#5 Hellblade
Release Date: 2016
Hellblade is a hack-and-slash title described as an independent AAA video game from Ninja Theory because of the game being developed by a small indie studio though with the level of detail expected from a major AAA video game release. The story of Hellblade follows a Celtic warrior named Senua as she travels through Hell. However, this Hell Senua is seeing is through her own psychotic manifestations because of her mental illnesses. Development team Ninja Theory has revealed that Senua suffers from hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, and depression. Because of these illnesses, Senua must embark on a very personal journey, one that Ninja Theory is taking the utmost care to assure it’s accurate and sensitive. With only fifteen people working on the video game title, we’re still hoping to embark on this journey with Senua sometime this year.