Hedon Bloodrite

Hedon Bloodrite combines Hedon I and II in a hand-crafted single-player experience of over 20 hours. It blends fast-paced combat with exploration in an underground world of ancient and medieval civilizations, uncanny crystal-powered technology, lore and secrets.

Explore the Underworld

The handmade levels are complex and non-linear, with few arrows to guide you. You investigate clues, solve the mysteries of the Underworld and use your resources wisely. The game’s dark, warm and eerie atmosphere is shaped by cave drafts and humming mossy crystals.

Fight your way through

Combat is fast-paced and brutal. You can throw an axe, launch acid with the Potion Launcher or set enemies alight with the flamethrower built into the goblin-made Fragfire Gun.

RPG elements and allies

In the Bloodrite-only RPG elements, you travel between clusters of levels, interact with a variety of characters and complete secondary and hidden quests. Some of your actions and approaches affect the surrounding world. In the Bloodrite-mostly companion feature, you lead the orc daughters of the Iron Division against the armies of chaos, with the orcs fighting alongside you.

Difficulty and customization

Six difficulty levels change the damage you take, the number of progression clues you receive, and the placement of monsters and items on each map. Bearzerk difficulty replaces your regular arsenal with unique melee weapons, changing the gameplay. The game is moddable, and you can make maps for it.

Music

The soundtrack ranges from tense to serene ambient music, with occasional heavy metal and tracks by Alexander Brandon that did not make it into the final releases of Unreal and Deus Ex.