HELLSEED — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| 🎉 HELLSEED: Lunar New Year Sale & Update! 🎉 | 2025-02-08 | Hello horror investigators! 🕵️♂️👻 We just released a new update for HELLSEED: All Chapters, bringing some exciting new additions to improve your experience: 🔥 Update Highlights: ✅ 30% discount for the Lunar New Year! Don’t miss the chance to dive into horror… at a special price! ✅ Polish language support 🇵🇱 – Now you can immerse yourself in the story in Polish! ✅ Added voice in the Chapter 0 cutscene, for a more immersive experience. ✅ Minor language improvements for better accuracy. Thank you all for your continuous support! If you enjoy HELLSEED, please leave a review on Steam—it helps us a lot! 🙌💀 Enjoy the game and… brace yourself |
| 🔥 HELLSEED: All Chapters – New Update with New Content and Improvements! | 2024-12-27 | We’re excited to announce a new update that will further enhance your gaming experience! 🆕 What’s new in this update: Introduction of Chapter 0 A short introductory chapter that starts at the beginning of the game, designed to immediately immerse you in the eerie and mysterious atmosphere of HELLSEED. This introduction adds narrative depth and sets the stage for the main story. Improvements to Chapter 1 We have streamlined certain sections of gameplay to make them more guided and fluid, reducing moments of waiting and backtracking. These changes preserve the oppressive feeling that defines the game while ensuring a less frustrating experienc |
| Temporal Anti-Aliasing and Turkish Language Support! | 2024-12-11 | Dear HELLSEED players, We’re thrilled to announce a brand-new update that brings exciting enhancements to the game: 1. Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) We’ve implemented Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) to significantly improve the visual quality of HELLSEED. What it does: TAA minimizes flickering and jittering, ensuring smoother visuals, especially during camera movements. Why it matters: Modern gamers expect high temporal stability, and this update takes the visual experience of HELLSEED to the next level. The Result: Enjoy an immersive and visually polished journey through the horrors of HELLSEED. Check out the difference yourself with TAA enabled |
| Important Update: The Free Demo of HELLSEED Has Been Retired | 2024-12-09 | Dear players, We want to thank everyone who has supported HELLSEED by trying out the free demo. Over the years, the game has evolved significantly, introducing new mechanics, improved visuals, additional languages, enhanced controller support, and a much more immersive experience. However, the demo, created several years ago, no longer reflects the quality and features of the full game. Key elements like the possession system, improved interface, updated shaders, enhanced progression, and a carefully balanced difficulty curve are not present in the demo. These are crucial to delivering the tension, immersion, and satisfaction that define HELL |
| HELLSEED:All Chapters - HOTFIX #5 | 2024-12-07 | BUGFIX: The light outside the bathroom on the 5th floor of the hospital flickers and doesn't turn on. BUGFIX: In Chapter 1, when you need to open the cellar door, starting from the arched door in front causes the cellar not to appear when you open the door. BUGFIX: Not all proper names are in Latin in the Japanese translation. BUGFIX: After combining the medallions on the 5th floor of the hospital, if you take the elevator to the 4th floor and then return to the 5th floor, everything disappears. If you notice that the update doesn't start automatically, I recommend verifying the integrity of the files. |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters - Added Korean Language Support and Other Improvements! | 2024-12-05 | We are excited to announce a new update for HELLSEED: All Chapters, featuring the addition of the Korean language and several other improvements aimed at enhancing your experience. Here are the details: BUGFIX: Fixed an issue where no language was configured when the game was installed for the first time. Added Korean language support. Replaced fonts for CJK (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) languages and Cyrillic to improve clarity. Repositioned the prompt for interacting with notes to improve readability across different languages. BUGFIX: Fixed missing translations in some areas for selected languages. Updated font for "Return to Menu" and "Exit |
| Vote for HELLSEED in the Steam Awards! | 2024-11-28 | Hello everyone, HELLSEED: All Chapters has come a long way, and it’s all thanks to your support, courage, and bravery in facing the terror we created. The Steam Awards are now open, and we’re honored to be part of this incredible journey. If you enjoyed HELLSEED, we’d be thrilled if you considered nominating us for the award you feel we deserve. Your support helps us grow, reach new players, and create even more chilling experiences in the future. Every vote means a lot! Thank you for being part of the HELLSEED journey. Profenix Studio team. |
| HELLSEED:All Chapters HOTFIX #4 | 2024-11-27 | BUGFIX: In some game sessions, during the hospital chapter, the doctor moves without animations when chasing you starting from the elevator. BUGFIX: In certain parts of the elevator during the hospital chapter, the phrase "Se la sequenza giusta non troverai tu qui morirai" is not translated. |
| New Languages and Hidden Secrets. Experience the terror like never before! | 2024-11-26 | Hello everyone! We are excited to announce that HELLSEED: All Chapters is now available in new languages! Starting today, you can enjoy the full horror experience in German, French, Spanish, European Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese. We have worked hard to make the game accessible to as many people as possible, and we are thrilled to share these new updates with all of you. In addition to the new language versions, we have introduced some "hidden" elements in Chapter 6 and in the house, which increase the number of connections and clues in the story, making the experience even deeper and more immersive. Additionally, we made a change to C |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters Update #3 - Japanese Language | 2024-11-20 | Good day everyone, We are pleased to announce that HELLSEED will be updated to include Japanese language support! This update will be available in the coming days, and we are excited to provide an even more immersive experience for our players in Japan. The translation may not be perfect, please let us know if you find any errors or inaccuracies. We also want to inform you that, in conjunction with the release of the Japanese language update, the price of the game will increase in Japan from 1010 to 2300 yen and in the United States from 9.99 to 19.99 dollars within the next couple of days. Therefore, we encourage you to take advantage of the |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters HOTFIX #3 | 2024-11-18 | Sporadic crashes on some configurations during game initialization. In chapter 2 (Camilla in T-pose on the bed) when observing the photo in the bedroom. In chapter 3 on the ground floor (The doctor’s monster gets stuck when chasing you if the doors are closed). In chapter 5 (Officer Roberti) he may get stuck between the archway door leaf and the pillar when following you. Missing sound of a blocked door in chapter 7. In chapter 5, the switch (in the TV room) can be turned on and off from outside even if the room door is closed. Added a new phrase in chapter 3 that adds a further connection to the story ending. Thanks to Volodymyr Huba for rep |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters HOTFIX #2 | 2024-11-16 | We identified a couple of moments in Chapter 1 where players might find it difficult to understand what to do, especially when playing the game for the first time. To address this issue, we added a couple of graphical elements in these points to indicate the objects players need to interact with to progress in the game. Here is the list of fixes: Added bloodstain under the toolbox shelf, Level 1 Added bloodstain under the closing wardrobe, Level 1 BUGFIX: Closing wardrobe drone sound in Level 1 no longer loops Further improvement in Chinese language formatting BUGFIX: Occasional crashes when changing the language during gameplay |
| HELLSEED update #2: Russian Language | 2024-11-15 | Hello everyone, Today we have released a new update for HELLSEED containing some new features: We have added the Russian language. NOTE: The translation may not be perfect, please report any errors to us. Thank you all for your support. We have introduced a new option that allows highlighting an object in the scene with an outline when it is selectable and the player is close enough. This way, it’s easier to understand when and with which object you are about to interact. We have replaced the font used for the menu and titles in the inventory with the Marcellus SC (For Latin characters) font, which closely resembles the style of "The Exorcist |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters Update – New Details and Price Increase | 2024-11-11 | 👻 We’re ready for the second update to HELLSEED: All Chapters! 👻 In the darkness, truths hide that few are prepared to face. This update brings new scenes and connections that cast ever more unsettling shadows over the story you thought you knew… 🚨 A dark introduction awaits, raising new questions and hinting at unimaginable links between past and present. 📞 A mysterious phone call breaks the silence at the end of a challenge, casting doubts and revealing elements that may change your perception of everything that has happened. 🩺 A renewed ending offers a brief, disturbing glimpse that may shake your beliefs… There could be much more tha |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters - HOTFIX #1 | 2024-11-05 | BUGFIX: Fixed an issue where Caterina's monster in the basement sometimes gets stuck in one spot after you pick up the shotgun. Blocked the grate in Chapter 7 after exiting the room to prevent players from re-entering while being chased by an enemy. Updated the navigation mesh for the red monster in Chapter 7. BUGFIX: The phrase "Oh My God!" was not displayed or translated in any language! Changed the DRM protection to prevent it from being mistaken as a virus by Windows. BUGFIX: Fixed areas in Chapter 7 where collisions were not applied correctly. BUGFIX: When the red-robed monster is chasing you and you open the gate, it continues to follow |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters is finally OUT! Thank You All | 2024-10-31 | Hello everyone, Today, October 31, 2024, after four years of intense work, we are thrilled to announce that HELLSEED 1.0 is finally here! It has been a journey filled with every emotion: from the excitement of the demo’s success (Chapter 1) to the challenges of Early Access, marked by hard sacrifices, late nights, countless bugs, highs and lows, and moments of doubt—yet fueled by our unbreakable passion to see this game through. Creating a game is incredibly difficult, especially for a small team. But with persistence, we have achieved what once seemed impossible: two developers building an 8-9 hour game on a custom-built engine (yes, I creat |
| From Early Access to 1.0: Why You Can Buy HELLSEED Now | 2024-10-28 | On October 31, HELLSEED: All Chapters will be officially released. We have worked tirelessly for over four years to bring this game to life. Recently, we revisited one of the first Early Access builds to compare it to the current version. The difference is remarkable, and we want to share this journey of improvement with you. Below is a timeline of the major enhancements we’ve made since the initial Early Access launch: November 30, 2022: Early Access Launch The game was released but full of issues. Load times were long, and often led to crashes, performance was poor even on high-end GPUs, and Radeon drivers sometimes rendered the game unplay |
| HELLSEED Joins the Steam Scream Fest 2024!🎃 | 2024-10-25 | We’re thrilled to announce that HELLSEED will be part of Steam’s Scream Fest 2024 with a 30% discount! Dive into a truly terrifying experience as HELLSEED unleashes its full horror on Halloween when it officially leaves Early Access and launches as a complete version—HELLSEED: All Chapters—still at 30% off until the end of Scream Fest. Don’t miss out—experience the full nightmare with HELLSEED starting October 31st! Prepare yourself... and remember, you are about to embark on a terrifying and unforgettable journey! |
| NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER | 2024-10-21 | Hi guys, Today I want to share a new Gameplay Trailer of HELLSEED - All Chapters. It is similar to the Early Access version gameplay trailer of 2 years ago but it has been remade with the current iteration of the game and it includes some scenes from new content that will be available in the upcoming full game. Enjoy and stay tuned, PROFENIX STUDIO |
| The importance of red | 2024-10-14 | Hi guys, One of the things I'm most satisfied with in HELLSEED is its atmosphere. The screen colorization, a kind of desaturated green, is perfect for creating a creepy and horrific mood. However, the drawback of using these colors is that red, when desaturated, appears more like a pale pink than a real, vivid red. This is especially noticeable in scenes where red is the dominant color. From the moment I conceived the idea of the game, I imagined red in all its power and intensity—a dramatic way to emphasize the color of blood, both figuratively and literally. That pale pink was far from what I envisioned for a horror game. So, in this final |
| HELLSEED UPDATE #11 - HOTFIX #4 | 2024-10-11 | BUGFIX:Possession state isn't recovered when loading game state in the last level |
| HELLSEED: All Chapters - OUT this Halloween | 2024-10-08 | Hi to all, We are proud to announce that HELLSEED - All chapters, the final release of the game, will be available this Halloween! In this release you will find: - 3 languages: english, italian and simplified chinese - 2 additional chapters + the final scene - Full controller support (game and menu) NOTE - Additional languages will be added starting from November 2024. - Of course we'll continue to support the game also after the release, so don't hesitate to give us your feedback! Following is the annoucement trailer in English language: Enjoy and stay tuned! PROFENIX STUDIO |
| HELLSEED UPDATE #11 - HOTFIX #3 | 2024-08-12 | BUGFIX: The possession level symbol no longer appears |
| HELLSEED UPDATE #11 - HOTFIX #2 | 2024-06-15 | A couple of minor fixes (don't want to spoil :)). |
| HELLSEED Update #11 - hotfix #1 | 2024-06-15 | BUGFIX: In the second level the start cutscene is triggered if player goes close to the entrance door |
| HELLSEED UPDATE #11: 06-14-2024 | 2024-06-14 | Hi guys, Finally the new HELLSEED is OUT! In the last year we have made a lot of improvements and fixes. PERFORMANCES - As anticipated in the latest announcements In-game performances are now almost doubled - loading times are many times faster FIXES - Audio glitches have been fixed - Player movement on the stairs has been fixed - Improved stability when loading saved games GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS - Improved some horror sequences - Weapons are now visible when picked up - Improved Inventory usability OTHER BUG FIXES Many blocking bugs have been fixed. CONCLUSIONS With this last update the game seems to work pretty well. As anticipated this updat |
| IMPORTANT NOTICE BEFORE THE UPDATE | 2024-05-25 | Hi guys, Good news, We are going to update HELLSEED in the next days. As anticipated in the last announcement the game has been completely restructured and a big performance improvement of the engine has been made. IMPORTANT: No new content has been included in this update, only improvements. Next chapters will be included in successive updates. Bad news, This will come to a cost: saved games will be completely lost. We know how important are saved games for a player, so we propose a solution: HELLSEED has been designed to have fixed checkpoints so it is easy for us to produce saved games and provide them to you if you need. So, please, if yo |
| GAME IMPROVEMENTS STATUS | 2024-04-18 | Hi guys, It is a lot of time we don't post anything related to HELLSEED. There is a reason for that: In the last year we have worked A LOT to improve the game performances, loading times and fix some audio problems. RESTRUCTURED GAME We have completely restructured the game. The current online version is built as a single HUGE level. This implies a lot of problems: From memory consuption to long loading times and finally in-game performances. Managing the WHOLE game in a single stage is surely much more heavy than managing small stages at a time. This is why we have separated the single game level in 5 small levels, and now every level is a C |
| NEW LOCATION SCREENSHOTS | 2023-11-09 | Hi guys, We know, a long time passed from the releasing of the early access. Currently we are working on a new location that should represent a kind of small prologue to the story. it will be set a few years before the main events of the game. The location will be also useful as training for some game mechanics and as introduction to the game atmosphere. I leave you to imagine what kind of location it could be from the new screenshots :). I apologize for the screenshots quality and remember this is a work in progress... P.S. The next update will be related to game structure refactoring: the game will be divided in smaller areas in order to de |
| HELLSEED patch update #2 | 2023-03-22 | Some small improvements: - Code recompilation with maximum optimizations option enabled. - Rearranged physical setup to prevent the player and other characters from getting stuck by physical objects such as stools Stay tuned PROFENIX STUDIO |