by One of the most interesting reveals at today's Xbox Games Showcase 2026 was that of Senua, which is a new game in the Hellblade series from Xbox first-party studio Ninja Theory.
We didn't really expect another title so soon after Hellblade 2, but the studio says this is a "different kind" of experience - a leap into the action-adventure space for Senua that's meant to offer "more agency and a lot more gameplay".
This is an out-and-out action-adventure game. It’s a bold new step for Senua, as a character, into the action-adventure space. Really, what that means is taking the heart and soul of what Hellblade has meant – in terms of intimate storytelling, high production values and being a journey that’s full of intent – but being additive to that in a way that gives players more agency and a lot more gameplay.
This is really about giving Hellblade fans what they’ve been asking for, while meeting action-adventure players’ expectations – and the way that manifests is in broader gameplay, more combat depth, and an interconnected world.
This difference is why they're not calling it Hellblade 3, even though it's actually going to be a bigger game than Hellblade 2 - at least in terms of map size. They say they've really "opened the world out" (even though it's still a linear story), so traversal and exploration sounds like it's getting more focus this time around.
We'll have to wait and see how it turns out - Senua launches on Xbox Series X, Series S, PC and Game Pass in 2027.
A Celtic warrior is trapped between life and death in a fractured vision of purgatory. In an action‑adventure set in the Hellblade universe, Senua fights to reach the afterlife and reunite with those she loved and lost, battling forces that threaten all she believes in.