Given how impressive Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was, it seemed inevitable that there would be a sequel. The game, despite being made independently by Ninja Theory, blew even the highest-budget games on the market out of the water in terms of graphical fidelity and storytelling. Microsoft realized this potential as well and purchased the studio to provide a bigger budget to the team for the eventual sequel and to secure it as a console exclusive for its then-unreleased Xbox Series X and S systems.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was one of the earliest games shown off for the Xbox Series X and S, and was even initially thought to be one of the system’s launch titles. That didn’t come to pass, but the team has taken that extra time to craft this sequel into something that looks to be even more impressive than the original. Between the first Game Awards event where the game was announced and the latest footage we’ve seen, we have a very solid understanding of the important details surrounding this sequel. We have all the information you need to know about Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 is set to release on May 21, 2024.
RelatedBeing a first-party game, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 will launch exclusively on Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Game Pass and Steam.
It wasn’t until the 2021 Game Awards that we got our first good, extended look at Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, while the first trailer we got was more of a tone piece. In that initial reveal, we simply saw landscapes as Senua let out a guttural and off-putting chant and made distorted facial expressions while the imagery became more and more disturbing.
The gameplay reveal trailer gives a much
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