Hell Let Loose

Hell Let Loose

Released Jul 2021

Join the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose - a hardcore World War Two first person shooter with epic battles of 100 players with infantry, tanks, artillery, a dynamically shifting front line and a unique resource based RTS-inspired meta-game.

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Evaluation

Hell Let Loose is in a period of very active, well-documented ongoing development. The game has shipped a steady stream of major updates since its July 2021 launch: Update 19 (December 3, 2025) brought the Smolensk map and self-propelled artillery, Update 20 (June 3, 2026) introduced Juno Beach and the Canadian Forces, and Update 21 is now in public testing via an Experimental Branch that went live on September 4, 2026 — just one day before today's assessment. On September 1, 2026, the developer posted a detailed roadmap update confirming that Update 21 is imminent, and that Update 22 — bringing the new Lake Balaton map and new vehicle types — is planned for later in 2026. The post also explicitly confirms that the Seelow Heights map, voted for by the community earlier this year, will arrive in 2027, and that the 2027 roadmap is already being planned. The developer stated plainly: "There is still plenty on the way, including new maps, weapons, vehicles, game modes, and more." The store's short description continues to describe the game as "the ever expanding experience of Hell Let Loose," consistent with the developer's public communications. The studio also launched Hell Let Loose: Vietnam (a separate title) on August 13, 2026, and has confirmed a dedicated second team is supporting both games simultaneously, meaning the Vietnam launch does not reduce development resources for the original game.
Evidence
Update 21 Experimental Branch playtest launched, including new weapons, Conquest game mode, fire-mode selectors, and armor/anti-tank changes — confirming the update is imminent.
news post · Sep 4, 2026 source content planned
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Developer roadmap update confirms Update 21 is coming soon, Update 22 (Lake Balaton map + new vehicles) is planned for later in 2026, Seelow Heights is planned for 2027, and the 2027 roadmap is already in early development. Developer states: 'There is still plenty on the way, including new maps, weapons, vehicles, game modes, and more.'
news post · Sep 1, 2026 source content planned
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Details

Publisher
Team17
Achievements
195
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Multiplayer · PvP

About this game

Join the chaos of war and be a part of the most iconic battles of WWII across the Eastern and Western Fronts as well as North Africa. Key battles include Carentan, Omaha Beach, Stalingrad, Kursk and more. Hell Let Loose drops you into the action, where you will have to fight across fields, bridges, forests, towns and more war-torn environments! Lumbering tanks will be dominating the battlefield and crucial supply chains fuelling the frontlines, you are essential to the colossal, combined arms warfare.

An Epic Theatre of War

Take to the battlefield in this squad-based, 50v50 multiplayer game, and choose one of our 14 roles available within the Command, Infantry, Recon and Armour unit types. Play as an Officer, Spotter, Medic, Tank Commander and more, to experience every aspect of World War II combat. Each role is equipped with different historical weapons, vehicles, and equipment that are intricately detailed, bringing the realism to the brutal and bloody warfare. Unit focussed gameplay is crucial and when done well can command the tide of battle.

Hardcore Gameplay

The combat takes place across huge, to-scale maps, recreated by utilising aerial and satellite imagery of real battle locations in stunning detail using Unreal Engine 4. These realistic battlefields are divided up into large capture sectors allowing emergent and constantly unique gameplay to evolve between the two forces of fifty players. Work as a team and make continual large scale, tactical decisions as to where to attack or defend.

Fight Together - Win Together

Hell Let Loose is not about kill to death ratios – teamwork is central to gameplay. Communication is essential. Players work together beneath the leadership of Officers and their Commander to take strategic targets on the battlefield and dominate the opposition. In Hell let loose, it’s always better to tackle things as a team. If you think you can handle the chaos of war, we’ll see you on the frontlines!

Unique Meta Game

Manage resources and supplies to call in support, bombing runs, new vehicles, strafing runs and to reinforce strong-points or flank enemies.

Key Features:

• Fight in epic 50 vs 50 multiplayer battles.

• Two distinct gamemodes - Offensive and Warfare

• Multiple maps with more added frequently - land at Omaha Beach, fight through Carentan and into the frozen forests of Foy before climbing Hill 400.

• Never fight the same battle twice - 99 capture point variations per map, means thousands of potential battles.

• Play and master one or many of 14 unique roles, including:

Officer, Medic, Machinegunner, Commander, Crewman, Sniper and more.

• Constantly updated with new maps, weapons, features and fixes.

• True to life ballistics and recoil patterns create satisfying, skillful gunplay.

• In-game proximity voip, command voip and unit voip.

• Brutal combat - friend and foe are dismembered by heavy weapons.

• Persistent player progression - show off your experience by unlocking new uniforms, loadouts and other customisation options as you level up each individual role, as well as your player.

• Take control of a huge array of WW2 vehicles - including the Tiger, Sherman, Stuart, Puma and more - with additional vehicles still to come

• Bombard and wipe the enemy from the field by taking control of heavy weapons - such as anti-tank guns and artillery.

• Build defenses on the battlefield to fortify your position.

• Use teamwork to smash through the enemy front line and push through to victory.

• Play the game as the Commander and lead your team to victory using different abilities as you orchestrate your forces via the tactical map.

Last evaluated Sep 5, 2026
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