About
Metal: Hellsinger came out on September 15, 2022 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, then for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on December 8, 2022. On Steam, 96% of 14,033 player reviews are positive (Overwhelmingly Positive). 13 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 36 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. It won 4 awards, including Tin Pan Alley Award for Best Music in a Game and Gamescom Award − Best Action Game.
Strike terror into the hearts of demons and devils as you fight your way through eight Hells. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS, brimming with diabolical enemies, powerful weapons, and metal music. Set out on an infernal journey in order to achieve the purest of goals: Vengeance.
Story
Part human, part demon, and obsessed with vengeance. Become The Unknown, and fight through the fiercest domains of Hell. Destroy the demon hordes and their leaders to set yourself up for an epic showdown with The Red Judge herself.
How long to beat Metal: Hellsinger
from 1 player
Completionist everything the game has
6 h
More in the Metal series
12 other titles
Games like Metal: Hellsinger
same kind of game, other series
Awards
4 won, 5 more nominations
Golden Joystick Awards 2022
British Academy Games Awards 2023
Game Developers Choice Award 2023
Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks
Processor
Intel® Core™ i5-3450 / AMD equivalent
Intel® Core™ i7-6700K / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1500X
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon™ RX 550
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon™ RX 5700
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Storage
12 GB available space
15 GB available space
Additional Notes
30 FPS in 1080p
60 FPS in 1080p
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
Metal: Hellsinger player count concurrent players on Steam
13 playing now 5h ago
14 peak today
36 30-day peak
36 highest we have seen Oct 25, 2026
Oct 23: 20
Oct 24: 30
Oct 25: 36
Oct 26: 26
Oct 27: 21
Oct 28: 19
Oct 29: 15
Oct 30: 19
Oct 31: 21
Nov 1: 23
Nov 2: 17
Nov 3: 14
Oct 23 daily peak, last 12 days today
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
Rarest
Not Shaken, Nor Stirred Never hit off-beat in a Hell
6.4%
Pazifist Cleared a Hell using only Paz
7.9%
Raining Blood Killed two Seraphs in one attack
8.6%
No Rest for the Wicked Completed all Torments
11.2%
Who Wants to Live Forever Died 20 times
13.7%
The Sword is Sharper Killed a Judge's Aspect with Terminus
14.1%
All 28 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Piece of My Heart Died in a Chaos Crystal explosion
17.7%
Soaring in the Deep Soared (Dash + jump) 100 times
24.5%
When She Falleth Destroyed the Red Judge
24.7%
The Empress Killed 25 enemies while maintaining a Hit Streak
26.4%
For Whom the Bell Tolls Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Acheron
28.6%
This Pounding Heart IV Reached Hit Streak: 50
30.5%
Ain't No Mountain High Enough Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Nihil
32.6%
Dead and Buried Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Gehenna
38.4%
Queen of the Underworld Killed 50 Behemoths
43.9%
Rise, Rebel, Resist Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Incaustis
45.9%
Three of Pentacles Achieved the top result in a Torment
46.9%
Material Girl Obtained all weapons
48.6%
Heavy Metal Is the Law Completed a Torment
49%
This Pounding Heart III Reached Hit Streak: 35
49.6%
The Ferrywoman Killed 8 enemies in 4 seconds
50.6%
Smoke on the Water Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Yhelm
56.5%
Highway to Hell Got 666 kills (game total)
58.8%
If I Can Make It Here Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Stygia
68.5%
This Pounding Heart II Reached Hit Streak: 20
75.6%
Breaking the Law Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Voke
82.3%
This Pounding Heart Reached Hit Streak: 10
91%
Kill Your Demons Multi-killed 2 enemies
92.8%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.