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Plan your next Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice session
Our independent guide walks you through each accessibility and performance option in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, helping you shape a playthrough that fits your needs while preserving the game's intended experience.
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Balancing Difficulty
Begin with Auto mode for the first hour, then switch to a fixed level. Compare enemy aggression and damage to decide which setting feels most balanced for you.
- Start with Auto mode to let the game gauge your skill before fixing a level.
- Switch to Easy if a particular encounter feels too demanding.
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Optimising Audio
Create a short test scene with Senua speaking and ambient sounds active. Adjust voice and SFX volumes separately, noting which mix lets you hear crucial cues without drowning out music.
- Raise Voice volume to hear Senua’s internal monologue clearly during tense moments.
- Use Mono mode if you have a single‑speaker arrangement to avoid missing cues.
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Testing Visual Filters
Activate each colour‑blind filter while moving through a bright area. Observe how terrain and enemy silhouettes change, then set the intensity that retains detail while correcting colour perception.
- Combine a high‑contrast subtitle colour with a solid background for maximum legibility.
- Adjust filter intensity until colours are distinguishable without losing visual information.
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Customising Controls
Remap a frequently used action, such as sprint, to a key within easy reach. Play a combat segment and assess whether the new layout reduces finger travel and improves response.
- Map frequently used actions to comfortable keys to reduce strain during long sessions.
- Disable vibration if it distracts from narrative moments.
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Performance Tuning
Run the game with ray tracing enabled, then disabled, while monitoring frame rate. Enable DLSS or FSR and compare visual sharpness versus smoothness to find the optimal balance for your system.
- Enable DLSS or FSR if your GPU supports it to gain higher frame rates with minimal visual loss.
- Turn off ray tracing on lower‑end systems to maintain stable performance.
