Hellmut: The Badass from Hell

Critic reviews

• WWorthPlaying

  Cody Medellin · Sep 06, 2019

  7.5

  Hellmut: The Badass from Hell is a few steps short of being an all-around must-have roguelike shooter. The camera is zoomed in enough and just jerky enough that some enemies can be easily hidden from view. There's also the character unlocking process, which is only valuable if you plan on taking multiple successful runs through the game. With that said, the action is excellent, and the flaws aren't enough to stop the title from having that sort of magic that beckons you for one more run. Despite not being the first choice for a roguelike shooter, Hellmut is ultimately a good choice.

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• WTWay Too Many Games

  Jordan Hawes · Aug 06, 2019

  6.0

  Hellmut: The Badass from Hell is a bit of a mixed bag that deserved a little extra development time to flesh out more of its ideas. It has all the fundamentals of a great twin-stick roguelike shoot ’em up, but falls short in some of its systems. If the game was longer, perhaps a bit harder, and had better level and world design, Hellmut could be a top contender in the genre.

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• XTXbox Tavern

  Mark Sherwood · May 31, 2019

  8.0

  Despite some spawning issues and the occasional technical hiccup, Hellmut: The Badass from Hell is a damn fine bullet-storm dungeon crawler. The game’s consistently fast pace, together with its non-stop action and its diverse content variety, collectively ensure that adrenaline is kept high, whilst repetition is kept at bay. Granted, this may not be the deepest game of its kind, functionally speaking, but it’s certainly one of the funnest.

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• CVCultured Vultures

  Jay Krieger · Feb 28, 2018

  8.0

  It’s fast paced, run and gun gameplay, paired with bizarrely weird, but devastatingly powerful mutations gave Hellmut the edge it needed to avoid being just another twin-stick shooter. A commendable feat for an indie developer publishing a game in a genre that often feel oversaturated with shallow clones of one another. Dumb, hellish fun.

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• GIGod is a Geek

  Mick Fraser · Jun 18, 2019

  7.0

  Hellmut: The Badass from Hell isn’t particularly fresh or original, but it does enough to keep you guessing, and the humour will raise a smile now and then, though it’s too genre-standard to illicit belly laughs. Still, there’s enough challenge and fun to be had if digested in bite-sized chunks.

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• CCubed3

  Wes Maulsby · Apr 20, 2018

  7.0

  When taking on an army of demons, it is a good idea to bring along some backup. That seems to be the general philosophy behind Hellmut: The Badass from Hell, and it isn't too shabby. Controlling a swath of monsters, machines, demons, and other oddities to dive headfirst into a frantic fight and deftly swapping bodies to overcome the challenge is a very solid and fun core mechanic.

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