Hellpoint: Blue Sun

Hellpoint: Blue Sun is a paid expansion for the base game Hellpoint, a Souls-adjacent action RPG set aboard a decaying orbital station called Irid Novo. Blue Sun cracks open a parallel dimension called, well, the Blue Sun, and frames it as the narrative layer that supposedly explains the root cause of the Merge cataclysm central to the original story. If you finished Hellpoint and felt the lore was tantalizingly incomplete, the expansion exists specifically to plug that gap. Whether it plugs it satisfyingly is the real question. The mechanical additions are the most straightforward wins here. Dual wielding arrives as a genuine combat option, letting you pair weapons in ways the base game never allowed. Three new locations expand the map with the same dense, interconnected geometry Cradle Games built its reputation on. A new "contract" system adds a layer of structured objectives that gives your runs a bit more purpose beyond pure exploration and survival. New armor sets round things out, and if you care about fashion-soulsing your build, there is enough here to freshen up a character you thought was finished. These are not token additions; the dual wield system in particular changes how certain weapon classes feel in your hands. The narrative ambition, though, is where Blue Sun earns its mixed reception. The expansion promises answers and does deliver some, but the storytelling remains as oblique and fragmented as the base game. For players who love picking apart environmental lore and cryptic NPC dialogue, that is a feature. For players who wanted a clear, satisfying explanation of the Merge, it may feel like another layer of deliberate obscurity piled onto an already dense mystery. The new characters added are interesting in concept but do not get enough screen time to leave a real impression. At roughly 105 reviews with 65% positive, the community is split along exactly those lines. Performance on PC is functional but unexceptional, which tracks with the base game. The three new locations are visually distinct enough to feel like genuine new space rather than reskinned corridors, and the enemy design continues Hellpoint's tradition of biomechanical grotesquerie that works well in the setting. The expansion also assumes you are comfortable with Hellpoint's particular brand of Souls-like difficulty, which is unforgiving and does not soften for newcomers. If you bounced off the base game, Blue Sun will not change your mind. If you are already deep in the lore and have a build you enjoy, the dual wield options and new zones give you a legitimate reason to go back. The bottom line is that Blue Sun is an expansion that rewards existing fans more than it recruits new ones. The contract system adds structure that the base game occasionally lacked, and the dual wield implementation is the kind of mechanical addition that actually changes how you approach encounter design. The story payoff is real but partial, and the writing will frustrate anyone expecting a clean resolution. For a Hellpoint player who wanted more of exactly that world, the new locations and combat options are worth the hours. For anyone else, start with the base game and see if the atmosphere hooks you first. Monika, Scout Team