{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-24T10:27:33.310Z","story":{"id":"r_6af41a327f36476da9b5fd03","slug":"hellpunk-purgatorium-hands-on-shows-gore-roguelite-with-gear-based-customization","url":"https://yomimono.id/hellpunk-purgatorium-hands-on-shows-gore-roguelite-with-gear-based-customization","headline":"HellPunk: Purgatorium Hands-On Shows Gore Roguelite With Gear-Based Customization","summary":"Game Spark reports on a hands-on demo of HellPunk: Purgatorium, a roguelite action game shown at BitSummit Punch. Players control a protagonist who wakes in a hell-like area and must repeatedly revive and push deeper. The demo featured a sword and fists as main weapons, a Cocktail Bonus system for temporary effects, and a Gear System that requires placing shaped upgrades adjacent to the center. The developer said the balance is set so even reaching the boss is quite difficult. A release date has not been announced.","why_it_matters":"The Gear System's shape-and-placement constraint adds a spatial puzzle layer to the standard roguelite loop, distinguishing HellPunk: Purgatorium from other gore action titles in a crowded indie space.","published_at":"2026-05-24T08:45:57.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Game Spark"],"citations":[{"source":"Game Spark","title":"Splattering Blood and Gore, a Gore Action Roguelite Where You Repeatedly Revive and Head to Hell: 'HellPunk: Purgatorium' Hands-On Report [Bitsummit Punch] | Game*Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/24/166839.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}