HellSign
Released Feb 2021
HellSign is an investigative action RPG that pits you against the horrors of the afterlife, let loose on a small town. As a hunter, you’ll plan, hunt, and kill to pay the bills and piece together the fragments to your past. Just remember - a smart hunter is always prepared.
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Steam $19.99
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Evaluation
HellSign launched out of Early Access on February 24, 2021, following roughly 2.5 years of Early Access development. The developer, Ballistic Interactive, made their intentions unmistakably clear in a December 18, 2020 announcement: the game had not been profitable for some time, signaling the end of active development. They explicitly stated that "there won't be any new post-endgame content added (e.g., additional chapters) from this point on" and that the team had their hands full preparing for launch and tying up loose ends. The February 24, 2021 post confirming the 1.0 launch reaffirmed this was the conclusion of the game's development journey. The final notable content addition — the junkyard level — shipped on January 29, 2021 as part of launch preparations. No further updates, announcements, or developer communications have appeared since the 1.0 launch. The game shipped as a complete, finished product at its 1.0 release date, with no post-launch content roadmap or any indication of future additions.
Evidence
HellSign officially exited Early Access, marking the end of a 2.5-year Early Access period and the conclusion of the game's development journey.
Developer explicitly stated the game has not been profitable, signaling the time to wrap up. Confirmed no new post-endgame content (e.g., additional chapters) would be added from that point on, with launch preparation focused only on bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
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Developer
Publisher
Ballistic Interactive
Achievements
16
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Hunt your nightmares
You're a Hunter, the last line of defense between our world and the savage creatures that lurk just outside. By investigating the world around you and reading the evidence you’ll learn more about what you’re hunting and how to kill it.
Use your wits, your experience and your arsenal of monster-hunting tools to rid the world of ghouls, ghosts, demons and everything that goes bump in the night - for the right price of course.
Story
Woken up with the vague memory of having died the night before in a drug-induced state of delirium while on a dangerous job. There is a fresh brand upon your skin, a brand you do not remember but which causes you great unease.
You find yourself following a bloody track where strange sightings have been recorded, from spectral women beckoning people into the fog, to spiders as large as wolves, Australia is a dangerous place to live in…
Become a Hunter
Tricks of the trade
Start your journey with a flickering torch, rusty gun and a whole lot of guts. Complete jobs to develop your skills and learn more about the monsters that haunt the night. Develop your character and build your arsenal through a detailed RPG and job system. Become an elite hunter and get your revenge.Choose your contracts
There are all manner of creatures prowling the streets, from ghosts to hellhounds, monstrous spiders and demons. Which contracts you take are up to you, and each will play differently to the previous in unexpected ways.Hunt, or be hunted
How you hunt your prey is up to you. You can go in guns blazing and let your shotgun do the talking, or you can plan and research your targets to use their weaknesses against them.Study your prey
As a hunter, knowledge is one of your greatest weapons. By reading your environment and uncovering the weaknesses of the creatures you're hunting, you can make it a little easier to slay them. The Cryptonomicon is your hunter guidebook, tracking the creatures you’ve slain and the clues you’ve collected.Use your tools
From shotguns and booby traps, to silver nitrate rounds and high tech gadgets - there are many tools in your arsenal that can help you fight the darkness. Choosing what to bring with you, and when to use it can be the difference between victory and a grizzly defeat.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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