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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 · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is an Action, Indie, RPG game released in 2025, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 7764 reviews).

101
playing now
82%
positive of 7.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
64/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (42 downloads)
4.28★
PlayStation Store rating (1,207 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

101 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel trailer thumbnail

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

≈14,308 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 101 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 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 155k–349k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 7,764 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-40%

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 82 of 140 observed days · $2.60 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

214562026-09-14 21:00 — 72 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 56 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 84 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 85 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 107 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 122 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 127 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 90 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 125 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 149 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 110 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 103 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 169 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 100 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 132 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 214 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 72 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 104 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 163 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 106 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 121 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 143 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 88 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 101 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.8k93Jan 2025Aug 2026Jan 2025 — avg 1,788 · peak 3,295Feb 2025 — avg 703 · peak 2,270Mar 2025 — avg 392 · peak 1,028Apr 2025 — avg 232 · peak 593May 2025 — avg 353 · peak 1,060Jun 2025 — avg 255 · peak 629Jul 2025 — avg 167 · peak 369Aug 2025 — avg 93 · peak 179Sep 2025 — avg 860 · peak 3,057Oct 2025 — avg 237 · peak 548Nov 2025 — avg 233 · peak 481Dec 2025 — avg 398 · peak 975Jan 2026 — avg 281 · peak 586Feb 2026 — avg 243 · peak 521Mar 2026 — avg 152 · peak 354Apr 2026 — avg 274 · peak 711May 2026 — avg 132 · peak 288Jun 2026 — avg 153 · peak 380Jul 2026 — avg 111 · peak 247Aug 2026 — avg 120 · peak 310
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$0.002025-01-212026-10-142025-01-21 — best price $8.992025-04-17 — best price $9.992025-05-21 — best price $7.642025-06-20 — best price $7.992025-07-08 — best price $9.992025-07-25 — best price $9.992025-08-11 — best price $11.842025-09-17 — best price $14.992025-10-01 — best price $8.662025-10-30 — best price $11.692025-11-17 — best price $11.692025-11-29 — best price $11.802025-12-19 — best price $11.242026-01-19 — best price $12.292026-02-25 — best price $14.992026-03-17 — best price $9.742026-03-30 — best price $14.992026-04-10 — best price $7.602026-04-23 — best price $14.992026-05-07 — best price $10.492026-05-25 — best price $14.992026-06-08 — best price $8.992026-06-17 — best price $14.992026-07-14 — best price $8.542026-07-24 — best price $8.992026-07-31 — best price $7.292026-08-13 — best price $8.992026-08-27 — best price $14.992026-09-01 — best price $14.992026-09-06 — best price $14.992026-09-11 — best price $8.992026-09-16 — best price $8.992026-09-21 — best price $14.992026-09-26 — best price $14.992026-10-01 — best price $14.992026-10-06 — best price $14.992026-10-11 — best price $8.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (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

Post-launch support: 6 DLC released, first 2025-01-21, latest 2026-04-09 (Steam store data)

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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