Choose Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Choose Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice if you want an Action and Indie experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. 28,398 Steam reviews back the pick.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice vs The Medium
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and The Medium both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) is 4 years older than The Medium (2021). Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than The Medium (88.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Medium
Choose The Medium if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 3,891 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and The Medium sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90% vs 88.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice |  The Medium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 49.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (28,398 reviews) | 88.9% positive (3,891 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ninja Theory | Bloober Team |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) is 4 years older than The Medium (2021).
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than The Medium (88.9% positive).
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than The Medium (29.99 USD vs. 49.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice is Deck Verified, The Medium is Deck Unsupported.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice vs The Medium — FAQ
- Which is better, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice or The Medium?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice sits at 90% positive (28,398 reviews), The Medium at 88.9% (3,891). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice or The Medium first?
- If you want chronology, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) came out before The Medium (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and The Medium similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.