Alana Dunitz
GameGrinHelheim Hassle Review
Published 3/17/2021
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PS4 / Linux / PC / Mac / XONE / Switch - 8/18/2020
Helheim Hassle
Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons.
- Developer
- Perfectly Paranormal
- Publisher
- Yogscast Games
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Critic avg
79
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70–90
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The critic average is 79 across 11 scored reviews, with a 20-point spread. Critics mostly agree, but there is some useful variation in the individual reviews.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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80–896 reviews · 55%
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Nick Petrasiti
TheSixthAxisHelheim Hassle Review – TheSixthAxis
Published 2/1/2021
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80
+1 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlan Strawbridge
PlayStation UniverseHelheim Hassle Review (PS4) - Disenchantment Is The Oldest Form Of Medicine - PlayStation Universe
Published 1/20/2021
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85
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalEric Hauter
Gaming NexusHelheim Hassle Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 8/24/2020
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80
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Read originalJon Mundy
Nintendo LifeReview: Helheim Hassle - A Limb-Lobbing Viking Puzzle-Platformer That's Worth Sticking With
Published 8/23/2020
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70
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalKirstie Summers
Pure NintendoReview: Helheim Hassle (Nintendo Switch) - Pure Nintendo
Published 8/19/2020
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90
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalJustin Nation
Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Helheim Hassle Review
Published 8/18/2020
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85
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalIGN Helheim Hassle Review
Published 8/17/2020
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70
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalJaz Sagoo
COGconnectedHelheim Hassle Review – On the Highway to Hell
Published 8/17/2020
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75
-4 vs critic avg
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Read originalJordan Hawes
WayTooManyGamesReview - Helheim Hassle
Published 8/17/2020
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