In April 2022, Deus Ex: Human Revolution art director Jonathan Jacques-Belletete unveiled his new project, a third-person descent into awfulness called Hell is Us, in development at Mordheim: City of the Damned studio Rogue Factor. It was supposed to be out sometime in 2023, and obviously that didn't happen—in fact, not much at all has happened on the public-facing front since then. But now it's back, with a 2025 release target and a debut gameplay trailer that appeared at today's State of Play showcase.
Hell is Us looks like Dark Souls filtered through Chernobylite, a bizarre mix of third-person ARPG and near-future post-war horror set in a game world suffering from two distinct problems: A civil war that's torn an unnamed country apart, and also—and probably worse—a mysterious "calamity" that's given rise to supernatural creatures that cannot be harmed by modern weapons.
