Hellpoint Gets Next-Gen Release Date

Last year, I was very intrigued by Cradle Games’ sci-fi Soulslike Hellpoint. The dark sci-fi aesthetic caught my attention immediately, though the game wasn’t received very well. Now, tinyBuild and Cradle Games have announced the release date for the next-gen version of the game, along with some DLC content.

Hellpoint, along with the DLC known as Blue Sun, will release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on July 12^th. The DLC will also release on current platforms as well, though it will drop alongside the next-gen versions of Hellpoint. Here is what the press release has to say about the DLC and the next-gen launch.

“For the first time outside of a high-end PC, players will be able to take in the sights and sounds of the cursed space station of Irid Novo in pin-sharp 4k, running at a silky smooth 60fps on Xbox Series and PlayStation 5. Loading times are also drastically decreased.

Launching alongside the next-gen update is the first DLC expansion for Hellpoint – Blue Sun – first announced in August 2021. In this new adventure, the Spawn will delve into strange, never-before-seen locations within Irid Novo, behold the influence of the cosmic gods and discover the true cause of the Merge cataclysm.

For the uninitiated, Hellpoint was the debut game by independent studio Cradle Games. Set in a surreal and dark science-fantasy future, mankind and aliens alike seek to harness the power of the soul and to wrest power away from the cosmic gods of old.

Something strange has happened aboard the colossal space station Irid Novo. The black hole it orbits seemingly grows hungrier by the day, and mad cultists and void-spawned demons stalk the halls. The station’s AI has created you—a 3D-printed agent—to investigate.

Featuring intense hack n’ slash action combat solo or in co-op (split-screen or online), Hellpoint plunges players into a twisted universe where the line between magic and technology has blurred to nothingness. Players will arm themselves with blades, rifles, and more esoteric weapons, and face off against ancient cosmic deities in their quest to unravel the station’s dark truths.”

This new DLC will give folks plenty to play around with if they decide to jump back into Hellpoint. On top of that, the next-gen launch will give a whole new group of folks a chance to check it out. If you’re interested, keep an eye out on the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store on July 12^th.