out that the jungle does indeed got fun, games, and whatever you may need, providing what you need has a very strong stick component.

Awards & Rankings

61
#61 Most Discussed PC Game of 2019
99
#99 Most Shared PC Game of 2019

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 185 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 129 out of 185
  2. Mixed: 24 out of 185
  3. Negative: 32 out of 185
  1. Funtastic
    Dec 4, 2019
    4
    I was excited to try out this new survival game called "Green Hell", which looked promising at first glance. What I found was ratherI was excited to try out this new survival game called "Green Hell", which looked promising at first glance. What I found was rather disappointing.

    While the overall setting, idea and graphics are cool, the actual game play is rather poor.
    You're stuck in the amazon jungle picking up stuff from your surroundings like wood, stone and all sorts of edibles like fruits, nuts, herbs, mushrooms and different kind of animals. Sounds fun, until you realise how complicated it is to maintain your overall health, sanity and energy.
    By far the most annoying feature is keeping yourself fed. With 3 different stats to maintain (fats, carbohydrates, proteins) the game is basically becoming a diet manager. With the help of your magical watch, which knows exactly what elements your body is missing, you're constantly balancing nutrition as if it's only possible to survive like this.
    So eventually you're forced to eat meat, which has to be cooked, unless you want to vomit in the jungle and become insane. Which forces you to make a fire.
    Creating a small fire is like creating a piece of art. You need exactly 6 small sticks and 8 sticks, otherwise its not a small fire.
    But since it's constantly raining in the jungle your fire goes out quickly unless you create a shelter for it. With more wood. And more leaves. Leaves you can not just rip off the plants, you actually have to destroy them. With a tool, that you have to craft. Which drains your energy while swinging it. The more tired you get, the less energy you have. So go to sleep, and waste valuable time.

    So you're running around the jungle, wasting time, to find the exact pieces you need, instead of just finding wood and burning it. And while there are actually structures in the game, you could use for shelter or take material from they are merely cosmetic. Logic doesn't apply in Green Hell.
    You have to do all these things before it's getting dark. So dark that it's hard to recognize and find the things you need to survive. The day is pretty short and your character is strolling through the jungle like on a vacation. So good luck with cooking that meat.
    And you still need water, my friend. Clean water, unless you like parasites that drain your energy.
    So either find somethin antiparasitic to eat, find a coconut shell and wait for rain or build a water filter, which you need a blueprint for, unless you have personally memorized how to build it. There are plenty of ways to gather rain water in real life, but you are stuck in the jungle with a lack of creativity.

    Saving the game requires a specific type of building. So either build that or die from a jaguar attack, crazy natives hunting you down, snake bites, food poisoning, poor diet or just your random PC crash and start all over again. Of course you can deactivate perma death, but you could also implement a reasonable save game system.

    Overall the game is squeezing you into it's idea of survival, which feels odd and exhausting.
    Way too much effort for too little of an outcome. The difficulty of Green Hell is a supposed selling point, but without sufficient logic applied to the game mechanics its just a chore, instead of a creative sandbox survival game. The word hell does indeed apply. The Long Dark did it better.

    I give it 4 out of 10 maggots.    … Full Review »
  2. AllNewSuperfake
    Sep 6, 2019
    7
    I think I'm just not as entertained by starving and sleeping under trees as I thought years - and several titles of this genre - ago.

    But    I think I'm just not as entertained by starving and sleeping under trees as I thought years - and several titles of this genre - ago.

    But this one is a little different. Starting with the lack of zombies, even though the AI of the "natives" is not too impressive either, and they all look pretty much the same, so that is only a minor improvement.

    But all the annoyances, or as I am supposed to think of them: The challenge, is customizable, and I'm extremely fond of that. Maybe one of these days I have enough time to attend to not just one, but three different hunger meters, but I don't have to. Maybe one day I feel like having all my hard work destroyed by randomly spawning enemies, but I don't have to. Maybe one day I'll be ready for eating tarantulas, or just having them swooping from trees in general. But, you guessed it, I don't have to.

    So for the fans of the genre there is all the nutrient management and random ant attacks you could possibly wish for, but you can also minecraft your way through this nicely designed jungle.

    The story mode is surprisingly fleshed out and a good start into the game. It still certainly doesn't hold you hand and could really use a pause feature, but since you can get rid of pretty much of everything remotely dangerous I can't really complain about this one.

    Let's hope the developers aren't done with this one yet (as they state in their road map). This could easily become more than a 7/10.    … Full Review »
  3. Zol
    Sep 5, 2019
    10
    Gr8 fun looking now for coop, dev's done Gr8 job over 1 year im EA now new road map plz
See all user reviews »