After two hours with Hell Is Us, I’m genuinely impressed with what Rogue Factor has put together. It occupies a fascinating space—blending Death Stranding’s eerie atmospheric isolation with Resident Evil-style environmental puzzles as you navigate a fractured, nightmarish country.

I’m generally not a horror fan. Pure survival horror with crushing vulnerability and resource scarcity usually turns me away. But Hell Is Us strikes a smart balance: it gives you capable combat tools and clear mechanics from the start, avoiding the artificial helplessness that plagues typical survival games.

Having granular difficulty settings is a huge relief, but the real draw is unraveling the world itself. Exploring a war-torn civil conflict intertwined with esoteric religious trauma makes for an engrossing mystery.