Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Ninja Theory

activeReleased Aug 7, 2017steam

From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.

Year 7

Aug 7, 2023 - Aug 7, 2024

3 changes

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice received no new DLC, expansion, or gameplay systems. The main related development was Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, which launched with Senua's journey continuing into Viking Iceland.

  • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice: Tracked sources remained limited, with no verified player-facing content release for the original game.
  • Senua's Saga: Hellblade II: The sequel's release date was announced as May 21, 2024, before the game was listed as available on June 27.
  • Localization: Senua's Saga: Hellblade II featured 26 subtitled languages, including Arabic, Ukrainian, and Icelandic.

Year 6

Aug 7, 2022 - Aug 7, 2023

0 changes
Nothing notable this year.

Year 5

Aug 7, 2021 - Aug 7, 2022

10 changes

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’s November 2021 PC upgrade delivered the Xbox Series X|S visual enhancements, including Ray Tracing presets with upgraded materials, particles, and level of detail. It also added NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR, alongside expanded accessibility options for remapping, subtitles, and color blindness.

  • Ray Tracing visuals: The PC version received updated materials, particles, and level-of-detail work from the Xbox Series X|S release, plus Low, Medium, and High Ray Tracing presets. Ray-traced reflections and shadows were exclusive to High.
  • PC rendering support: DirectX 11, DirectX 12, NVIDIA DLSS, and AMD FSR were added to improve rendering flexibility and upscaling performance.
  • Accessibility: Controller and keyboard remapping, subtitle customization, and color blindness presets for Deuteranopia, Protanopia, and Tritanopia were introduced.

Year 4

Aug 7, 2020 - Aug 7, 2021

0 changes
Nothing notable this year.

Year 3

Aug 7, 2019 - Aug 7, 2020

0 changes
Nothing notable this year.

Year 2

Aug 7, 2018 - Aug 7, 2019

6 changes

HDR Support Added was the clearest player-facing addition, bringing high-dynamic-range support to Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice on both NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards. The same update also made Surtr Gates easier to open, reducing friction in one of the game’s progression challenges.

  • HDR Support Added: Added HDR support for NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards.
  • Surtr Gates: Made the gates easier to open.
  • Technical improvements: Added Memory Improvements and General Optimisations, fixed the flickering issue in the Tower Cinematic, and resolved the Surtr texture-streaming issue.

Year 1

Aug 7, 2017 - Aug 7, 2018

0 changes
Nothing notable this year.