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- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2016
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The closest matches to Hellsinker.: BLUE REVOLVER, Graze Counter, RefRain - prism memories -, Murasaki, and Deathsmiles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Ruminant’s Whimper
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 92% of 139 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Characters force entirely different playstyles
- Learning curve feels like mental resistance training
- Sense of progression is uniquely personal
- Contemplative
- Hypnotic
- Intense
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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BLUE REVOLVER
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About Hellsinker.
The closest matches to Hellsinker.: BLUE REVOLVER, Graze Counter, RefRain - prism memories -, Murasaki, and Deathsmiles. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Hellsinker. is your kind of game, the closest matches are BLUE REVOLVER, Graze Counter and RefRain - prism memories - — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as contemplative, hypnotic and intense, and single out its character loadout switching and manual guided learning. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Hellsinker.: A legendary SHMUP influential to the best makers in the genre, Hellsinker is now available on steam in its most advanced form! Gameplay, story, graphics, and even music all united into one cohesive and highly dimensional Shoot-em-up!
Is Hellsinker. worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 92% of 139 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Characters force entirely different playstyles
- Learning curve feels like mental resistance training
- Sense of progression is uniquely personal
- Stage layouts adapt to your strengths
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Hellsinker is a mess. Genuinely nauseating UI with an incomprehensible font. An awful and nonsensical translation. A dozen different mechanics vying for attention, but only a few of them matter. Frustrating, annoying bosses that are a…”
People who play it also play: BLUE REVOLVER, Graze Counter, RefRain - prism memories -
Frequently asked about Hellsinker.
Can I run it?
Does Hellsinker. run on Steam Deck?
Hellsinker. is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Hellsinker. cost?
Hellsinker. is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hellsinker.?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hellsinker. are BLUE REVOLVER, Graze Counter, RefRain - prism memories -.
Who developed Hellsinker.?
Hellsinker. was developed by Ruminant’s Whimper and published by Henteko Doujin.