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Hellboy Web of Wyrd announced and coming in 2023 to all

During the pre-show of The Game Awards 2022, an all-new Hellboy games was announced, called Hellboy Web of Wyrd, this game takes direct inspiration from the comics with its look, but tells an all-new story. Check out the reveal trailer for the game below.

While the trailer doesn’t really show anything off, the game is described as a roguelite action-adventure game, with all consoles and PC getting the title. The story is being worked on by the developers with series creator Mike Mignola helping out as well and veteran actor Lance Reddick will lend his iconic voice to the role of the title character.

“Adapting the Hellboy comics to a game is a dream project for all of us. The opportunity to create something authentic — that’s something we take very seriously,” said Amanda Kruse, Publishing Director at Good Shepherd Entertainment. “Our partnership with Mike Mignola and the creative team at Dark Horse has been inspiring. The support and trust they’ve given us has allowed Upstream Arcade to bring their vision to life. Hellboy Web of Wyrd is a bold new work we are excited to share with fans of the comics and action-adventure games alike.”

"We are extremely excited by this amazing new Hellboy game developed by Good Shepherd Entertainment,” said Mike Richardson, CEO of Dark Horse Media. “Mike Mignola has created a hero and world unique in comics, and this game gives fans a new way to share in his supernatural adventures.”

Welcome to the Butterfly House, a mysterious manor of perverse angles and non-Euclidean geometry built by occultist Pasquale Deneveaux to open a gateway to the Wyrd, a vast, interdimensional web of wondrous and horrifying planes of existence beyond our world. When a B.P.R.D. agent vanishes inside the mansion, it’s up to Hellboy and his team of agents to uncover its forbidden secrets.

Journey into the deepest realms of the Wyrd, each hiding a unique investigation into the unknown. Battle powerful creatures in search of forgotten godforms and magnificent treasures, but beware: ancient evil festers within the Wyrd’s darkest reaches… evil that wants out.

There is no release date yet, but you can wishlist the game on Steam, if that is your thing.