Hellbound Reviews
Hellbound may not be great but it's a short, sweet thrill ride while it lasts.
Overall Hellbound meets expectations as a retro style 90’s Shooter. Whilst it does not innovate as much as some people would like, this game has enough about it to be worth the pickup.
Hellbound is based around recreating the classic first-person shooter game experience of the 90s, which it does succeed in doing. If you were a fan of those games or wanted to experience what they were like in a modern package, then the developers at Saibot Studios have delivered, for the most part. Unfortunately, the game falls short of a great experience.
Bottomline, all things considered, if you’re looking for a fun, fast, short-lived, throwback FPS game, Hellbound is definitely worth considering. Just don’t expect too much out of it and you’ll find your time and money well spent.
An earnest but empty love letter to Quake and Duke Nukem 3D that never gets around to doing anything to call its own.
Hellbound has really good movement and the texture quality looks nice, but it's insanely short, the level design is mediocre, and there's nothing here that FPS fans haven't seen done better for decades.
Hellbound is a retro FPS with some neat ideas that suffers from lacking execution and a lack of content.
Hellbound is a fun shooter that's got all the hallmarks of what made the 90s FPS genre so great. Unfortunately, just like the 90s games before it, it's pretty dated in both optimization and graphics. There's a large number of bugs and game-breaking glitches to be experienced, all of which tarnish what is otherwise an incredible experience.
If you're hankering for more of that simple, unfettered Doom action, Hellbound may well scratch your itch.
The team at Saibot Studios have made exactly what they promised to their Kickstarter backers, but I was left wanting more.
Hellbound has potential, and will surely find an audience for both its nostalgia and its challenge.
Hellbound is pretty upfront with what it is. If you've already burned through most of the homages I listed above, give this a shot.