Metal: Hellsinger enters the stage with a bold concept: a rhythm-based shooter where you slay demons in time with a metal soundtrack.

The story? It’s there, kind of. Something about revenge, Hell, and demons. The visuals while polished, evoke a strong sense of déjà vu, if you’ve played DOOM, you’ve already seen 90% of what Metal: Hellsinger has to offer. The levels, while initially engaging, all blend into the same crimson and charred hellscape. Every level ends with a reskinned version of the same boss, as if the developers ran out of ideas after the first draft.

While the concept of syncing gunplay to metal music is undeniably cool, it’s not enough to carry the experience. The gameplay loop quickly grows stale, and the sense of satisfaction diminishes when the levels and encounters offer little to no surprises. You thought missing notes in Guitar Hero was bad? Try missing a headshot in Hell because you were a millisecond off-beat. The gameplay feels like it’s punishing you for not being a metronome.

The metal soundtrack is impressive, featuring big-name artists, the tracks feel wasted on a game that struggles to make you feel like you’re part of the music. Instead of empowering you, the rhythm mechanics often make you feel like a failing musician at band practice.

Metal: Hellsinger is a game with an intriguing premise but flawed execution. For a title that centers on rhythm, it ironically feels out of sync with itself. It’s an experience that will leave you headbanging—not to the music, but in frustration.

A tedious, repetitive, and very basic "rhythm" shooter that is carried by a great soundtrack and not much else. The generic gameplay gets boring very fast.

Recommend for $5-10 max.

PROS:
-Excellent soundtrack (I don't listen to metal usually but I enjoyed this)
-Final boss fight was cool
-Game has an "always on beat" option to disable the very annoying rhythm requirement (this disables scoreboards)

NEUTRALS:
-Very short lifespan. Around 5-6 hours of playtime, but by the fourth level you've basically seen everything the game has to offer (except the cool final boss fight).
-Nothing happened in the "plot".

CONS:
-Rhythm mechanic is tedious, repetitive, and adds absolutely nothing to the game. To the contrary, it actually detracts a bit from the game.
-All the bosses (EXCEPT the final boss) were extremely generic and forgettable.
-It is very difficult to tell where many attacks (esp boss attacks) will actually land.
-There is extremely little content to the game itself, so it gets repetitive and boring quite fast. Very overpriced at $30.
-All of the levels are just bland deathmatch style rooms with generic textures everywhere.
-Torment levels (unlock upgrades) are generic. Even the arenas are reused multiple times.

You should give a rase to dumbass who thought it's a great idea to remove dash from new game mode, such a wonderful thought.

I can't f DODGE! THIS IS ♥♥♥♥!!!!

The game always crashes this thays, dev team is just loot the money and disappear!