Jupiter Hell
Released Aug 2021
True Roguelike. Turn-based shooter. Permadeath. Tribute to the sci-fi classics of the Golden VHS era. Successor to DRL. Just you and your gun against hordes of horrors and monstrosities. Give them hell to the rhythm of heavy metal.
91% positive · 2,120 reviews
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Steam $24.99
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Evaluation
Jupiter Hell launched as a full 1.0 release on August 5, 2021, with ChaosForge explicitly stating at the time that it was "just the beginning" and that updates were planned. That commitment has been honored consistently: the game has received 15 major content updates across nearly five years, at a cadence of roughly every 3–8 months. Notable milestones include overhauls to all three moons' branch content (2022), a full modding and Steam Workshop system (August 2023), the substantial Abattoir branch expansion (March 2024), and most recently version 1.9 on June 3, 2026, which added the Heavy Gunner — the first entirely new playable class since the game launched. A follow-up hotfix (1.9b) shipped on June 10, 2026. As of today (August 19, 2026), the last developer communication was just over two months ago, well within the established 3–8 month update cadence. No announcement of development ending has been made, and the developer remains clearly active. The 49-post news archive confirms the depth and regularity of this update history.
Evidence
Jupiter Hell 1.9 shipped, adding the Heavy Gunner — the first new playable class ever added to the game — along with new traits, UI improvements, weapon balance overhauls, and a major graphics backend migration to SDL3.
Jupiter Hell 1.8 shipped with a new Dante branch (Ossuary/Abattoir), new enemies, a new weekly Gauntlet trial, and conduct medals. Post noted that the next update might introduce a new class.
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Developer
Publisher
Hyperstrange
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Do you miss the good old days when games weren't holding your hand? Then you're in the perfect place. In Jupiter Hell - Action follows your every move. When you act, your enemies act. But when you die. You die for good.
Jupiter Hell lets you become a hero in a classic 90s-flavored sci-fi universe. It's you and your trusty shotgun (or chaingun, railgun or even a chainsaw) against hordes of demonic and alien motherfu***. All to the shine of CRT monitors. Just like in the good old days. But the graphics are much better.
Unlock new perks, test out new builds and try to live through the hell you have ended up in.
Every run is different, thanks to the procedurally generated levels. Earn new perks. Build your character to endure what lurks around the corner. If you manage to survive the Jupiter Hell - you can unlock new challenges. It's not gonna get any easier. Quite the contrary.
it's gonna make you suffer.
Does 20+ years of experience making top-down, cosmic-hell roguelikes sound like a recipe for a hell of a good turn-based roguelike?
ChaosForge team, the developer of Jupiter Hell, gained recognition for creating a That game, the Roguelike" (known now as DRL), a turnbased unmake of a famous 1993 FPS. They built the Jupiter Hell as a spiritual successor to DRL.
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Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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