Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice — System Requirements, FPS Estimate & Refund Help

2017 · Indie, Adventure, Action · Ninja Theory · ESRB Mature · Metacritic 83

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice cover art
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Official PC requirements

Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG, retrieved 2026-08-21. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.

SpecMinimumRecommended
OSMinimum:
ProcessorOS: Windows 7, 8, 10
MemoryProcessor: Intel i5 3570K / AMD FX-8350
GraphicsMemory: 8 GB RAM
StorageGraphics: GTX 770 with 2GB VRAM / Radeon R9 280X 3GB
DirectXDirectX: Version 11
Item 7Storage: 30 GB available space
Item 8Additional Notes: Minimum spec screen resolution: 1280x720

Multi-GPU FPS estimate

Estimated average FPS by GPU at 1080p / 1440p / 4K, derived from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice's demand tier (tier 1, Very light (runs on integrated graphics)) and published TechPowerUp-style relative-performance indices (RTX 4090 = 100), retrieved 2026-08-29. Planning estimates, not benchmarks.

GPU1080p1440p4K
RTX 4090480380219
RTX 4080 Super480341196
RTX 4080480327188
RX 7900 XTX480363209
RX 7900 XT480341196
RTX 4070 Ti Super440291167
RX 7800 XT440291167
RTX 4070 Super414274157
RTX 4070388256148
RX 7700 XT399263152
RTX 3070362239138
RX 6800 XT435287165
RTX 4060 Ti319211121
RX 6700 XT388256148
RTX 3060292193111
RX 6600 XT330218125
RTX 2060264174100
GTX 1660 Super21814483
RX 58025316796
GTX 1060 6GB20713679
GTX 165016510963
Intel Arc A770335221127
UHD 770 (integrated)674426

Method: a game's demand tier maps to a “GPU index needed for ~60 FPS at 1080p”; each GPU's relative index produces an estimate via a diminishing-returns curve, then scaled for resolution. Source: TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), 2026-08-29.

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Refund eligibility & appeal

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My appeal package — Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Likely eligible
Platform policySteam
Playtime1 h
Owned (days)

Refund window: under 2 hours played and within 14 days of purchase — no questions asked.

Appeal letter draft

Subject: Refund request — Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Crashes / won’t start)

Dear Steam Support,

I am requesting a refund for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, purchased on [purchase date]. The game is game crashes at launch or during play, which makes it unusable for me.

Purchase details:
- Game: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Platform: Steam
- Purchase date: [date]
- Playtime: 1 hour(s)
- Issue: game crashes at launch or during play

This is a genuine technical issue rather than a change of preference. I have included my system information and steps already tried. Please process a refund or offer an alternative resolution.

Thank you,
[Your name]
[Account/order number]

Evidence checklist

  • Receipt / order confirmation with date
  • Screenshot or clip of the issue (error code, crash, FPS counter)
  • System specs (CPU, GPU, RAM, OS, driver version)
  • Steps already tried (driver update, file verify, reinstall)
  • Server-status screenshot if the issue is online/matchmaking

Generated at GameFixPro · 2026-09-10

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Release & version notes

Official release date: 2017-08-07. Ongoing patches and version history are published by the developer — for the latest patch notes, see the official store or support page. GameFixPro summarizes the official release only and does not invent patch dates.

SingleplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAtmospheric

About Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

A dark fantasy game that takes inspiration from Scandinavian and Celtic folklore, Hellblade is set in a gritty barbarian world full of weird wooden structures and creepily masked enemies. The player assumes the role of Senua, a traumatized female warrior from the Pict tribe. She suffers from a growing psychosis after her lover Dillion was brutally murdered by Vikings. Carrying his severed head, Senua sets out to Helheim, the underworld of the dead, to bring her lover's soul back. Her grim and bloody journey mirrors her descent into madness. It becomes increasingly difficult for her (and, thus, the player) to tell fact from fantasy, as she hears voices in her head and sees hallucinations. When not fighting her enemies, Senua has to solve puzzles to move forward. This is where her distorted perception actually comes out handy, enabling her to "focus" and see what regular people can not. The ghostly voices, recorded using the binaural method to create an eery effect, also help to guide Senua or to warn her about dangers. All of Senua movements, expressions and reactions were recorded through motion capture to make them more realistic and emotional.

For the complete specification sheet and an expanded multi-GPU FPS comparison, explore Full specs & performance data on GameFigs.

● Data updated 2026-09-09

Sources & attribution

  • Game metadata (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
  • GPU relative-performance indices via TechPowerUp GPU database (relative performance), retrieved 2026-08-29.
  • FPS estimates on this page are GameFixPro planning estimates from the demand-tier + GPU-index model — not benchmark results.
  • Pre-launch intelligence (release windows, settings, editions, pricing, beta dates) is compiled from each title's official publisher / studio announcements and is source-linked per item with its retrieval date (2026-09-09). Where a detail is from reporting rather than a primary source, the item's source line states so. This is preview material, not an official specification.
  • Refund verdicts summarize each platform's published policy (Steam, Epic, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo) and are not a guarantee of outcome.
How the Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice FPS estimate and refund verdict are computed

Each game is scored on a 0–9 demand tier from its published PC requirements (and a year/genre fallback when requirements are absent). The FPS estimate compares your selected GPU's relative-performance index against the tier's required index using a diminishing-returns curve, then scales for resolution. The refund verdict compares your playtime and purchase date against the platform's published window (14 days / 2 hours on Steam and Epic; discretionary on PlayStation; 14-day capped on Xbox; no-refund policy on Nintendo eShop for downloaded software) and weighs technical defects more favourably than preference changes. All outputs are planning guides — verify in-game with the built-in benchmark when available, and confirm policy with the platform before acting.

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