Sci-fi action-RPG Hell is Us will receive a demo later today on PC via Steam, ahead of its release in September.
The demo will be available from 2nd – 16th June but won’t be available on console due to “technical constraints”. Said developer Rogue Factor: “Please rest assured: Hell is Us will launch simultaneously on PC and consoles, with the same content and the same level of polish. Development is progressing equally across all platforms – this limitation only concerns the demo.”
The demo will take place at the start of the game and offer players a taste of its gameplay, though Rogue Factor promises some “key elements, like exploration and the player plattering experience, truly come into their own as the world opens up and the layers unfold”.
So what is Hell is Us? The game has been shown at a couple of PlayStation State of Play events – it’s a new action-RPG from Mordheim studio Rogue Factor, combining soulslike combat with dungeons filled with puzzles and survival gameplay.
It’s all set in a hostile land without a map or quest markers, meaning players will need to focus carefully on exploration, while battling supernatural creatures due to a mysterious calamity.
And while the soulslike combat is meant to be challenging, the demo will have three difficulty levels and further customisation options.
PC specs have been revealed as per the image above. Recommended specs are as follows:
Graphic Settings: 1080P 60 FPS AVG High Settings
GPU: “NVIDIA RTX 2080Ti 11GB or AMD RX 6750 XT 12GB
CPU: Intel i7-11700K or AMD Ryzen 5 7600
RAM: 16GB
OS: Windows 10 – 64bit
STORAGE: 30GB SSD
The Ultra settings on PC suggest an NVIDA RTX 4090, but note this will still be at 30fps.
Eurogamer’s Lottie Lynn went hands-on with Hell is Us at Gamescom last year and was impressed with its immersive exploration.
“The narrative already has me hooked – the human story of a country drowned in war, its people barely surviving, running alongside a supernatural mystery of unknown horrors emerging from the dark – while combat mechanics show excellent promise for when Hell is Us is released next year. But it’s that twist on navigation that brings the real magic of a chilling atmosphere.”
Hell is Us will release on 4th September across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The game’s protagonist Rémi is voiced by Elias Toufexis, best known as Adam Jensen from the Deus Ex series.