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Hellpoint

Cradle Games · tinyBuild · 2020-07-30

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jul 30, 2020 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 24, 2021 (Google Stadia), Jul 30, 2020 (Linux), Jul 30, 2020 (Mac), Feb 25, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 30, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.

Hellpoint is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $34.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (73% of 4510 reviews).

3
playing now
73%
positive of 4.5k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (3.5k downloads)
4.04★
PlayStation Store rating (1,431 ratings)
25h
to beat · rushed 15h · completionist 29h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Hellpoint is a 2020 action role-playing game by Canadian developer Cradle Games and published by tinyBuild. It released for Windows, Linux, MacOS, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on July 30. The player takes on the role of a nameless humanoid stranded on derelict space station Irid Novo, and must battle vicious creatures in order to solve the mystery behind the events that happened there. Irid Novo orbits a massive black hole; the station's position in relation to the black hole affects the strength of enemies. Versions for Stadia and Nintendo Switch were released in February 2021, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions released in July 2022.

Trailer

Hellpoint trailer thumbnail

Hellpoint - LaunchTrailer | PS4

≈53,578 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 74 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (834 reviews).
  • · Top 7% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 90k–203k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,521 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$6.99-80%
IndieGala$6.99-80%
WinGameStore$6.99-80%
GOG$6.99-80%
GameBillet$7.00-80%
GamersGate$7.00-80%
Microsoft Store$34.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.49 at Fanatical (2026-07-23) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 145 of 175 observed days · $3.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
65865820202026Week of 2020-07-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 658 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1922026-09-15 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 12 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 19 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 9 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 13 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 8 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 8 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5298Aug 2020Aug 2026Aug 2020 — avg 529 · peak 1,862Oct 2020 — avg 54 · peak 210Dec 2020 — avg 60 · peak 153Feb 2021 — avg 46 · peak 149Apr 2021 — avg 51 · peak 152Jun 2021 — avg 89 · peak 165Aug 2021 — avg 53 · peak 109Oct 2021 — avg 32 · peak 87Dec 2021 — avg 33 · peak 79Feb 2022 — avg 26 · peak 62Apr 2022 — avg 15 · peak 35Jun 2022 — avg 17 · peak 47Aug 2022 — avg 42 · peak 90Oct 2022 — avg 23 · peak 126Dec 2022 — avg 28 · peak 61Feb 2023 — avg 21 · peak 92Apr 2023 — avg 20 · peak 43Jun 2023 — avg 14 · peak 36Aug 2023 — avg 12 · peak 35Oct 2023 — avg 13 · peak 33Dec 2023 — avg 19 · peak 43Feb 2024 — avg 17 · peak 43Apr 2024 — avg 12 · peak 28Jun 2024 — avg 12 · peak 32Aug 2024 — avg 15 · peak 36Oct 2024 — avg 10 · peak 23Dec 2024 — avg 12 · peak 26Feb 2025 — avg 15 · peak 53Apr 2025 — avg 16 · peak 50Jun 2025 — avg 12 · peak 36Aug 2025 — avg 12 · peak 31Oct 2025 — avg 10 · peak 25Dec 2025 — avg 10 · peak 26Feb 2026 — avg 8 · peak 20Apr 2026 — avg 8 · peak 22Jun 2026 — avg 10 · peak 31Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 34
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$4.932020-07-022026-10-152020-07-02 — best price $27.992020-09-04 — best price $34.992020-10-15 — best price $34.992020-11-22 — best price $34.992021-01-15 — best price $29.642021-03-15 — best price $29.642021-04-29 — best price $34.992021-06-08 — best price $25.102021-09-09 — best price $20.992021-11-05 — best price $29.642022-01-05 — best price $29.742022-04-05 — best price $27.982022-06-23 — best price $10.522022-08-07 — best price $11.232022-10-24 — best price $13.992023-01-02 — best price $10.492023-03-06 — best price $10.492023-05-14 — best price $10.322023-07-16 — best price $34.992023-09-15 — best price $34.992023-11-20 — best price $6.892024-01-25 — best price $6.992024-03-14 — best price $6.992024-05-05 — best price $29.142024-07-03 — best price $4.932024-08-19 — best price $6.152024-10-16 — best price $8.742024-12-10 — best price $6.992025-02-19 — best price $25.712025-04-30 — best price $5.522025-06-28 — best price $5.342025-09-04 — best price $34.992025-11-10 — best price $34.992026-01-19 — best price $6.992026-04-02 — best price $29.992026-05-28 — best price $34.992026-07-24 — best price $6.992026-09-06 — best price $6.992026-10-01 — best price $6.992026-10-15 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

48152026-05-30 — 40 pageviews2026-06-03 — 21 pageviews2026-06-07 — 30 pageviews2026-06-11 — 30 pageviews2026-06-15 — 38 pageviews2026-06-19 — 24 pageviews2026-06-23 — 23 pageviews2026-06-27 — 27 pageviews2026-07-01 — 39 pageviews2026-07-05 — 28 pageviews2026-07-09 — 32 pageviews2026-07-13 — 17 pageviews2026-07-17 — 30 pageviews2026-07-21 — 35 pageviews2026-07-25 — 34 pageviews2026-07-29 — 28 pageviews2026-08-02 — 27 pageviews2026-08-06 — 32 pageviews2026-08-10 — 28 pageviews2026-08-14 — 29 pageviews2026-08-18 — 27 pageviews2026-08-22 — 41 pageviews2026-08-26 — 41 pageviews2026-08-30 — 35 pageviews2026-09-03 — 26 pageviews2026-09-07 — 26 pageviews2026-09-11 — 28 pageviews2026-09-15 — 37 pageviews2026-09-19 — 33 pageviews2026-09-23 — 33 pageviews2026-09-27 — 36 pageviews2026-10-01 — 21 pageviews2026-10-05 — 25 pageviews2026-10-08 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
48.7%
earned "Slaver"
9.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller support3 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Portuguese - Brazil

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2020-07-30, latest 2022-07-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,2442%42
PS4 (PlayStation)8287%42
PS4 (PlayStation)7855%42
Xbox One (Xbox)7354%42
PS5 (PlayStation)37014%42
PS5 (PlayStation)34511%42
Switch (Nintendo)150%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGDarkCo-opIndieActionHorrorSci-fiAdventureAction RPGSouls-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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