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ActionCasualIndieRPGAction RoguelikeBullet HeavenFemale ProtagonistSurvivalRoguelite

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Game description

Traverse the depths of Hell and beat its toughest demons on your way to Heaven in this horde survival deck-building game inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy.

Basic info

DeveloperAstralShift
PublisherAstralShift, XD
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJul 16, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 or newer
Processor4 Cores / 2.5 GHz+
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1650 / AMD RX 570
Storage4 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 453 reviews from the past 1 year

82.2/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 15, 2026)

A fun survivors style game for 88 reviewers, Hell Maiden pairs striking art with thin content; it scores 82.2.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound appears in 73% of analyzed reviews and ranks 63rd of 1249. 210 reviews praise the art and presentation, the most upvoted calling the characters, writing and music top notch. 88 find it a genuinely fun survivors style game, and 35 enjoy the depth of card synergies and build experiments. Others praise great music and a satisfying loop, and some find the story engaging in a way that recalls Hades. Story & World ranks 498th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 1121st of 1351. 48 reviews find the content thin, the most upvoted noting only two levels. 48 find the balance off, the most upvoted saying succubus enemies are too strong with no counter while some weapons are weak, and 43 call the jump in difficulty from the first level to the second unfair. Others say visual clutter hides danger and the player hitbox, and some find a large card pool stops builds from snowballing. Gameplay ranks 895th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“amazing presentation, artstyle, characters, writing and music top notch” · 210 reviews
“actually pretty fun survivors-style game” · 88 reviews
“succubi too powerful with no countermeasures, some weapons too weak” · 48 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.78 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “card synergies and build experimentation deeply satisfying” · 35 reviews
Negative “large card pool at 20% chance prevents snowballing character niches” · 19 reviews

Progression 17% · Difficulty 25% · Onboarding 8% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 17%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.61 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story and narrative deeply engaging, reminiscent of Hades” · 20 reviews
Negative “story is confusing and poorly explained to players” · 4 reviews

Characters 19% · World 13%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.34 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “only two levels, extremely low content volume for a survivor game” · 48 reviews
Positive “content present is worth playing despite being light” · 1 review

Variety 9% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.36 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “amazing presentation, artstyle, characters, writing and music top notch” · 210 reviews

Audio 49%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together -2.00 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.52 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “succubi too powerful with no countermeasures, some weapons too weak” · 48 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 9% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.22 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “developer has strong track record with previous releases” · 4 reviews
Negative “worried about slow content update pace, fourth circle not slated until 2026” · 3 reviews

Stability 10% · Performance 7%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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