If you’ve spent any time in the “survivors-like” or bullet-heaven genre lately, you know the drill: walk around, auto-fire at thousands of enemies, get a dopamine hit from shiny gems, and pray for a good RNG build. But while most of these games lean into retro pixel art, Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel decided to go full “heavy metal album cover” with a gorgeous 3D art style that makes the genre feel properly epic.

I’ve been sinking some serious hours into the Xbox version lately, especially with the recent Conan the Barbarian DLC, and I have thoughts. If you’re wondering if it’s worth your gold, here’s the breakdown.