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Hellboy Web of Wyrd
Developer Upstream Arcade
Hellboy Web of Wyrd is a beat 'em up roguelike game developed by British studio Upstream Arcade and originally published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 18 October 2023. It received mixed reviews from critics. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
233 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 19, 2026 · last updated Oct 20, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
63
Fresh
116 positive · 67 negative
95% range 56–70%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 116 | 67 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 11 | 2 | 19 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Mastodon * | 3 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
390 of 551 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
64% recommend · 116 yes, 66 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 182 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (601 of 853 positive).
The game's art style faithfully captures Mike Mignola's comic aesthetic. [1][2][3] Combat is repetitive and clunky, with limited depth. [4][3][5] The story is accessible and fits Hellboy mythology. [6][1][7]
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- [3]
As much as it hurts and it’s painful to say, but Hellboy: Web of Wyrd just isn’t worth recommending. Despite its highly promising visual style and faithful adaptation of Mike Mignola’s iconic comic art, Lance Reddick (Payday 2, Destiny, John Wick Hex), who sadly passed away in 2023 and sounds fantastic as Red, and a relatively on point atmosphere and sound design, the game stumbles in other crucial aspects and so I …
- [5]
Art style is gorgeous and the game runs and looks great on Steam Deck OLED, but the gameplay is extremely repetitive, even by roguelike standards. Progression between runs is not interesting or meaningful enough to warrant this much repetition. Runs themselves just don't have enough going on, fighting same enemies, dodging same traps, going through same rooms, picking up same items. I know that sounds like all other …
- [1]
As a long-time fan of the Hellboy comics, I have to say Web of Wyrd really nails the tone and essence of Mignola's world. It feels like one of those Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 195X stories—mysterious, atmospheric, and soaked in that unique blend of folklore. The story is absolutely the highlight here. It’s faithful, engaging, and captures Hellboy’s character in a way that feels authentic to the comics—not the movies …
- [2]
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is a roguelite with action gameplay that's something like a cross between Punch Out! and God of War. The visuals are outstanding. It's very much like playing a living version of Mike Mignola's beloved Hellboy universe. However, the move set is very limited and gets repetitive after a while. And it doesn't stop there: even just playing the main story, you will be expected to go through all of the …
- [4]
Despite the mixed reviews I remained interested in the game and I think that's exactly the type of person who will like it. The game is exactly as shown in trailers and literally not one bit more. It's a mix of PN03 and Punch Out. You dodge. You punch. You punch more. you block sometimes. But mostly punching. Hellboy punch robot in face. Hellboy punch nazi, punch bat. All in face. Punch robot nazi and bat friend in …
Summarised from 34 of the 238 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Hellboy Web of Wyrd talk about visually stunning, faithful to the comics; those who didn't talk about combat is repetitive and lacks depth. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Hellboy Web of Wyrd received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Metacritic listed the PlayStation 5 version the seventh worst game of 2023. Mitchell Demorest from PCGamesN praised its art direction and voice actors' performances but criticized the combat system for being too basic for a roguelike video game. Ken Talbot from Push Square said that it "is created by people with a reverence for Mignola's work", stating the achievement to translate the visual style to a 3D environment. Yahtzee Croshaw gave the game a scathing review in his series Zero Punctuation; however, the review was released with the game's title and identifying…
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Reactions
60 of 233 · most liked firstOverall: 6.5/10 Story: As a very casual Hellboy fan who has only seen the Guillermo del Toro films featuring Ron Perlman (and several years ago at that), I went into Hellboy: Web of Wyrd with no prior expectations for its narrative. I’ve never read the comics, so I wasn’t sure if I’d be missing out on important context or references. Thankfully, the game’s story stands entirely on its own, with a completely original narrative and cast of characters. As a result, what struck me immediately was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as it hurts and it’s painful to say, but Hellboy: Web of Wyrd just isn’t worth recommending. Despite its highly promising visual style and faithful adaptation of Mike Mignola’s iconic comic art, Lance Reddick (Payday 2, Destiny, John Wick Hex), who sadly passed away in 2023 and sounds fantastic as Red, and a relatively on point atmosphere and sound design, the game stumbles in other crucial aspects and so I ended up uninstalling it within hours. The gameplay is unbearably and painfully…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a long-time fan of the Hellboy comics, I have to say Web of Wyrd really nails the tone and essence of Mignola's world. It feels like one of those Hellboy and the B.P.R.D. 195X stories—mysterious, atmospheric, and soaked in that unique blend of folklore. The story is absolutely the highlight here. It’s faithful, engaging, and captures Hellboy’s character in a way that feels authentic to the comics—not the movies (which, personally, I never felt got the tone quite right). Gameplay-wise, yes,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art style is gorgeous and the game runs and looks great on Steam Deck OLED, but the gameplay is extremely repetitive, even by roguelike standards. Progression between runs is not interesting or meaningful enough to warrant this much repetition. Runs themselves just don't have enough going on, fighting same enemies, dodging same traps, going through same rooms, picking up same items. I know that sounds like all other roguelikes, but as a fan of the genre, I found the variety here to be worse…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the mixed reviews I remained interested in the game and I think that's exactly the type of person who will like it. The game is exactly as shown in trailers and literally not one bit more. It's a mix of PN03 and Punch Out. You dodge. You punch. You punch more. you block sometimes. But mostly punching. Hellboy punch robot in face. Hellboy punch nazi, punch bat. All in face. Punch robot nazi and bat friend in face. It really is that simple, and if that sounds fun then it is. It's much…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, what a waste of the art style. This game looks AMAZING. It plays so stiff, combat is dull, layouts are dull. Its like the devs said hey you know that really special comic? Lets make it with the most boring design philosophy imaginable. Hellboy deserves better than his treatment in media these past few years. Have more respect for your own IP Mignolia!!!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The 2026 Carnage Collection from Humble Bundle brings some fun games to begin the year [Dead Island 2, Trepang2, Hellboy Web of Wyrd, Maneater, Laika: Aged through Blood, Warstride Challenges...].
neutral · AI labelView post →I love Hellboy and I'm happy with what Web of Wyrd does with the character. The narrative is unique and fits right into the Hellboy mythology, the aesthetic is pulled straight from the comics, and some of the gameplay mechanics are pretty interesting... but MAN DOES THIS GAME FEEL LIKE ♥♥♥♥ TO PLAY. I've never wanted to like a game more, as a fan of the franchise, but this game as some of the worst feeling gameplay I've ever experienced. There is no responsiveness on the blocks, the dodges are…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hellboy Web of Wyrd is a distinctive action roguelike that succeeds most strongly when it embraces the strange supernatural personality of its comic-book inspiration. Developed by Upstream Arcade and published on Steam by Big Fan Games, it presents an original B.P.R.D. adventure created in collaboration with Dark Horse Comics and Mike Mignola. Instead of attempting to reinterpret the property as a conventional superhero game, it concentrates on occult mysteries, bizarre dimensions, hard-hitting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hellboy Web of Wyrd - The First Preview | gamescom 2023.
neutral · AI labelView post →* Gargoyles Remastered (49/100) * Loop8: Summer of Gods (49/100) * Gangs of Sherwood (48/100) * Hellboy: Web of Wyrd (48/100) * Crime Boss: Rockay City (43/100) * Testament: The Order of High-Human (41/100) * Quantum Error (40/100) * Greyhill Incident (38/100) * Flashback 2 (35/100) * The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (34/100)
neutral · AI labelView post →...let's start with the Present: Upstream's latest game is #Hellboy Web of Wyrd - we are so proud of this game 1/2 There was no need for concept art for the big guy but here is a paintover of his asset in Unity halfway through development This was a visual target #gameart #gamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →extremely simple combat in this game. I've never read comics but ive seen all movies and the art style for this game is dope as hell but it seems that it is depending on the ultra fans of hellboy and the art style. combat is simply block parry attack dodge. slow paced combat also
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every one of our releases can be referred to as “The Big Game” so if you see anyone referring to “The Big Game” this weekend, they’re probably talking about Hellboy: Web of Wyrd.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hellboy Web of Wyrd Gameplay Trailer. Also coming to Switch. For more details: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2023/07/a-new-hellboy-game-has-been-announced-for-nintendo-switch
neutral · AI labelView post →I really wanted to love this game but outside of the art style and voice work, there's really not much here. Gameplay is repetitive and the terrible over the shoulder camera angle makes the game more frustrating than it really needs to be. Game is very easy until towards the end where there's a massive difficulty spike. Unless you're a huge fan of Hellboy and have patience to get through a half baked roguelike, I don't really recommend it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Experienced on the Meta Quest 3 You can view my VR mod gameplay here: https://youtu.be/s0UrlsQwfRE Yes, you can play Hellboy Web of Wyrd in VR using the UUVR mod by Raicuparta. The easiest way to install the mod correctly is to download and install Raipal (an app that lets you easily install the correct UUVR mod). In this game, I installed UUVR Mono modern. I only did one edit to the config file, which was "UI Patch Mode = None". That is to get rid of the black square UI that blocks the view…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well, if you're a fan of the comics then you know what ya gotta do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i m a die hard hellboy fan the art is amazing it feels like reading the comic !! also feels like stuck in page one ... slow , boring , combat is bad, story is whatever , soundtrack music - atmosphere not existant, hellboy voice is just a dude , zero intensity and excitement , roguelite elements that progress so slow that makes me want to sleep instead
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As much as I love Hellboy and his world, I have to admit that this game is the opposite of fun. It looks and sounds awesome, but the combat is terrible, the gameplay is repetitive, and the story is simply not interesting enough to keep me engaged.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is a roguelite with action gameplay that's something like a cross between Punch Out! and God of War. The visuals are outstanding. It's very much like playing a living version of Mike Mignola's beloved Hellboy universe. However, the move set is very limited and gets repetitive after a while. And it doesn't stop there: even just playing the main story, you will be expected to go through all of the levels a minimum of three separate times with few changes. In reality, unless…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Slow. -Clunky. -Even with the enemies spending a lengthy amount of time telegraphing their moves, Hellboy still can't get out of the way; most times feels like I'm trying to pull an elephant through mud with a tricycle. -Hellboy's voice-acted dialect is bizarre. TLDR; Imagine yourself falling over backwards in your chair, angrily shouting "F***K!!", in very very slow motion.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of those games that I can only recommend if you own a Steam Deck. Not sure what I was hoping for, but I've put off buying this game for 2 years, in hopes it would be less clunky and more refined in a couple of years: it is not. I think it's more of a Proof of Concept for Big Fan Games, that they can handle a relatively notorious IP and bring it a fresh lick of paint. Combat is clunky, maps are repetitive - all in all a 6/10 experience if I judge the game for what it wants to be: a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love hellboy and roguelike games, but I still didn't really into this game. The fighting is clunky with mouse and keyboard (not sure what be like with controller though); and the contents become repetitive after playing for about 3 hours.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a very short game and you don't know that it's a "Rogue Like" game. But If you are okay with that, learn the combat, then it's really fun. It takes some time to get use to with the still "cut scenes". But once you realize they're trying to make it like the comics, then you get it. Sad to see they already forgot about this game and didn't do any DLC . If you are a Hellboy fan you'll like it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a huge Hellboy fan. I really, REALLY wanted to like this more than I did. Graphically, it's phenomenal. It recreates Mike Mignola's art style perfectly. The voice acting is better than it has any business being. The ”Punch-Out”-style combat system works well and is fitting for Hellboy. But... As a roguelike, it's nowhere NEAR varied enough. The game's stretched out like crazy, and there are only a very limited handfull of power ups you can get, and none of them are interesting. The…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flawed, but fun. The combat is just "better than bad" which is a problem, because brawling is all you do. The boxing controls can be touchy, and the tells aren't always obvious so you have to memorise some tough enemies entirely by trial and error: Tsar Vodyanik (the fourth boss) is as far as I got in my first night playing, and apparently only 24% of players beat him, which sounds right to me because all his attack windups look the same. The relics are useful, but I really only use the one…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The difficulty spike after the prologue is a little steep, but this game is great! The combat is on the simple side, controls and camera are clunky and claustrophobic, but it's workable. Highly recommend using a controller. It's so much easier in my experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everything else aside, they simply nailed it with the art style of this game. #HellboyWebOfWyrd #gaming #VideoGames #games #Hellboy
positive · AI labelView post →Simple but enjoyable combat, and very visually appealing (who doesn't like Mike Mignola's style?) to boot. The upgrade system and loadout customization, unlockable lore, and learning how to finesse enemies in combat makes for a good gameplay loop with some replayability.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Slick Arkham like combat! Cool comic-ey visuals! The voice of Lance Reddick as Hellboy! What more would I want?1
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hellboy checks your prostate with his big hand
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Art and voice acting is great but the gameplay loop itself is very unsatisfying. Maybe it gets better later on but honestly it just slogs so much at the beginning I dont think any upgrades could make it worth it. Got to first boss and unlocked second world and every single fight just felt the same, everything moved so slow, and it would continuously interrupt the little bit of flow built up to pop up a tutorial for an action I had already completed multiple times over. It also almost felt like…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not fun. You’re stuck repeating the same cycle over and over: defeat the same monsters, choose a door to enter the next identical room, boss door locked, get lost, no map to guide you, find the key, beat the boss, move on to the next maze. There’s not enough variety in the attack routines, and the story feels hollow. The gameplay is highly repetitive. If you play maze 1, you've played them all. If the game gets unlisted it might actually hold some nostalgic value.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'd like to start this review by saying that this game is fun for the most part however its issues, of which there are many, are too big to ignore. The game's combat is simple yet, fun. But it can be a real pain in the ass when you're being juggled, not given proper visual queues, or having the camera clip into the wall. When the camera isn't in the wall then it's right next to Hellboy at all times making him take up 50% of the screen. Now I don't play that many roguelikes but this one is so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very basic roguelike with a simple story, but it more that makes up for it with incredible graphics.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its Okay, gameplay got boring after a few hours Wait for a sale
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let me open with this: I am a massive Hellboy fan. I have a 9.0 grades issue 1 on my shelf as of posting this. Mignolia is a huge inspiration of mine. I say this because I want to give this game my honest opinion. Lets start with what's good. The art style is phenomenal, the writing of all the characters fits the world and Lance (Rest his soul) voices an exceptional HB, much better than I anticipated. Artistically, this game is a knockout, it knows the source material well. Where it loses…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hellboy: Web of Wyrd – The First 16 Minutes of Gameplay.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hellboy Web of Wyrd - The First Preview | gamescom 2023.
neutral · AI labelView post →Hellboy: Web of Wyrd Trailer. What do we think Hellboy fans? I'm not much of a gamer, but as a fan of the comics, this looks cool!
neutral · AI labelView post →I recommend the game despite having several points to criticize, things that could be better. And when there are many points to criticize, then it’s not a 10/10. For me, the best way to enjoy the game was to rush through the maps and rooms, kill the big enemies (you can always ignore the minions), and focus on the bosses. Without spoilers, the second half of the game, “ISSUE 3,” could be summarized as just a single map with a great final boss and that would be more than enough, but instead…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do NOT buy this game full price ever, let alone on sale, because it is not worth it at all. First of all, the game is so unbelievably repetitive, with the tutorial showing you exactly how the rest of the WHOLE GAME is going to be. It wouldn't be so bad if the game had a fun repetitive nature, like the binding of isaac, but this game fails to even have that. The game feels horribly unresponsive, with every attack you do having a delay to it. Even the camera movement has a delay, especially when…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basic, sluggish combat. Generic enemies you can just ignore while you fight the more personalised bigger enemies, which ends combat once you finish those guys off. Movement is sooooo ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slow. Visuals are great, i hate cel shading but it works here. turn off motion smoothing if you want the animations to look normal. No idea why this pretentious "12 fps spiderverse" animation gimmick gets used anywhere
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The comic book accurate art style is adorable. Story and voice acting is also really neat here. Overall world design was pretty great as well. And although repetitive, I did enjoy this a ton. Got all the achievements in roughly 45 hours. Lovely comic book game and worth it as well. The spider-verse inspired framerate was nice. It gave the game a proper comic-bookey feel. Developers clearly put a lot of effort into this. And I just simply have to give it a thumbs up.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As someone who's found a lot of enjoyment in the roguelite/rogue-like genre via Hades, I honestly can't recommend this game at full price. Part of the draw for these types of games is the difficulty, the other part is the replayability. These two things, I feel, are severely missing in the game as I was able to get through a third of the game without dying or having much difficulty with bosses/move sets. Aside from this, there are some decisions made for visuals [like the stuttering…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Camera is annoying, combat is just... a big no. Story is non existent, amazing art style that's pretty much it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ok ok spooky season is upon us, and I wanna stream a bit!!! Recently got Wednesdays pretty clear in the evenings, so I think I’ll start tomorrow with some Short and spooky adjacent HELLBOY: Web of Wyrd!!! Stop by and say Hi, Also Down for any game suggestions!!! 👹👹👹👹
neutral · AI labelView post →Honestly one of the worst combats I have ever seen in a game, which is really frustrating since the game is beautiful and the story fits really well with Hellboy. Even worse than the combat in this game is how the game progresses: you need to complete all levels, each level in one run, so you can beat all the same levels again but with new enemies, and then you need to finish all the levels in one single run, which is a horrible experience since dodging in this game is really bad and you surely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played on Steam deck, love the Hellboy ascetic and the art style is really well done. Camera is pretty poor and gets caught on walls very easily. Combat is…fine but clearly some refining is in order. Hopefully this studio gets another crack at it
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've been a Hellboy fan for a very long time. I saw the trailer for this game and was super excited to play a game based on what is easily one of my favorite comic series of all time. I really really wanted to like this game, and upon skimming through the reviews for this game, I decided to wait for a sale. I knew going into it that there were going to be parts of this game that wouldn't be perfect or I probably wouldn't like, but I gave it a shot anyways. To its credit, the artstyle is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man, I wanted to love this game. Hellboy (the character) is cool. The artwork is cool. But the gameplay was just ... boring. And repetitive. And the same, over and over. Punch punch punch. Did I mention it was repetitive? Because if I didn't, you should know before buying it - the gameplay is really repetitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've never been so whelmed by a roguelite (though this is more action game with roguelite elements). Definitely get at a steep sale if you just need to get it for Hellboy aesthetics + As shallow as it is the combat feels great, punching ♥♥♥♥ into a wall is very satisfying + Art style's cool I guess - The first half of the game is too easy then becomes a bit of a slog because progression is slowed down massively by ballooning upgrade costs - There seems to be a definite optimal build, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game crashes two minutes into the first chapter at exactly the same point every time. I, unfortunately bought it over a year ago, but didn't have anything to play it on. Finally got my PC, and it's a very decent one. Can run the likes of Cyberpunk at max settings. So it is definitely not my PC. Can't get a refund, so I am going to just hide it from my sight.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Looks ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gorgeous, and in all honesty that was my main reason for picking it up. It's pretty alright, nothing exceptional, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ are these visuals one of a kind.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →did the devs program lag into the game? cause thats what it feels like playing several seconds into the future while managing to get punched in the face in real time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This feels like a prof of concept. The Cell shading and Comic look and feel are great, but the universe feels empty. This games combat is a bit basic, but this seems to be a way of balancing out Hellboys Combat style. Don't get me wrong I like the game. However this would be amazing if the levels were more expansive. Like Darksides. Other playable characters could make it more re-playable. Rather then forced fetch quests, it becomes a bit more METROIDVANIA.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this game makes sense, pal...no really, it does make make sense for me. Because I recently transitioned from reading mainstream comics (Marvel and DC) to more independent comics (Dark Horse, Image, IDW, etc.) and I bring this up because Hellboy is a genuine comic book in my book. This game is a playable version of the comics helmed by the same creator Mike Mignola, and while I hear he mismanaged his storytelling and complained about his creative decisions while making movies I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a pretty fun game with hellboy voiced by the late Lance Reddick. The combat took me about an hour to get used to and I was kind of slogging along but after it clicked it felt weighty and fun. I do think the game uses the roguelike elements for padding a bit as they don't seem super varied. That being said I am not very far in. The art is lovely if a bit disconcertingly motionless when the superb voice acting is going on.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We need more Hellboy games this is a great step in the right direction but I can't recommend this game this needs some more tweaking before it came out the release. Performance great I'm more leaning gameplay everything feels off on combat and there's walkable traps that don't have a way to avoid at times. I completed first level enemies ran around for loot and only to die to random trap in the beginning that triggered early but by the time I came walking back tracking it was invisible! I'll…
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