How Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is still a great tool for explaining mental health

Kelly Tompkins
8 min readAug 16, 2019
Credit to Ninja Theory (hellblade.com)

While Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice came out in 2017, I was only recently able to get my hands on it. The idea of gameplay experience requiring a headset and its portrayal of mental health intrigued me. I also believe mental health is still something that should be addressed, especially when this game is providing something most media doesn’t. A…

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Kelly Tompkins

Austin,Texas sober girl. Lover of horror movies, cats, and fitness. Occasional bad poet.