Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition similar games & best alternatives

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition

PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift • 2018

Should you play it?

The VR Edition of the critically acclaimed BAFTA award-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. 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.

What works
  • Immersive vr implementation
  • Emotional and compelling story
  • Excellent sound design and binaural audio
  • High-quality graphics and atmosphere
  • Free vr upgrade with base game
Things to keep in mind
  • Some motion sickness reported
  • Third-person vr camera can cause discomfort
  • Cutscenes use fixed screen which breaks immersion
  • Limited combat depth
  • No motion controller support

What to play next

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Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

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Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Story

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  • Autonomy

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice VR Edition: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Domination

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  • Escapism

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  • Expression

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  • Health

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