Hell Architect

Hell Architect

Released Aug 2021

Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.

68% positive · 451 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Evaluation

Hell Architect launched on August 18, 2021 and received a steady stream of free post-launch updates throughout its first year. The developer published a 2022 roadmap on February 7, 2022, and delivered on it with multiple major free content drops: "The Infamous Duo" on February 28, 2022 (two new special sinners), the "Bittersweet Update" on April 28, 2022 (new buildings and food mechanics), and the "Mirror of the Soul" sinner customization feature on June 23, 2022. Prior to those, a substantial overhaul called "Hell 2.0" shipped on December 21, 2021, adding a reworked game mode, random events, perks, new music, and more. The only DLC listed on the store — a Soundtrack and an Artbook, both released on December 15, 2021 — are purely cosmetic/media items with no gameplay content. The last developer communication was the "Mirror of the Soul" post on June 23, 2022. No further news posts, announcements, roadmaps, or developer statements have appeared since that date. The 2022 roadmap's planned stops appear to have all been delivered by June 2022, and no roadmap for 2023 or beyond was ever published. Given that developer communications ceased after June 23, 2022 and no new content has been announced or hinted at since, the game's post-launch content cycle appears to have concluded with that final update.
Evidence
Mirror of the Soul update released, adding sinner customization (name, appearance, headgear). This is the last developer communication on record.
news post · Jun 23, 2022 source content shipped
high
Bittersweet Update shipped, adding new buildings (Oven, Wheat Farm, SPA), a new resource, and new food mechanics.
news post · Apr 28, 2022 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Released
Dec 2021

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Leonardo Interactive
Achievements
18
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Hell Architect is a game about building and managing your own hell. You take on a role of a hell manager and are tasked with developing the underworld in a way that would make Lucifer himself fall off his chair.

Create a hell of your dreams - will it have the infamous 9 levels, or will you create your own chaos, the way you see fit?
You begin with some basic buildings, like power stations (yup, they need those in hell, too!) and canteens, work your way through shrines and toilets and finish off with some intricate torture contraptions.

You can treat the sinners sent to your humble abode to different, fun (or not) sources of suffering - be it by punishing them for disobedience or just doing it for fun. Your hell, your choices.

  • BUILD AND MANAGE YOUR HELL
  • GROW YOUR POPULATION
  • TAKE CARE OF THE SINNERS
  • SCENARIOS & SANDBOX MODE
  • DEVELOP BUILDINGS
  • SUMMON LEGENDARY CHARACTERS WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES
  • GATHER RESOURCES
  • UPGRADE BUILDINGS

Hell Architect is a title inspired by games such as Dungeon Keeper, Oxygen Not Included and Prison Architect but does everything in its own, hellish style.
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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