Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II for PS5 launches August 12 alongside ‘Enhanced’ update
Performance Mode, return of the Dark Rot, and more.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will launch for PlayStation 5 on August 12 alongside the “Enhanced” update for existing platforms, publisher Xbox Game Studios and developer Ninja Theory announced.
Digital pre-orders are available now in $49.99 standard and $69.99 Deluxe editions. The latter includes an enhanced version of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice for PlayStation 5, and the Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice original soundtrack. Users who already own the PlayStation 4 version of Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice will receive a free upgrade to the PlayStation 5 version.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II first launched for Xbox Series and PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on May 21, 2025.
Here is an overview of the update, via Xbox Wire:
Performance Mode
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is a cinematic experience of immersion where we push real-time visuals to deliver rich, believable environments and characters to sink you deep into Senua’s story. Now, with Performance Mode, we’re excited to give you the option to experience gameplay at 60 FPS. The result is smoother gameplay, especially noticeable during combat and fast-moving moments of the game. On PC, where you’ve had more flexibility with performance based on your personal hardware, we’re now offering a ‘Very High’ preset to push that fidelity even further. The team has also been hard at work optimizing the game for Steam Deck, so when this update lands, the game will be Steam Deck Verified for the first time. Wherever you choose to play, we’ve made sure the experience is optimized for your chosen hardware.
The Dark Rot Returns
The Dark Rot from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has returned and offers an additional challenge for Senua on her quest to Iceland in this optional game mode. The Dark Rot will grow each time you fail, and if it reaches Senua’s head, her quest is over and all progress will be lost. Do you think you’re up to the challenge?
Enhanced Photo Mode
We have an incredible community of Virtual Photographers who have captured stunning moments from the world of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. We’re really excited, then, to enhance the toolset within Photo Mode with improvements across a multitude of settings, as well as an all-new ‘Motion’ tab for custom cinematic video capture. We can’t wait to see what you create with these new tools at your disposal.
Developer Commentary
Let us take you behind the scenes of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II with over four hours of insightful commentary, exploring the craft and creative decisions that went into making the game. Hear from the ensemble cast, key collaborators in depicting Senua’s experience of psychosis, and members of the development team who poured their heart and soul into Senua’s story.
Watch a new trailer below.