Summary
- A leak claims Hell is Us will be released on September 4, with an early access Deluxe Edition on September 1.
- The game looks to be aiming for organic exploration and challenging combat without traditional markers or maps.
- Hell is Us may show up at PlayStation’s rumored February State of Play, potentially confirming the release date leak.
A recent leak of Hell is Us‘ release date has sparked speculation of the game showing up at PlayStation’s heavily rumored State of Play later this week. The most recent big showing of Hell is Us was its gameplay reveal at PlayStation’s September 2024 State of Play. The brand’s next State of Play event is rumored to be taking place this week, according to a recent report by industry insider NateTheHate.
Hell is Us is a third-person sci-fi action adventure game that touts organic exploration and challenging melee combat in a dark and gloomy world. The game looks to be omitting waypoint markers and maps in favor of letting players make their own discoveries as they explore. Many comparisons have already been drawn to Death Stranding based on Hell is Us‘ specific sci-fi aesthetic. Since its gameplay reveal, there’s been some debate among fans about whether Hell is Us can be considered a Soulslike, as some of its gameplay snippets resemble a combat style similar to other games of the genre. The game has already been given a 2025 release window and is confirmed to be coming to Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.
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Now, several months since the gameplay reveal of Hell is Us, it seems the game’s release date may have been leaked online. PlayStation Game Size, a well-known leak account on Twitter, reports that Hell is Us has locked in a September 4 release date, and that an $80 Deluxe Edition will give owners access to the game early, on September 1. The Xbox Store corroborated Hell is Us‘ Deluxe Edition details in a since-deleted listing, further adding that the edition comes with exclusive cosmetics for the protagonist Remi and his drone, an exclusive in-game “investigation,” a digital art book, and the game’s original soundtrack.
The Release Date of Hell is Us Has Been Leaked
- Release Date: September 4
- Early Access Deluxe Edition: September 1
If all of this turns out to be true, potentially later this week at PlayStation’s rumored State of Play, it would mean that Hell is Us will have the furthest locked in release date of any major game so far this year, beating out Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater’s recently confirmed August 28 release date by just one week. September is usually when the Fall surge of big game releases begins. With Grand Theft Auto 6 recently doubling down on its 2025 release window, it seems more and more likely that the juggernaut of a game could be aiming for an early Fall release, similar to Grand Theft Auto 5‘s mid-September launch back in 2013. It’s quite bold of Hell is Us to call this far out of a shot with GTA 6 still lurking in the second half of 2025.
Although a State of Play is being rumored to premiere later this week, PlayStation has yet to give any solid confirmation. Even if one does happen, it’s not a guarantee Hell is Us will be there simply based on its appearance at the last one. Still, gamers who are interested in learning more about Hell is Us should keep an eye out for any official word from PlayStation this week.
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