On May 21, 2024, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 was released for PC and Xbox Series X|S, and the game was immediately included in the Game Pass service library.
The events of the game are set in ancient Viking-era Iceland, and the story follows the new journey of a Celtic warrior named Senua who suffers from a mental disorder. This action-adventure game is a direct sequel to Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, released in 2017.
At the time of publication of the material, the sequel game is already available in Russian Steam at a price of 3119 rubles, offering Russian-language subtitles and interface. System requirements can be found at the link.
According to Metacritic at the time of critics' reviews, Hellblade 2's average score is 82 out of 100. The visuals, sound design, narrative and atmosphere were praised by many experts, while some such as TheGamer and GameSpew expressed dissatisfaction with repetitive combat and Noisy Pixel noted the simplicity of the puzzles.
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