Today's update brings a series of options that provide extensive tweaking of your experience.
As we contemplated the nature of metal, a truth came to us through the blazing ether: anyone should have the chance to enjoy the thrill of slaying demons to kickass music, and we should improve that ease of access.
For this reason, we've collected a number of accessibility features to increase your ability to change how you experience the game.
Assist Mode: Always on Beat
Make every shot count as on beat (omits you from the leaderboards).
Color Picker Options
Change the hue of your rhythm indicator and reticle.
Dead Zone Settings
Adjust the Dead Zone for both left and right joystick separately.
Free Controller Mapping
Remap every button on your controller or keyboard.
System Cursor
Override the game cursor with the windows system cursor, letting you pick its size and color.
Modding has arrived! It’s time to tear through the Hells to the beat of your own tunes. Face the hordes of hell with swing in your step in our jazzy modding trailer.
We’re so thrilled to put this creative power into your hands. With the help of talented modders everywhere, the possibilities are endless. K-Pop, country, EDM, disco, classical, rap, reggae – the list goes on! Modder-musicians are encouraged to push the boundaries of good demon-slaying motivation.
Did someone say smooth saxophone rampage?
Modding brings immense potential, and music in Metal: Hellsinger goes beyond affecting the mood and feel of the game, being firmly plugged into the gameplay and entire experience. With the modding tool, you can layer the music and make it react to your performance.
Introduce the Hells to your trumpet.
The modding tool is freely available right now, and we've prepared step-by-step guides in both video images to help modders and newcomers alike through the process. Mods can be accessed through the Steam Workshop. Even the free demo can be modded.
We hope these guides help! We jazz can’t wait to see and play the amazing things you’ll create.
Now that you’re all headbanging through the Hells, we’d like to show you a peek behind the scenes leading up to launch. Learn about the origins of Metal: Hellsinger in these exclusive interviews with the game’s creators, music composers, and vocal talent!
Meet the makers of Metal: Hellsinger’s soundtrack, Elvira Björkman and Nicklas Hjertberg of Two Feathers, as they give insight into what it was like for them to work on the game and perform at the Gamescom live concert.
The Outsiders Creative Director David Goldfarb and Executive Producer Shila Vikström also sit down to share how the idea for Metal: Hellsinger came about, and what their experience leading up to launch was like.
We hope you enjoyed this peek into the process. Thank you all for playing Metal: Hellsinger! Keep an eye out for more news, as cool things are coming...
Metal: Hellsinger is now available. With a thunderous original soundtrack by composer duo Two Feathers, and performances by legendary metal icons, Metal: Hellsinger answers the question: What if you could play a metal album? Check out our launch trailer:
Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Time your shots, dashes, finishers and more to the beat to increase your damage and raise your fury multiplier. As the fury rises, the music becomes more intense, layer by layer. When it peaks, the vocals roar in for the full metal experience.
Since June over one million of you have downloaded the free demo and expressed your passion online as you’ve honed your scores. The Metal: Hellsinger Gamescom live concert filled an entire hall to bursting, with hundreds of thousands more joining online. We thank you all. 🤘
David Goldfarb, Creative Director at The Outsiders, says, “It’s been a long road (3 years!) to get to this fateful day, but we are finally here! We are so excited to share Metal: Hellsinger with you all and hope you enjoy this pure metal rhythm shooter and the Unknown’s epic journey through the Eight Hells. Remember: headbanging is not required, but we highly recommend it. Thank you and good hunting in the Hells! 🤘”
The full experience now awaits the world; blast through a full campaign with award-winning voice actors Troy Baker and Jennifer Hale; top the leaderboards in the Torment challenge mode; use an arsenal of varied weapons to demolish demons to intense rhythms; and groove to the full original soundtrack.
Metal: Hellsinger is just two days away from launch and as reviews for the game are coming in hot, we can finally reveal the game will be priced at 29.99$ / 29.99€ and release at 10:00 CEST / 08:00 UTC / 04:00 EST on September 15.
It looks like hell aint’ a bad place to be! 🤘 Here's what reviewers are saying:
"It's a dream." "It has no right to be this good." "Its sense of propulsive power is just stellar." - Eurogamer, Recommended
"The start of a new FPS franchise set in Hell." "A Rhythmic Symphony Of Destruction." - Gameinformer, 9/10
“The rhythmic interplay between Metal: Hellsinger's rip-roaring soundtrack and frenetic action is a magical concoction.” “Phenomenal and quite unlike anything else I’ve ever played.” - Gamespot, 8/10
“Metal: Hellsinger features a perfect blend of frantic FPS action and rhythm.” - GodisaGeek, 9/10
"Metal: Hellsinger is an unforgettable new entry into the genre." "I'm in love with Metal: Hellsinger." - Worthplaying, 98/100
"Metal: Hellsinger deserves a place in the FPS hall of fame next to the really big series." - PC Games, 9/10
"Rhythm meets rampage in 2022’s best shooter." - NME, 4/5
"Metal Hellsinger has left me in shock and awe." "Metal Hellinger Rocked its way into a GOTY Contender Seat!" "A must-buy, stop what you're doing and play it title!" - Cinelinx, 4.9/5
"The Most Satisfying FPS In Years." "As sweet as first-person shooters can get." - Matt Gardner, Forbes
"Metal: Hellsinger is a love letter to metal." - Eurogamer DE
“It doesn’t get much better than Metal: Hellsinger.” - CBR
We’ve also been seeing amazing reactions from the first few content creators to play. Please keep them coming! You can share your content with us on our Twitter, Facebook and Discord!
Jackfrags: DreamcastGuy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhyG0pij0fU Under The Mayo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDw-ib9BDnA We're incredibly thankful for this reception, and we can't wait for you all to rock your way through the Hells. Get ready for a wild ride, Hellsingers.
This Thursday, September 15, we give the Hells metal and vengeance!
The Metal: Hellsinger Concert Was One For The Ages!
It finally happened, Hellsingers!
The Metal: Hellsinger live concert at Gamescom was a roaring success! As the hall filled up with Hellsingers (3500 people!!) the atmosphere was electric. Once the music started, we were absolutely blown away, both by the performances, and by the crowd.
It was an absolute joy to see so many of you, in person if you could make it, on the streams, and in comments everywhere. Thank you all!
For anyone who missed the concert, we have your back. You can watch the full thing right here:
Together with the musicians, you made this an unforgettable experience and simply the most amazing videogame event we've experienced, complete with a mosh pit, an intrepid crowd surfer, a lot of headbanging, at least one moment of "oh no, please don't drop Matt Heafy", and incredible performances!
See you on September 15!
Metal: Hellsinger wins Most Wanted PC Game at Gamescom!
Hello, Hellsingers!
We were so focused on preparations for tomorrow’s epic concert that we did not see this one coming – at the Opening Night Live show, Metal: Hellsinger won Gamescom’s Most Wanted PC Game! Everyone here is over the moon and want to thank all of you for the support and passion we’ve seen ever since we released the demo and even before!
Join us in celebrating this win by rocking out remotely to the Metal: Hellsinger live concert at Gamescom on August 25 at 19:00 CEST! We’ve partnered with Loudwire, IGN, The Game Awards, and of course, Gamescom for this awesome occasion. If you happen to be at Gamescom, make sure you join us when the doors open at 18:00 in Hall 6 – the concert is free!
This is the biggest concert Gamescom has ever had, but it’s no wonder, given that it will be graced by the combined might of Matt Heafy (Trivium), Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy), Mikael Stanne (Dark Tranquillity), Dennis Lyxzén (Refused/INVSN), and James Dorton (Black Crown Initiate)!
We’re also pleased to announce that Metal: Hellsinger will have full Razer Chroma RGB integration, letting you sync your lights to the sound of the game (that’s right, you can hook it up so every beat lights up the room). It’s really the perfect fit for a game where success is measured by how attuned to the beat you are.
Metal: Hellsinger will be unleashed on September 15. Raise your horns and slay to the beat!
Witness Metal: Hellsinger's music in concert at Gamescom!
Hello Hellsingers! 🤘
The planets have aligned! We have joined forces with gamescom and Level Infinite to deliver something truly epic. Disregarding the risk of opening a portal to the Hells due to the sheer demonic talent in one time and place, a number of the amazing vocalists on Metal: Hellsinger will perform on stage at the gamescom Arena on August 25!
We can't begin to tell you how excited we are that this is happening, and that you can ALL witness this event. This is the biggest concert gamescom has ever had.
All gamescom attendees need only show up at the gamescom Arena to gain entry.
And everyone else, we got your back! If you're not able to make it to gamescom, you'll still be able to headbang along with the rest by watching the livestream, which we'll share more info about before the concert.
See all the musicians and essential info on our concert poster below.
The reactions we've been seeing to the demo keep astounding us. Thank you all so much for showing your love of the game and its music! Make sure to tune in or turn up for this concert too!
Let's crank the metal to 11 and blow the roof off this convention!
See you soon, Hellsingers!
Metal: Hellsinger Demo Patch
Today we released a patch for the Metal: Hellsinger Demo on PC to address common technical problems that have been reported. The full set of fixes can be found below.
Fix for crash issue related to gamepads
Fix for crash issue when loading into a level
Fix for audio stuttering issues
Fix for issue with rebinding E on keyboard
Fix for progress being lost when exiting the game before the 'Press any button to start' screen
Updated Brazilian Portuguese localization
Never miss a beat and stay up to date with news about the game on Twitter, Facebook and our Discord. Keep on slaying, Hellsingers! 🤟
Check out the Metal: Hellsinger developer stream!
Steam Next Fest is now blasting and we’re part of it with a gameplay demo for Metal:Hellsinger! If you’d like to know more, watch our stream where Natascha Röösli (Senior PR Manager) and Adam Wrangler (Combat Designer) give you an introduction to the diabolical mix of FPS and rhythm mechanics you’ll find in our demo.
We hope you have one hell of a time playing our demo during Steam Next Fest and get a taste of what’s coming on September 15th!
If you’d like to know more, keep your eyes peeled for more announcements on our social media channels (Twitter, Facebook, Discord) and webpage!
