Xbox announces the third game in the Hellblade series, simply titled Senua
The second game was critically acclaimed and was nominated for 11 BAFTA awards
Xbox and Ninja Theory have announced the third game in the Hellblade series.
As shown during the Xbox Games Showcase, the third game, simply titled Senua, will once again have players taking control of the protagonist from the first two games.
The game doesn’t yet have a release date, but will be released in 2027.
Ninja Theory studio head Dom Matthews explained on the official Xbox Wire blog that Senua is a different type of game than its predecessors.
“This is an out-and-out action-adventure game,” he said. “It’s a bold new step for Senua, as a character, into the action-adventure space.
“Really, what that means is taking the heart and soul of what Hellblade has meant – in terms of intimate storytelling, high production values and being a journey that’s full of intent – but being additive to that in a way that gives players more agency and a lot more gameplay.
“This is really about giving Hellblade fans what they’ve been asking for, while meeting action-adventure players’ expectations – and the way that manifests is in broader gameplay, more combat depth, and an interconnected world.”
The first game in the series, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, was originally a PS4 console exclusive, releasing on Sony‘s console and PC in August 2017 before finally coming to Xbox One in April 2018.
After Microsoft acquired Ninja Theory in 2018, the opposite took place for the sequel Senua’s Sega: Hellblade 2 – it was an Xbox Series X/S console exclusive in May 2024, before coming to PS5 in August 2025.
Senua will be released in 2027 on Xbox Series X/S and PC, but will also be available on PS5, according to Microsoft.
Both games were critically acclaimed on release, with Hellblade 2 receiving a Metacritic score of 81 and being nominated for 11 awards at the 2025 BAFTA Games Awards.
It ultimately only won one of these awards – for Technical Achievement – at a ceremony that was ultimately dominated by Astro Bot.
VGC’s Hellblade 2 review said it was “a mechanically dated game carried along by its incredible presentational flair”.
“Fans of the first game could perhaps split it across a few nights for a better experience, and Melina Juergens’ performance deserves to be seen,” we said. “It also deserves a more engaging experience, however.”
