Hellpoint

 PlayStation 4
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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 49 Ratings

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  1. Thanada
    Aug 11, 2020
    5
    Disappointing souls like game. Plays most similar to bloodborne. Art and map design are fantastic and what makes the game stand out unfortunately everything else is woefully subpar. The frame rate on base ps4 consitently drops below 15 fps.
  2. VcNuggets
    Aug 21, 2020
    7
    It’s a budget dark souls and I liked it. The devs definitely could of used some more polish time.
  3. merlinbrando
    Aug 27, 2020
    10
    Outstanding horror-action Souls-like that captures the wonder, dread, and grandeur of the genre. Hellpoint shines in giving the player the agency of exploration; huge labyrinthine maps, filled with secrets within secrets, Hellpoint has an impressive web of branching paths (whereas many Souls games are at best bi-linear in their routes).

    Fun array of weapons, rifles, magic - with co-op,    Outstanding horror-action Souls-like that captures the wonder, dread, and grandeur of the genre. Hellpoint shines in giving the player the agency of exploration; huge labyrinthine maps, filled with secrets within secrets, Hellpoint has an impressive web of branching paths (whereas many Souls games are at best bi-linear in their routes).

    Fun array of weapons, rifles, magic - with co-op, pvp, and split-screen offering lots of replayability. For the price, I thought it was a great length - and when I revisisted maps with co-op, every time I found new areas. The art design is wonderfully surreal, though admittedly the grand scale is off-set with more basic textures (but I'd much rather have sprawling intense maps rather than small, hi-res detailed railroads). It feels a bit like System Shock 2 meets Demon Souls.

    Other reviews complain of bugs - most are fixed as of late August. Others complain about the story, or the typical Souls-like ambiguity of a story; there is a story, absolutely, pieced together via NPCs and "data" found throughout - where, as you can guess- something terribly wrong befell a space station. But like all Souls-likes, the story is in the experience - the dread and suspense of navigating terror-mazes, following in the wake of demonic forces, becoming a demonic force yourself. One of my top 2020 GOTY.    … Expand
  4. MickeyFinn
    Sep 14, 2022
    7
    A decent soulslike. Poor on builds, graphics and leveldesign. But it has local coop, the game is huge, the combat is good enough (though it misses backstab and the shield protected pierce weapons from ds) and farming is well rewarded. Blue sun dlc is very buggy but adds some interesting levels. That being said, unless u're out to get local coop, there are better soulslike way way cheaper.A decent soulslike. Poor on builds, graphics and leveldesign. But it has local coop, the game is huge, the combat is good enough (though it misses backstab and the shield protected pierce weapons from ds) and farming is well rewarded. Blue sun dlc is very buggy but adds some interesting levels. That being said, unless u're out to get local coop, there are better soulslike way way cheaper. The surge, lords of the fallen, remnant from the ashes, not to mention the excellent Niohs… Expand
  5. BEEG-YOSHI
    Aug 10, 2020
    8
    After 20+ hours in the world of Hellpoint I can say this is the first Soulsborne in a while that has really captured the essence of the genre like Dark Souls 1 did. There are some performance and framerate issues but there is nothing I ran across that was gamebreaking. Definitely recommend this one to the Soulsborne enthusiasts out there!
  6. Hyperion3105
    Aug 27, 2020
    10
    One of the Highlights in 2020. A "must have" for all Dark Souls and Bloodborne Player!
  7. frakntoaster
    Aug 7, 2020
    10
    This game is criminally underrated. The dead space meets dark souls vibe is fantastic. A must play for fans of dark souls and the surge. It's not going to unseat dark souls as the top soulslike game, but definitely a great option for those who think they have played them all. The game is filled with secrets, with exploration really being a hugely important part of the game. I haveThis game is criminally underrated. The dead space meets dark souls vibe is fantastic. A must play for fans of dark souls and the surge. It's not going to unseat dark souls as the top soulslike game, but definitely a great option for those who think they have played them all. The game is filled with secrets, with exploration really being a hugely important part of the game. I have encountered a few bugs, but nowhere near what others have been saying. The game might not have triple A studio graphics, but gameplay wise I've really been enjoying it. I'd probably give this game a 7, or maybe an 8 based on how many hours I've sunk in, but I'm adding some points to balance the overly harsh reviews. This looks like it's from a small indie studio, and what a great effort from a small team! All I can say is give us more cosmic horror dark souls!… Expand
  8. tmillet2017
    Aug 3, 2020
    9
    After 20 hours in the game I can safely say, I enjoy it. The level design is great (shortcuts, branching paths, secrets all over the place), which allows for a lot of rewarding exploration. The story takes a backseat to the gameplay, which is exactly how I like my games. If the gameplay is good, that's all that matters and that definitely has held true for me in Hellpoint.

    The game    After 20 hours in the game I can safely say, I enjoy it. The level design is great (shortcuts, branching paths, secrets all over the place), which allows for a lot of rewarding exploration. The story takes a backseat to the gameplay, which is exactly how I like my games. If the gameplay is good, that's all that matters and that definitely has held true for me in Hellpoint.

    The game is from an indie developer, so there are a few technical issues at launch. However, I have not experienced any game breaking bugs up to this point. Based on comments I've seen from the developer on their Discord channel, they plan to continue supporting/updating this game as needed.

    Ultimately, if you like hardcore action-RPGs (souls-likes), you should at least give this one a shot. You may find yourself pleasantly surprised like I did.    … Expand
  9. Xvatch
    Aug 17, 2020
    0
    Could not have even a fairly stable experience on the game. Without a doubt one of the top few worst games, and most bug-plagued games I have ever played. It was regularly unplayable due to glitches and bugs which seem inherently engrained into the game. The combat is the tackiest I've seen, legit, and in no exaggeration - this is a mobile game.
  10. TheeDannyB
    Aug 1, 2020
    4
    Bad buggy basic. This game has no imagination the world's are bland the attack animation is boring and the enemy design seems so boring.
  11. Ouzo
    Aug 3, 2020
    3
    Are you kidding me?
    This game asks for 35€ in PS Store and it's full of bugs. Minor bugs, major bugs, game-breaking bugs. Give a free meal to someone to test your game, for God's sake!
  12. Doucheyposer
    Sep 25, 2020
    0
    Game is bug plagued as mentioned by many others. The lag you have to deal with playing split screen is by far the worst. I can't see myself enjoying this game with the terrible lag. The fps is mediocre at best, as well as the "disappearing hit box on enemies 60% of the time while playing split screen. I honestly wish I could get my money back until they fix this issue.
  13. He_Never_Helps
    Feb 25, 2021
    10
    Freaking. AWESOME. Once it was fully patched, I just... honestly do not understand the rating. It's gorgeous, takes chances to do new things, plays great, has an interesting story, and it has a good loop. Plus it's both scifi and has the Souls horror vibe, which most scifi Souls games dont even attempt for some reason. I have it on three platforms.
  14. murdaslap
    Aug 11, 2020
    8
    exploration is awesome. framerates not too good but its a fun game. the bosses are cool and there is so many secrets to find
  15. CorvidXiv
    Aug 19, 2020
    8
    Before I bought the game bad reviews made me consider If I should get it or not, but I am glad I did as the game is pretty fun for me and my girlfriend I don't think I would buy it to play solo but If you're interested in co-op it's worth it. The visuals are pretty. Combat is decent, it can be a bit repetitive at times, there's bunch of secrets you can find inside the game. The onlyBefore I bought the game bad reviews made me consider If I should get it or not, but I am glad I did as the game is pretty fun for me and my girlfriend I don't think I would buy it to play solo but If you're interested in co-op it's worth it. The visuals are pretty. Combat is decent, it can be a bit repetitive at times, there's bunch of secrets you can find inside the game. The only downside if you buy this to play with your partner there's no female character available but it doesn't bother us too much.… Expand
  16. GilbertGeist
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    This is a great game which did not get the attention or success it deserves so far. While the gameplay is indeed Souls-like, Hellpoint has a feel and atmosphere all of its own which to me at least conveyed more depth and atmosphere than the Souls series or even Bloodoborne. There is a nice incremental reveal of background story and plot as you progress through the game. A fair number ofThis is a great game which did not get the attention or success it deserves so far. While the gameplay is indeed Souls-like, Hellpoint has a feel and atmosphere all of its own which to me at least conveyed more depth and atmosphere than the Souls series or even Bloodoborne. There is a nice incremental reveal of background story and plot as you progress through the game. A fair number of weapons and builds / playstiles are available to suit different styles and tastes, while at the same time a certain simplicity to the crafting and upgrading system is retained which makes the game pleasantly accessible. I am really enjoying the atmosphere of dread while exploring the game´s world, which has a large and expansive feel to it despite playing on a space station. Coop multplayer is running smoothly in my experience so far and I haven´t encountered any glitches. Terrific art and soundtrack. This is excellent value for money, much more so than I was expecting when I purchased the game, so congrats to the developers for having made such an outstanding production as a low-budget set-up.
    Watch the movie Event Horizon if you want to double up on the demonic horror vibes!    … Expand
  17. ftl_travel_co
    May 10, 2021
    10
    This game is great, if you like dark souls style games you're going to love this. For me it feels like a futuristic Bloodborne, combat is fast and fluid. The start can be a little slow but once it gets going it really draws you in. Levels are complex and exploration is good.
    The only downside is the performance (framerate) drops just occasionally, but this doesn't take too much away from    This game is great, if you like dark souls style games you're going to love this. For me it feels like a futuristic Bloodborne, combat is fast and fluid. The start can be a little slow but once it gets going it really draws you in. Levels are complex and exploration is good.
    The only downside is the performance (framerate) drops just occasionally, but this doesn't take too much away from the experience.    … Expand
  18. VajraEnki
    Sep 24, 2021
    8
    A fresh souls experience with an excellent use of cosmic horror that leaves fantasy aside in favor of a very competent asimov-style sci-fi . Good narrative, good visuals, there is not a single soulslike that plays better with overwhelmingly dark environments: a deep and total darkness in most cases that forces you to depend on a flashlight whose energy is gradually depleted achieving aA fresh souls experience with an excellent use of cosmic horror that leaves fantasy aside in favor of a very competent asimov-style sci-fi . Good narrative, good visuals, there is not a single soulslike that plays better with overwhelmingly dark environments: a deep and total darkness in most cases that forces you to depend on a flashlight whose energy is gradually depleted achieving a degree of tension that does not have you experienced in any other soulslike.

    The gameplay is fluid and the map as a whole is a complex and well-executed level design, with a very important factor of verticality, where all instances connect to each other through secret paths clearly reminiscent of metroid fusion (for which there is obvious inspiration). These people know what they are doing.

    There are minor bugs similar to those found in the first Dark Souls but it is not something that affects the gaming experience. What does really affect negatively is the constant presence of 25 seconds loading screens, and this is the reason why I cannot rate it with a 10.

    However it is an indispensable game for anyone who enjoys this genre and it is a pity that it does not enjoy more media visibility.    … Expand
  19. SplitMind
    Feb 19, 2022
    5
    Hellpoint aims to be a souls-like and this is not a problem. What is a problem for me is that Hellpoint plays more like a lower quality version of Dark Souls.

    The graphics in Hellpoint are not overly problematic other than some framerate issues. The biggest problem I have with Hellpoint's graphics are intertwined with my issues with the level design. They are simply too one-dimensional.    Hellpoint aims to be a souls-like and this is not a problem. What is a problem for me is that Hellpoint plays more like a lower quality version of Dark Souls.

    The graphics in Hellpoint are not overly problematic other than some framerate issues. The biggest problem I have with Hellpoint's graphics are intertwined with my issues with the level design. They are simply too one-dimensional. Where Dark Souls had compact and diverse areas, Hellpoint sprawls through corridor after corridor of familiar steampunk backgrounds. This made me get lost a lot in levels due to each area looking so familiar that I couldn't tell where I was in a level. Overall, the graphics make the game harder to enjoy and harder to play.

    The gameplay is an interesting one. The brief experience I had with it left me with the impression that unfortunately it was just a poor-man’s Dark Souls again. The controls are almost identical and the attributes and stats function almost identical to Dark Souls. Curiously I wasn’t able to do back-stabs, which I’m guessing were not included in the game.

    It wouldn’t be a Souls-like without mentioning the difficulty. I didn’t find my time overly difficult. What I found was most of the difficulty came from bad level design, having to traverse long, repetitive and confusing areas with only one ‘bonfire’ that I could find. This was very problematic as when I entered the Embassy and met my first true OP enemy, it created a vicious circle of death and looping back for my souls, souring me on the game massively.

    The story of Hellpoint also tries much too hard to imitate Souls by being cryptic and minimalistic in how it is conveyed. This doesn’t really work as well for Hellooint simply because the gameplay and visuals aren’t there to complement it.

    Overall, Hellpoint tries far too hard to imitate Dark Souls instead of distinguishing itself from Dark Souls. It is a very unmemorable cheap knock-off that made me put it down very quickly, whereas Souls kept me pushing through to the end. I understand Hellpoint came from a small team and a tiny budget, but that cannot forgive the mundane and bad gameplay and level design. I don’t see the point of suffering through an inferior version of Dark Souls having already completed the original game.    … Expand
  20. specialguest--
    May 11, 2021
    6
    poop souls.

    Imagine if The Surge and Ashen had a baby, but that baby got the worst from each parent.
  21. GuguSuper
    Feb 9, 2021
    4
    All places are huge cubic dead volumes useless to discover since nothing happens there.
    I have no problem with the dated graphics, but I find the art direction horrible.
    Maps are a succession of unbearable entanglements, a misinterpretation of the ingeniously made dark souls 1's world and its interconnections. There is strictly no aesthetic care, just an interesting bit of history to    All places are huge cubic dead volumes useless to discover since nothing happens there.
    I have no problem with the dated graphics, but I find the art direction horrible.
    Maps are a succession of unbearable entanglements, a misinterpretation of the ingeniously made dark souls 1's world and its interconnections. There is strictly no aesthetic care, just an interesting bit of history to justify continuing the adventure.
    But yeah, the gameplay is nice and the fire-weaponry is pretty cool.    … Expand
  22. Takotes
    Oct 18, 2020
    10
    The game is a nice nod to the original souls and has loads of content with great exploration and atmosphere. Still a little unpolished but it has in no way taken away from the enjoyment and plays great for local co-op.
  23. bpgould1994
    Mar 23, 2021
    7
    I will first begin this review with the overall concept of a dark souls, dead space fusion style game is not a bad idea. The lore and story created for the game is fairly interesting and unique in the vast array of Dark Souls style games. The armor and wepon varietie is something I enjoyed looking for.
    Also the creatures and overall design of the world is creative and unique But with all    I will first begin this review with the overall concept of a dark souls, dead space fusion style game is not a bad idea. The lore and story created for the game is fairly interesting and unique in the vast array of Dark Souls style games. The armor and wepon varietie is something I enjoyed looking for.
    Also the creatures and overall design of the world is creative and unique But with all this said Hellpoint could have used some refinement on the layout of mini boss areas.
    The choice to not include a map in a game that relays in exploration is confusing to me Also the absence of important information of game mechanics like body modes change your level and the price to level up as do some wepons but only speic ones that are made unknown to the player
    The times that my game has crashed had been six and times during boss fights the music will cut out painterly But besides all of the problems that the game has I have counted to play it wanting to see where the story ends    … Expand
  24. Korimuzel
    Oct 18, 2021
    8
    First and foremost I need to say this game has lots of very good things and lots of bad things. Technically speaking, it's very flawed. Artistically and gameplay-wise is very enjoyable.

    Best things: level design has really high peaks, also thanks to the mobility of the game (jump, long jump, you can climb on ladders WHILE mid-air) you kinda make parkour and find LOTS of hidden things,    First and foremost I need to say this game has lots of very good things and lots of bad things. Technically speaking, it's very flawed. Artistically and gameplay-wise is very enjoyable.

    Best things: level design has really high peaks, also thanks to the mobility of the game (jump, long jump, you can climb on ladders WHILE mid-air) you kinda make parkour and find LOTS of hidden things, every weapon has its own passive and active skills to unlock, the hell hour and the hole hour are a really cool feature.

    Ok things: Gears variety is not huge but does its work, (there's no need for 10 different axes and straightswords when they all have the same moveset), that's why they're less than you would want. Plus, you can enhance their scalings like you want, which gives great versatility. Ranged weapons are ok, nothing special but you can build your character on them, combat can make you feel powerful but it's not High-Budget physics and feedback.

    Things to improve: quality of life, enemy AI (which, let's be honest, is an hard thing and almost all games have **** enemy AI), and they need some more in-game information and explanation.

    Really bad stuff: the game is not smooth in combat, some animations don't work sometimes, texts is sometimes very little and sometimes big, and the lack of direction (NOTE: it is an intended feature, for clear in-game purposes) makes you play almost all the game without even realising you're at the end of the journey,.

    Recommended? Yes. But remember they didn't have money to have photograph realism and probably not enough testers to realise they needed a "sort" button in the inventory screens.

    Beware the cosmic gods, they even have questlines    … Expand
  25. Jhow_BomB
    Feb 2, 2022
    8
    Gostei muito do game, pena não conseguir conectar com os amigos pra fazer um coop

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 13 out of 17
  3. Negative: 3 out of 17
  1. Vandal
    Sep 9, 2020
    60
    It’s great to see new takes on the Souls formula, but they need to have something special if they want to find their place in a market that’s becoming more and more saturated. Hellpoint has a solid foundation and good ideas, but that’s about it.
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  2. CGMagazine
    Aug 10, 2020
    65
    Hellpoint borrows the elements found in Fromsoft titles that make a compelling action RPG game but ultimately stumbles due to technical issues and an overall lack of polish.
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  3. Twinfinite
    Aug 6, 2020
    60
    Hellpoint is absolutely a game to try out if you’re a fan of the Souls-like genre and especially Bloodborne. Its stunning aesthetic alone should grab your interest. However, the game unfortunately falls short of being truly amazing due to several unpolished elements.
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