Hell Is Us Hits 2 Million Players as Major Update Adds New Enemies

Hell Is Us 2 million players reached as significant milestone. Publisher Nacon confirmed the news announcing alongside update 1.8, which rolled out October 8, 2026, adding 10 new enemy types to address one of the game’s most persistent player complaints.

Developed by Rogue Factor, Hell Is Us originally launched on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S back in September 2025, and has continued building its audience since, helped recently by a stint on PlayStation Plus Extra.

What’s in Update 1.8

The headline addition is enemy variety. Update 1.8 introduces 10 new Hollow Walkers, the supernatural creatures players fight throughout the game’s war-torn setting, directly responding to criticism that the original enemy roster felt repetitive over a full playthrough. “We heard your feedback on enemy variety, and these new additions bring more diversity to the foes you’ll encounter,” Nacon said in its announcement.

Beyond the new enemies, the update fixes a memory corruption issue affecting the save system, along with several collision bugs across different maps that had been leaving players stuck in certain areas. The patch rolled out automatically across every platform the game is currently available on.

A Troubled Road to Switch 2

The timing of update 1.8 is tied to Hell Is Us’s long-delayed Nintendo Switch 2 port, which has had a rocky path to release. Originally announced for September 24, 2026, the port was first pushed to October 8, then delayed a second time to October 27, with Rogue Factor citing “logistical and distribution issues” outside the team’s control.

Nacon has structured the rollout so that the major content update reaches every platform simultaneously, meaning PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S players received update 1.8 on October 8 even though the Switch 2 version itself won’t actually be playable until October 27. That approach ensures all players get access to the same experience once the Switch 2 version does arrive, rather than launching with outdated content.

What Hell Is Us Actually Is

For anyone unfamiliar, Hell Is Us is a third-person action-adventure game that deliberately strips out conveniences common to the genre: no map, no compass, and no quest markers. Players control a soldier named Rémi navigating a country torn apart by civil war and a mysterious calamity that’s given rise to the Hollow Walkers, relying on exploration and instinct rather than on-screen guidance to piece together the mystery behind Rémi’s missing parents.

The game received generally favorable reviews at launch, including an 8.25/10 from Game Informer, and its current Steam rating sits in “very positive” territory. For more on what else is launching around the same window, our best Switch 2 games of 2026 roundup covers where Hell Is Us fits among the console’s October lineup.

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