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Helltaker cover art

Helltaker

vanripper · 2020-05-11

Steam

AdventureFree To PlayIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 22, 2020 (Linux), May 20, 2020 (Mac), May 11, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

Helltaker is a 2020 Adventure, Free To Play and Indie game that is free-to-play, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive (98% of 128171 reviews) sentiment.— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

46
playing now
98%
positive of 128k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
IGDB user rating (181 ratings)
4
Nexus mods (5.1k downloads)
1.3h
to beat · completionist 1.7h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

46 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Helltaker is a 2020 freeware indie puzzle-adventure game with dating-sim elements designed by Polish developer Łukasz Piskorz, also known as "vanripper". It was released in May 2020 for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux, and is described as "a short game about sharply dressed demon girls".

Trailer

Helltaker trailer thumbnail

Helltaker Game Trailer 2020

≈242,539 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 46 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 3,603 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~450/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (24,100 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 28,945 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
24k24k20202026Week of 2020-05-01: 14,242 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 23,636 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 464 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11,049 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 278 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4,461 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,158 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,876 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 20,700 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 3,333 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 2,234 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,467 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,496 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,381 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4,971 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,950 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,410 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1,277 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,025 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,271 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,160 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,014 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 920 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 926 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 861 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 892 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 864 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 587 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 836 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 734 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 998 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 751 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 752 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 802 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 990 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 937 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 726 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 792 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 778 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 924 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 714 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 713 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 710 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 743 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 965 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 802 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 780 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 890 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,181 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 973 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,935 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 552 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 572 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 533 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 457 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 378 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 459 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 502 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 430 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

72282026-09-15 11:00 — 45 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 45 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 51 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 39 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 53 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 30 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 41 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 63 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 38 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 53 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 55 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 45 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 51 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 67 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 44 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 36 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 47 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 38 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 34 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 52 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 50 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 42 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 39 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 46 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.8k49May 2020Aug 2026May 2020 — avg 1,155 · peak 3,239Jul 2020 — avg 1,070 · peak 1,998Sep 2020 — avg 297 · peak 530Nov 2020 — avg 255 · peak 6,093Jan 2021 — avg 215 · peak 345Mar 2021 — avg 161 · peak 691May 2021 — avg 847 · peak 6,489Jul 2021 — avg 194 · peak 295Sep 2021 — avg 137 · peak 231Nov 2021 — avg 121 · peak 214Jan 2022 — avg 143 · peak 258Mar 2022 — avg 120 · peak 220May 2022 — avg 136 · peak 239Jul 2022 — avg 130 · peak 284Sep 2022 — avg 106 · peak 191Nov 2022 — avg 85 · peak 165Jan 2023 — avg 119 · peak 227Mar 2023 — avg 99 · peak 844May 2023 — avg 106 · peak 243Jul 2023 — avg 133 · peak 219Sep 2023 — avg 100 · peak 205Nov 2023 — avg 94 · peak 181Jan 2024 — avg 221 · peak 2,968Mar 2024 — avg 97 · peak 198May 2024 — avg 233 · peak 3,761Jul 2024 — avg 123 · peak 1,645Sep 2024 — avg 91 · peak 289Nov 2024 — avg 91 · peak 594Jan 2025 — avg 140 · peak 431Mar 2025 — avg 75 · peak 148May 2025 — avg 67 · peak 121Jul 2025 — avg 68 · peak 112Sep 2025 — avg 52 · peak 102Nov 2025 — avg 52 · peak 100Jan 2026 — avg 63 · peak 292Mar 2026 — avg 49 · peak 90May 2026 — avg 53 · peak 120Jul 2026 — avg 53 · peak 91Aug 2026 — avg 52 · peak 92
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Attention

437712026-06-02 — 127 pageviews2026-06-06 — 117 pageviews2026-06-10 — 115 pageviews2026-06-14 — 112 pageviews2026-06-18 — 125 pageviews2026-06-22 — 437 pageviews2026-06-26 — 194 pageviews2026-06-30 — 99 pageviews2026-07-04 — 91 pageviews2026-07-08 — 118 pageviews2026-07-12 — 83 pageviews2026-07-16 — 108 pageviews2026-07-20 — 132 pageviews2026-07-24 — 97 pageviews2026-07-28 — 96 pageviews2026-08-01 — 86 pageviews2026-08-05 — 96 pageviews2026-08-09 — 82 pageviews2026-08-13 — 122 pageviews2026-08-17 — 114 pageviews2026-08-21 — 112 pageviews2026-08-25 — 127 pageviews2026-08-29 — 92 pageviews2026-09-02 — 100 pageviews2026-09-06 — 181 pageviews2026-09-10 — 111 pageviews2026-09-14 — 123 pageviews2026-09-18 — 107 pageviews2026-09-22 — 89 pageviews2026-09-26 — 100 pageviews2026-09-30 — 124 pageviews2026-10-04 — 117 pageviews2026-10-08 — 99 pageviews2026-10-12 — 125 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
90.6%
earned "Doomtaker"
40.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-05-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)60,13525%10

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

2DCuteAnimeIndieShortComedyDemonsPuzzleAdventureDifficult

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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