IMPORTANT NOTE
Play the free demo and, if you like the game, you can buy the Early Access version at a very cheap price and receive all updates for free in future!
THE GAME DOESN'T WORK AS IT SHOULD? WELL! THIS MEANS IT'S DOING ITS JOB...
Don't worry, This game is specially designed to confuse you :) Take in mind that some parts of the game are radomized, so the same thing could not happens the same time or place it happened the previous gameplay, or it couldn't happen at all!.
In other words, most, expecially in the house, depends by the movements you do and some randomized parameters.
This makes the game a bit unpredictable and sometime it could seems bugged but it isn't!
IF YOU HAVE A RADEON GRAPHICS CARD KEEP DRIVERS UPDATED!
AMD has recently rewritten OpenGL drivers (the old ones were very slow). HELLSEED engine is based on OpenGL and, with new drivers, performances are finally very good.
POWERED BY S2ENGINE HD
Our game is powered by our proprietary engine S2ENGINE HD.
The engine is available on STEAM to be used by other companies and indies:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/443970/S2ENGINE_HD/
About the Game
HELLSEED is a first person horror adventure with puzzles and some action elements.
SYNOPSIS
Italy 1980,
some doctors of a psychiatric hospital in province of Turin report the missing of a colleague of their own to the police.
You are the detective investigating about what happened.
The first place in whch you start the research is the house of the doctor.
While in the house, many strange things will happen and a dark presence will seem to follow you everywhere you go.
What does it want from you?
What is the relationship between it and the doctor?
Is the doctor really missed?
Is he dead?
All these questions and many others you will have to answer for discovering the truth and completing the game.
Be careful and don't panic, someone will try to catch you and take you to hell...
FEATURES
- Realistic graphics
Thanks to the power of S2ENGINE HD the game performs a photorealistic environment that will completely immerse you in the detective's shoes.
- Horror atmosphere
The game is inspired to the atmosphere of classic italian horror cinematography, with a lot of jumpscares and references to Italian culture.
In some parts of the game the distribution of jumpscares is semi-random and a "possession" system will take over the house and hinder the player...
- Intriguing story
As detective you will discover all the secrets of the house and its tenants.
- Puzzles and investigation
Using a well-structured inventory, during the game you will be able to collect and examine objects and use them when you need to solve puzzles.
A clipboard, to be completed during the game, will also help you to understand relationship between characters and the story behind them just like a real detective.
- Action Gameplay variety
Dark presences will start to chase you at a certain point in the game, you have to run and hide using what the environment offers to you.
But this isn't the only gameplay mechanics you will face. The game will offer to you different situations in which you have to use your reflexes in various ways.
- Configurable game experience
The game offers a series of options to customize the player experience:
- Quick times during demon battles can be enable or disable, enabling them the game will be easier because the demon doesn't kill you immediately but you have a second chance to escape from it, but this will result in less scary moments.
- You can enable or disable Tips. Enabling them the game will explain what is happening and what to do in some situations
- You can enable or disable stamina and energy indicators. Enabling them will let you to know what are player vital parameter values with precision but the screen will be affected by indicators images breaking the atmosphere
- You can enable Helps. Enabling them will make the game to help you in many situations like finding a key or an important item. If you want to make all by your own even if this means to spent a lot of time playing the game, you can disable it.
- In order to help you in finding items, the game allows you to make important items flashing if you want.
Many other options will be added in future, to maximizing the game experience customization.
