Hell Maiden Reveals New 2D Opening Movie

AstralShift has revealed the opening movie for “infernal bullet hell deck-builder” RPG Hell Maiden, which was directed by the studio with supervision by Jeto of Studio Rosatrium. The Hell Maiden opening movie is a collaborative product by a small group of indie animators, and it features the game’s opening theme song “Not my Paradiso” by Japanese band Mili.

Hell Maiden launches on July 16 in Steam Early Access with the game’s first two Circles of Hell — Limbo and Lust. The subsequent seven Circles of Hell will be added over time in updates, which will also greatly expand the narrative of Hell Maiden.

The Steam Early Access version lets players rescue and befriend all four available Poets of Limbo, which each have their own pool of Weapon and Mod cards to experiment with. Defeating each boss comes with an additional perk to aid in player’s later runs through the Circles of Hell.

Players will be able to interact with legendary historical figures, including Virgil, Horace, Homer and Ovid. The story will feature voice-acting with talent such as Diana Garnet as Dante and Phoebe Chan as both Virgil and Beatrice, along with “new and exciting collaborations.”

Hell Maiden will be available in Steam Early Access with a total of eight supported languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Japanese.

Fans can try out the Hell Maiden demo on Steam, and the game’s official soundtrack is now streaming on YouTube. The Hell Maiden original soundtrack was composed by Skyleo.