Metal: Hellsinger News

Hellsingers!

The Steam Awards are back and so we call upon your powerful voices to vote for us in the “Labor of Love” category.

We don’t expect you to do so simply because you love to put the fear of the beat into Hell’s denizens though. No, we want you to vote because you truly believe this game is a labor of love for us! Ever since the game launched, your reactions have shown us that we have to keep going. More original music. More Two Feathers. More metal icons. And more mayhem.

And so, here is what we’ve done since we unleashed Metal: Hellsinger upon the world:

• Beat Assist Mode – Metal welcomes all. Play the way you prefer.
  
• Archdevil difficulty – For those mean, demon-slaying metronome machines.
  
• Song Selection – Any level, any song.
  
• Modding Support – Giving players the power.
  
• Dream of the Beast DLC – Cristina Scabbia and Will Ramos join the party, performing original songs composed by Two Feathers.
  
• Essential Hits Pack – Mixing up the beats with some classics.
  
• Metal: Hellsinger x DUSK – Nine free bloody brilliant songs from DUSK.
  
• AND MORE.
  
• TO.
  
• COME!🤘
  

We can’t wait to show you what’s coming, but that’s for another time. Light up the Hells, Demons, and make your voices heard if you believe we deserve this award. 🤘 Thank you.

Slay on, Hellsingers

Hellsingers!

Metal: Hellsinger and DUSK are kindred spirits; like two strangers locking eyes across a great churning distance and raising their horns in solemn salute. Sharing a 97% overwhelmingly positive rating, these are two games that turn the slaughter of demons and cultists to thunderous music into a thing of beauty.

So, let’s scream it, and put your belly into it:

[h3]YOU CAN NOW PLAY DUSK SONGS IN METAL: HELLSINGER! 🤘 [/h3]

Nine songs from DUSK have been added to Metal: Hellsinger today, and they include absolute bangers like Murder Machine Inc. and Burn in Hell. It almost brings a boiling teardrop to the Unknown’s eye. Keep in mind that these songs are not layered like our own original songs, but they will still melt your face. Check out the full list:

• Departure
  
• Hand Cannon
  
• Burn In Hell
  
• Murder Machine Inc.
  
• Endless
  
• Mine Control
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Erebus
  
• Bleeding Out
  

DUSK is the 90s-style shooter where you wade through sinister forces and turn them to gore wielding an insane arsenal of weapons (dual-wielded double-barreled shotguns stand out), set to an incredible metal soundtrack by Andrew Hulshult.

This free update is available right now, and coincides with one of the biggest discounts ever for both games. Metal: Hellsinger and DUSK are 50% and 60% off respectively, and you can get the Bundle for an additional 15% off on top of that.

If you already own one of the games and get the bundle, the additional discount will still apply.

Burn bright, Hellsingers, and make them fear the beat!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33614/Metal_Hellsinger_x_DUSK/

Hellsingers!

It’s already been one year since we released Metal: Hellsinger and let me tell you, it’s been one hell of a ride. But before we delve deep into memories hell, let me start with this: none of this would have been possible without YOU.

You have been the best, most dedicated, most creative, most compassionate bunch of fun demons we could have ever asked for. You embraced the hell and chaos of the Unknown’s song since the very first day you got your claws on our game and never let go. And yes, Dave (our creative director) still gawks at the 97% Overwhelmingly Positive Steam rating every day and sighs like he was 666 years young all over again. Thank you all for that.



Over this past year you’ve been pouring your love and support for us with your kind comments, kick-ass fanart (check some examples below!), and a behemoth-ton of leaderboard records we thought impossible to beat. I’ll say it once again, you have been the best community we could ever have asked for.

But now, let’s focus on ME 💅 (tal: Hellsinger). This has been a work of passion for our devmons at The Outsiders. Even though these are grizzled vets from the industry, this has been their first published game as a kick-ass team and I believe you can tell from the very second you open the main menu that this is a work of love. So seeing all your positive reactions to it has been humbling and overwhelming.

We opened to strong reviews from the videogaming press and we have been nominated for, and won, so many awards. Shila (our executive producer) and the whole The Outsiders team are overwhelmed with gratitude. Our last award win was very recently, bagging the Professional Game of the Year award at the Swedish Game Awards! So THANK YOU once again.



We truly are thankful and humbled by all this support coming from the community and press, and that’s why we’ve been able to return the love with a bunch of free updates to the game. Since launch, we’ve added Beat Assist mode, the new Archdevil difficulty, song selection, an in-game artbook as well as sigils with unlockable cosmetics.

Along with these we also released Mod Tools on PC so you can add your music to the game, and improved support for it in a later update. And to top it all off, we’ve been working on fine-tuning the already hellish balance and mechanics of the game to make it feel more enjoyable and rewarding to blast through the hells.



Earlier this year we also released Dream of the Beast, our first DLC pack which added Cristina Scabbia and Will Ramos to the already goated lineup with two new songs that quickly became fan-favorites. We also introduced new outfits for the Unknown (and of course, you did the thing and fan-arted the hell out of it), and a new weapon. And thanks to your input, we released the Essential Hits Pack a few months later, with 8 new licensed songs for those of you who wanted new genres added into the game!





To celebrate our first year anniversary, we have started a sale on Steam where you can grab the base game, as well as the released DLC and bundle for a discounted price! We’re running this sale from today, September 15, until September 25! Complete your collection and/or tell your best friend about it!

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1061910
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/32420
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2252490

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This has been one exciting year for us all, but it doesn’t mean it’s the end! We have been working on some surprises we’re pretty confident you will love, so keep an eye out for any news in our social channels (or little teases in celebration pictures haha…HA).



Thank you for this amazing year and rock on, demons!

The Metal: Hellsinger team.



PS: Before you ask, we are still working hard on bringing the soundtrack to streaming services. We will keep you updated once we have more news to share.

Hello Hellsingers,
Your creative talent and unmatched dedication are a constant source of inspiration to us. For a while now, we have been quietly working in the background on a way to better amplify and support your quest for creating epic content. Today, we are pleased to announce that we are launching the official Funcom Creator Program in collaboration with our good friends at Lurkit!
This is the first of many essential steps toward supporting creators who regularly engage with, entertain, and inform our players . We believe this will both unlock exciting new opportunities for established content creators, and help those getting started find the help and confidence they need.
Check out the information about the program on our official page, and—should you feel like throwing your hat in the ring—sign up to Lurkit to start receiving exclusive perks that will help your channels grow!

• Funcom game and DLC keys
  
• Unique opportunities for channel promotion
  
• Networking with likeminded creators
  
• Continuous access to exclusive campaigns, missions, and quests
  
• Official asset support
  
• More to be announced soon!

We plan to continue developing, expanding, and improving the program regularly. This is only the beginning of a wonderful journey, and we cannot wait to reveal more exciting stuff soon.
Hellsingers, we look forward to hosting you!