Shadows of the Damned Hella Remastered is a gleefully stupid action game full of dick jokes, which you'll either find refreshing or horrendous.
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered2024
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
2024 Grasshopper Manufacture76Good
Playtime
ShortIt typically takes about 8 hours to finish the game, and players put about 12 hours into it overall.
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- $24.99
- $24.99
- $24.99
- $24.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- October 30, 2024
- Developer
- Grasshopper Manufacture
- Publisher
- Grasshopper Manufacture
Overview
Shadows of the Damned, an action-adventure road trip through hell, has been remastered at last! Get ready for a story about rock, love, and just a little bit of demon slaying.
Screenshots
Reception
Press72
Players90
GoodExcellent- Metacritic70from 22 reviews
- OpenCritic73from 36 reviews
Shadows of the Damned is the definition of a cult classic. The game is just fun, and I adore the wackiness I expect from Suda51 mixed with the core game design from MIkami. Toss in the excellent voice acting and score, and you have a game that should be a household name. Do not skip this title for a second time.
A remaster that only goes a little beyond doing very basic rework, and yet still turns out to be enjoyable, aimed above all at those who appreciated it in 2011 or at those who are particularly curious to discover one of Goichi Suda's old craziness.
Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered is a great version of the original that offers limited but welcome updates such as resolution increases, faster load times and a much requested New Game+ mode. The unique grindhouse aesthetic and over the top humour remains as distinctive as they always were and it is here that the appeal of Shadows of the Damned...
Not much of the original game changed in the Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered. Instead, this re-release opted to sharpen existing graphics, add motion controller support to aiming, and include a New Game+. Either way, Shadows of the Damned has aged surprisingly well, all things considered. This makes for a great deal at $25, no matter how you...