Hell Let Loose

 PC
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. PC Gamer
    Sep 9, 2021
    70
    Hell Let Loose is a fun and accessible introduction to milsims, but I miss the complexity.
  2. Gfinity
    Jul 26, 2021
    60
    Ultimately, Hell Let Loose is a hardcore shooter in every sense of the word. Though it’s very easy to get discouraged at the beginning, those committed to seeing it through will likely have a great time. Though the niche focus won’t appeal universally, providing you know what you’re getting in for, anyone after a tougher World War II shooter would do well to take a look.
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  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jan 14, 2020
    Hell Let Loose keeps fine balance between realism and action: it’s inclined towards hardcore gameplay, but adepts of run’n’gun style won’t feel useless either. [Early Access review - Issue#242, p.52]
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  2. The Indie Game Website
    Jun 11, 2019
    All in all, Hell Let Loose is another typical World War II first-person shooter in the sea of the genre. Although there is nothing special about the title to make it stand out, it offers hectic 100-man battles on historically accurate locations with tremendous attention to visual and audio detail. Does it deliver all this without flaw? No, not exactly.

Awards & Rankings

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#99 Best PC Game of 2021
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#50 Most Discussed PC Game of 2021

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User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 95 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 95
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 95
  3. Negative: 24 out of 95
  1. Dave4
    Aug 2, 2021
    10
    Amazing WW II FPS game. Great designed maps . I really love Stalingrad map and Soviet katyusha
  2. renegade144
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    DOA. Worst development of any game, on par with Dayz. Team17 (publisher and developer)(makes those 2d arcade worms games by the way) does notDOA. Worst development of any game, on par with Dayz. Team17 (publisher and developer)(makes those 2d arcade worms games by the way) does not care about history or it's $220k kickstarter who supported a historically realistic ww2 experience. Battle of Stalingrad includes all: g43,stg44,ppsh,mg42, panther and tiger tank. None of which existed in early war 1942 eastern front, and does not follow reality/history. So now it's an arcade shooter and the originally target player base is driven away by console casuals as the devs shift their focus on releasing a console port. Who announces a console port during early access? When the base game is painfully neglected, they create microtransactions for skins and shiny spawns. They don't fix their own game and they just mask new content to grab the next fish when so many have dried out. 1 million copies sold and 3k average playerbase says it all.… Full Review »
  3. DelugeFPS
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    The people saying this game is dead are lying to you just as flagrantly as the people claiming the game runs horribly (I never drop below myThe people saying this game is dead are lying to you just as flagrantly as the people claiming the game runs horribly (I never drop below my FPS cap on max settings, must just be me right? Totally buy that one guys.) for everyone who plays it. This game is wonderful, it's one of the few games of its kind (tactical FPS / light infantry MILSIM sort of deal, squad based) that has AAA level visuals and stunning graphics. Yes, this game certainly has more of an arcade influence than a game like Squad.. but if you want Squad but WW2 go play the game literally made in the same engine / framework called Post Scriptum which is also great. HLL manages to have just enough arcade elements to make the game easier to pick up without going overboard and becoming too friendly like a game such as Enlisted. It strikes a wonderful balance and I applaud it for that, I have other games for mainlining tactical realism and nothing else.

    That being said, the game is still very immersive and pretty realistic. Gunplay is quite solid and on the skill based side. Properly utilizing your class / role is everything and charging into the battle like it's Battlefield will just get you killed and hurt your team. Running proper logistics and placing garrisons in the right place can literally decide games. Support and Engineer are unsung heroes. This game has all of that going and more as it's still getting content, so you have nothing to really scoff at here.

    If you want hardcore, intense WW2 infantry combat with light to moderate inclusion of armor and vehicles over large maps containing 50 vs. 50 medium scale battles that place a high focus on squad level operations and people playing their role and communicating.. but with a fair but not intrusive or overwhelming arcade influence to make it all a bit more digestible.. then HLL is the game for you and more. There's thousands playing at any given time and the game is growing, so please do come join us on the battlefields of the past and enlist now.    … Full Review »
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