Hell Let Loose
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ActionIndieMassively MultiplayerSimulationStrategyShooterRealisticWorld War IIMultiplayerSingleplayer

1,301 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,533

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,630

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Game description

Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.

Basic info

DeveloperExpression Games
PublisherTeam17
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJul 27, 2021
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600/AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
Memory12 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 380 4GB
Storage60 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 414 reviews from the past 1 year

70.5/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (82%)

Metacritic: 79 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Built on large infantry and tank battles that reward squad communication, this war shooter scores 70.5 across 414 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer comes up in 60% of analyzed reviews and ranks 356th of 642. 84 reviews say teamwork is the big draw, with coordinated squads and good leadership producing memorable matches, and some made friends along the way. 77 say they love the game and enjoy its tense moments, such as holding off tanks after the rest of the crew falls. 44 praise a world that captures the confusion and panic of war, with huge maps, loud explosions and immersive sound, and Story & World ranks 211th of 1096. Visuals & Sound ranks 831st of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1194th of 1399. 39 reviews report poor performance, with frame rates dropping in combat or after updates on capable hardware. 32 find it hard and frustrating, describing long walks to the front followed by sudden deaths and spawns under fire. 32 say new players face a steep learning curve with no real tutorial, and some describe servers that kick low level players. Gameplay ranks 760th of 1396, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 1086th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“squad communication and teamwork rewarding, high highs when coordinated” · 84 reviews
“incredible game despite brutal gameplay loop and weapon audio issues” · 77 reviews
“captures confusion and panic of war with incredible atmosphere” · 44 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.68 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “many viable roles and playstyles across squad hierarchy” · 17 reviews
Negative “lacks fire control modes, ammo checks, prone ADS, and hip fire; shallow mechanics” · 1 review

Progression 4% · Difficulty 22% · Onboarding 25% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 10%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.52 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “captures confusion and panic of war with incredible atmosphere” · 44 reviews
Negative “immersion destroyed by intrusive death screen UI” · 2 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Volume +2.85 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

Variety 4% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 18% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +2.78 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “music and sound effects immerse you in war in terrifying, addictively fun way” · 5 reviews
Negative “gunshots sound like cheap plastic toys instead of military rifles” · 2 reviews

Visuals 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.56 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “squad communication and teamwork rewarding, high highs when coordinated” · 84 reviews
Negative “console release killed teamwork and communication, everyone runs and guns” · 18 reviews

Community 25% · Servers & Connection 11%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.32 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “artillery main dominates, zero counterplay or balance” · 19 reviews

Anti-cheat 7% · Pricing 5% · Balance 9%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.37 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs ignored community feedback for months and made everything worse” · 17 reviews
Positive “developers continue to support this game unlike others” · 2 reviews

Stability 11% · Performance 15%

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

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