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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel cover art

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

Games Farm · Grindstone · 2025-09-03

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 30, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2), Jan 21, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 03, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Sep 03, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

Hordes of Hel is a gripping roguelike horde-survivor game set in the dark realms of Norse Mythology. Fight waves of enemies to earn divine blessings of ancient Viking Deities, explore hostile worlds and face powerful bosses. Become a god-like warrior in this ultimate showdown.

93
playing now
82%
positive of 7.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

93 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 93 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 140 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~18/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,484 reviews).
  • · Top 13% of 10,911 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 154k–346k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,694 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.04-33%
GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.39 at Fanatical (2025-07-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 70 of 106 observed days · $8.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.3k1.3k20252026Week of 2025-01-21: 1,265 positiveWeek of 2025-01-21: 219 negativeWeek of 2025-01-28: 462 positiveWeek of 2025-01-28: 112 negativeWeek of 2025-02-04: 256 positiveWeek of 2025-02-04: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-02-11: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-02-11: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-02-18: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-02-18: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-02-25: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-02-25: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-03-04: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-03-04: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-03-11: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-03-11: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-18: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-03-18: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-25: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-03-25: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-08: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-04-08: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-04-15: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-04-15: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-22: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-22: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-29: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-29: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-05-06: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-06: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-13: 134 positiveWeek of 2025-05-13: 29 negativeWeek of 2025-05-20: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-05-20: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-05-27: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-05-27: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-06-03: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-06-03: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-10: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-06-10: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-17: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-17: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-24: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-06-24: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-07-08: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-07-08: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-07-15: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-15: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-22: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-22: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-07-29: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-05: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-12: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-19: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-08-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-26: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-08-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-02: 392 positiveWeek of 2025-09-02: 119 negativeWeek of 2025-09-09: 247 positiveWeek of 2025-09-09: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-09-16: 118 positiveWeek of 2025-09-16: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-09-23: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-23: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-09-30: 73 positiveWeek of 2025-09-30: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-07: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-10-07: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-14: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-10-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-21: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-10-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-28: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-10-28: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-04: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-11-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-11: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-11-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-18: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-11-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-25: 228 positiveWeek of 2025-11-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-02: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-12-02: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-09: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-12-09: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-12-16: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-16: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-23: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-12-23: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-30: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-30: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-01-06: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-01-06: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-13: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-01-13: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-20: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-01-20: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-27: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-01-27: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-03: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-02-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-10: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-10: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-17: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-02-17: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-02-24: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-24: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-10: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-10: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-17: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-03-17: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-24: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-24: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-31: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-03-31: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-07: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-04-07: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-14: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-04-14: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-21: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-04-21: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-04-28: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-12: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-19: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-19: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-26: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-26: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-02: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-09: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-06-09: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-16: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-16: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-23: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-06-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-30: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-06-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-07-14: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-07-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-28: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-28: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-04: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-11: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-08-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-18: 3 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

267522026-08-07 00:00 — 64 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 55 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 96 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 67 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 79 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 130 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 63 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 104 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 109 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 64 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 70 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 101 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 62 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 78 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 89 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 52 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 108 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 267 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 187 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 124 players2026-08-20 04:00 — 125 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 147 players2026-08-22 19:00 — 176 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 90 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 108 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 123 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 92 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 118 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 93 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.002025-01-212026-08-302025-01-21 — best price $8.992025-03-20 — best price $9.992025-05-14 — best price $7.992025-05-28 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $6.792025-07-08 — best price $9.992025-07-17 — best price $7.992025-07-29 — best price $8.892025-08-26 — best price $11.992025-09-18 — best price $11.692025-10-01 — best price $8.662025-10-28 — best price $11.992025-11-05 — best price $14.992025-11-21 — best price $9.592025-12-03 — best price $11.692025-12-19 — best price $11.242026-01-08 — best price $14.992026-02-12 — best price $10.492026-03-10 — best price $11.242026-03-19 — best price $10.492026-03-30 — best price $14.992026-04-09 — best price $10.042026-04-20 — best price $11.692026-04-28 — best price $14.992026-05-11 — best price $10.492026-05-25 — best price $14.992026-06-02 — best price $10.492026-06-14 — best price $14.992026-07-01 — best price $10.042026-07-15 — best price $14.992026-07-24 — best price $8.992026-07-29 — best price $14.992026-08-05 — best price $10.042026-08-16 — best price $14.992026-08-28 — best price $14.992026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

402026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
59.3%
earned "Rigor Mortis"
13.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play Together6 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,7734%38
PS5 (PlayStation)95626%39
Xbox Series (Xbox)3179%38
Switch 2 (Nintendo)80%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

RPGDarkIndieActionCasualIsometricMythologyAction RPGControllerRogue-like

Census log

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

Recent updates

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