Studio Releases New Gameplay Video for Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

Games Farm released a new video which features new gameplay footage for Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel. It offers a recap of what's been happening in Early Access and moves towards what's going to happen with the 1.0 launch.

The video is narrated by Adriana Tanaskovic, who serves as the Marketing & Community Manager at Grindstone. It runs through the classes, playstyles, and divine power ups. The video also offers a guided tour of the realms that players need to fight their way through. Watch the video here.

Playtest Recap

The game was released in Early Access back in January of this year. The full version of Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is expected to come out on September 3. It's going to be available for the PC via Steam along with consoles PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S.

In a post, the studio revealed that the number of players who joined the playtests exceeded expectations as well as the average playtime of 2 hours. After looking into the in-game feedback and messages across channels, it seems that the most appreciated feature was the build variety along with the freedom to experiment. Meanwhile, the biggest frustration was the overly punishing Omens and deaths that felt unfair due to balance issues.

Because of this, the studio shared that improvements to be implemented in 1.0 include:

• Omens rebalanced

• Performance optimized

• Objectives added

• Enemy scaling adjusted

• Leveling speed increased

• Endless-incompatible skills handled

• Item pools and interactable objects updated

• Omen display improved in the HUD

• Resource rewards in Endless clarified

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is an intense roguelike horde arena survival game that takes players on a thrilling journey steeped in the dark realms of Norse mythology. Players get to assume the roles of fallen souls entombed within the unforgiving depths of Helheim. There they need to prove themselves worthy of redemption through a relentless series of trials in combat against various foes. In this forsaken realm, divine blessings are rare and to earn them the rivers must turn red with the blood of enemies.

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is challenging yet engaging and certain to pique the interest of fans of the roguelike and survival genres alike. Get the game on Steam now.