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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel - INTO HEL 1.0 Launch Episode is LIVE!

[h2]Hey Jotunnslayers! [/h2][h2]
Hordes of Hel has officially hit 1.0! [/h2][p][/p][p]We're not just celebrating the full cross-platform launch on Steam, Epic, PlayStation, and Xbox - we're also looking back at the wild ride that got us here. :)))[/p][p][/p][p]From our Early Access beginnings to the HEL you’re playing today, this has been one hell of a journey. [/p][p]So settle in as we rewind and see how Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel was born.[/p][p][/p][p]Our Early Access journey has been an incredible ride - packed with major content drops and fueled by YOU ALL, our growing community of dedicated and amazing players.[/p][p][/p][p]CHECK OUT the latest INTO HEL: 1.0 Launch Episode to see what we’ve achieved together and what comes next! [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]1.0 ROADMAP (UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2025) 📌[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Take a short break… and we’ll see you in HEL![/h3][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p]

New to Hel? Devs Guide You Through the Chaos!

[h3]Hey Jotunnslayers![/h3][p][/p][p]Happy 1.0 launch to everyone! [/p][p][/p][p]As we are gearing towards the truly HELish weekend, we want to make sure new players get more comfortable with the world of Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel and its gameplay rules.[/p][p][/p][p]For those of you just stepping into the Norse underworld, check out the DEV GAMEPLAY COMMENTARY VIDEO we’ve prepared:[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]
Don’t forget to light up our channels with your thoughts - your feedback and ideas are at the very center of Jotunnslayer universe.[/p][p][/p][h3]A slayish, killer weekend to all - Hel awaits![/h3]

Brutal roguelike Jotunnslayer reaches new levels of hellishness with 1.0 update

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel, which casts you as a vengeful, monster-slaying Viking, has slaughtered its way out of Steam Early Access. A Norse-themed mash-up of Diablo and Vampire Survivors, its co-developers have added a host of new content, hitting version 1.0. But, despite this grand achievement, they're not done yet. They've also outlined future plans for this frantic slay 'em up, so there's plenty more blood-spilling to look forward to.


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[p]Watch the devs dive into Jotunnslayer 1.0 with all the new content: Helheim map, Kinslayer, and more.[/p]

1.0 Release - Patch notes

[p]Hey Jotunnslayers!

Here is the detailed 1.0 patch notes list: [/p][p][/p][p]New Content[/p]
  • [p]New Map: Helheim[/p]
  • [p]New God: Nidhogg[/p]
  • [p]New Class: Kinslayer[/p]
  • [p]New Difficulty: Endless[/p]
  • [p]38 Achievements Added[/p]
  • [p]10 New Trophies[/p]
  • [p]2 New Armor Packs[/p]
  • [p]6 Twitch Drop Weapon Skins[/p]
  • [p]Artbook & Soundtrack update[/p]
[p][/p][p]Quality of Life Improvements[/p]
  • [p]Mimir's Archive Added - an in-game encyclopedia of all heroes, gods and maps[/p]
  • [p]Skill and Class balancing (more info below)[/p]
  • [p]Skill point cost reduction[/p]
  • [p]Skill point conversion popup moved to Skill Shop[/p]
  • [p]Stats Screen update[/p]
  • [p]More prominent visual cues for when Weapon Skills and Dash are available[/p]
  • [p]Level Up and Chest Reward screen animations[/p]
  • [p]Trophy unlock animations[/p]
  • [p]Updated Intro cutscene[/p]
  • [p]Added voiceovers for some other existing cutscenes[/p]
[p][/p][p]Balance Changes[/p][p]
General Changes[/p]
  • [p]Fixed bug when Trigger: Skill Cast was called also by skills with no cooldown[/p]
  • [p]Reduced Cooldown of most Weapon Skills by around -30%[/p]
[p]Berserker[/p]
  • [p]Swirling Axe (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 14 => 14/16/18[/p]
  • [p]Assault (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 18/22/26 => 20/24/28[/p]
  • [p]Axe Throw(Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Cooldown: 1.5/1.125/0.75 => 1.25/1/0.75[/p]
  • [p]Barrel Through (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 15 => 19[/p]
  • [p]Frenzy (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 10 => 14[/p]
  • [p]Tearing Blow (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 10 => 14[/p]
    • [p]Increased Chance: 10% => 25%[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Cooldown: 1s => 0.75s[/p]
  • [p]Open Wounds (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Bleed Chance: 10/20% => 15/25%[/p]
    • [p]Increased Critical Damage: 12/24% => 15/25%[/p]
  • [p]Battle Master (Subclass)[/p]
[p]Added Attack Speed: +10% Doubled in Rage[/p][p][/p][p]Seeress[/p][p]Briar Thorns (Auto-cast)[/p]
  • [p]Decreased Cooldown: 6/5/4 => 5/4.2/3.5[/p]
  • [p]Evolve: Decreased Cooldown: 4 => 3.5s[/p]
[p][/p][p]Revenant[/p]
  • [p]Haunting Wolf (Class Trait)[/p]
    • [p]Decrease Cooldown: 5 => 2.5s[/p]
  • [p]Skull Shot (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Secondary Damage: 15 => 18[/p]
  • [p]Necrotic Rain (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 12 => 14[/p]
  • [p]Blighted Tips (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Disease Chance: 15% => 20%[/p]
  • [p]Undying (Subclass)[/p]
    • [p]Added Dash Cooldown Reduction: -20%[/p]
[p]Flame Sister[/p]
  • [p]Dance of Daggers (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 10 => 13[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Increased Damage: 12 => 15[/p]
  • [p]Shrapnel Pot (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 20/25/30 => 22/26/30[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Delay: 1s => 0.6s[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Decreased Delay: 1s => 0.6[/p]
  • [p]Burning Rush (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Cooldown: -3% => -4%[/p]
  • [p]Iron Fan (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 15 => 17[/p]
  • [p]Delightful Anguish (Torment) (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage on enemies with Burn or Poison: +15% => +20%[/p]
  • [p]Sprint (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Movement Speed: 8/16% => 10/18%[/p]
  • [p]Unseen Blade (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Critical Damage: +12/24/36% => 20/30/40%[/p]
  • [p]Flame Dancer (Sub-class)[/p]
    • [p]Added Cooldown Reduction (Class Skills): -25%[/p]
[p]Warden[/p]
  • [p]Seismic Shock (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 16/24/32 => 20/26/32[/p]
  • [p]Tremors (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Stun Chance: 20% => 25%[/p]
  • [p]Last Vigilance (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Effect active when Health under 30% => 40%[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Double Cast: +20% =>+15%[/p]
  • [p]Earthquake (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Ground Smash Damage: +30% => 40%[/p]
  • [p]Blood & Thunder (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Bleed or Shock Chance with Critical Hit (Attack): +35% => 45%[/p]
  • [p]Punish (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 10 => 13[/p]
  • [p]Deafening Impact (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Stun Chance: 25 => 30%[/p]
  • [p]Weapon Master (Sub-class)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Critical Chance (Attack): +10 => 15%[/p]
[p]Thor[/p]
  • [p]Lightning Strike (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 14/17/20 => 17/20/23[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Increased Damage: 24 => 28[/p]
  • [p]Mjolnir (Auto-cast[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Cooldown: 5,5 => 5s[/p]
    • [p]Increased Shock Chance: 0/15/30% => 10/20/30%[/p]
  • [p]Sentinel (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Damage: 35 => 30[/p]
    • [p]Increased Interval: 0,7/0,55/0,4s => 0,85/0,7/,0,55s[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Increased Interval: 0,4s => 0,55s[/p]
  • [p]Static Charge (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 5 => 8[/p]
    • [p]Increased Chance: 25% => 35%[/p]
  • [p]Discharge (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 8/12/16 => 10/14/18[/p]
[p]Freya[/p]
  • [p]Valkyrie Descent (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 30 => 35[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Increased Damage: 30 => 35[/p]
  • [p]Golden Discs (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 20 => 23[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Increased Damage: 20 => 23[/p]
[p]Loki[/p]
  • [p]Jormungandr (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 16/23/30 => 20/26/32[/p]
  • [p]Spark (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 14 => 16[/p]
    • [p]Increased Burn Chance: 0/12/25% => 8/16/25%[/p]
  • [p]Stacked & Loaded (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Bonus Skill Choice Chance: +15/30% => 20/35%[/p]
  • [p]Jotunn’s Blood (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased HP Regeneration: +1/2/3 HP/s => +2/4/6 HP/s[/p]
  • [p]Elusive Trickster (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Dash Cooldown: -30% => -35%[/p]
  • [p]Special Delivery (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Trigger: Distance 30m => 25m[/p]
[p]Odin[/p]
  • [p]Gungnir (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 14/18/22 => 20/25/30[/p]
    • [p]Increased Bleed Chance: 0/15/30% => 10/20/30%[/p]
  • [p]Huginn & Munnin (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Damage: 10 => 14[/p]
  • [p]Runic Boulder (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Cooldown: 4/3.5/3 => 3s[/p]
  • [p]Worthy Opponent (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Damage vs. Elites: +25% => 20%[/p]
[p]Skadi[/p]
  • [p]Snowflake (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Secondary Damage: 5 => 8[/p]
    • [p]Increased number of Strikes: 5/8/12 => 6/10/14[/p]
  • [p]Hypothermia (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Effect active when Health under 30% => 40%[/p]
[p]Njord[/p]
  • [p]Vortex (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Duration: 2/3/4 => 2.5/3.5/4.5s[/p]
  • [p]Water Bubble (Auto-cast)[/p]
    • [p]Decreased Duration: 3/4/5s => 3s[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Decreased Duration: 5s => 4s[/p]
[p]Brokk & Sindri:[/p]
  • [p]Removed Evolve connections in Skill Shop[/p]
  • [p]Thurizas (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased HP Regeneration: +1/2/3 HP/s => +2/3/4 HP/s[/p]
    • [p]Evolve: Increased HP Regeneration: +5 HP/s => +6 HP/s[/p]
  • [p]Berkana (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Max Health: +70/140/210 => +100/160/220[/p]
  • [p]Jera (Passive)[/p]
    • [p]Increased Collecting Range: 15/30/45% => 20/40/60%[/p]
    • [p]Evolve (Passive): Increased Collecting Range: 75% => 100%[/p]