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Hell is Us
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Hell is Us
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September 4, 2025
Wokeometer Rating
2Based
Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke
TL;DR Verdict
Hell is Us scores a low 2/10 for wokeness by centering on Rémi Letam’s traditional action-hero quest amid a grey-and-gray civil war and supernatural horror, delivering classic anti-war storytelling without identity politics or activist framing.
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Detailed Analysis
Hell is Us centers on male protagonist Rémi Letam, a peacekeeper returning to his war-torn homeland of Hadea to search for his parents amid a civil war between the fictional Palomist and Sabinian ethnic/religious groups and a supernatural calamity spawning Hollow Walkers from timeloops of intense human emotion and violence.
The explicit central theme, stated by creative director Jonathan Jacques-Belletête, is the perpetual cycle of human violence fueled by emotions and passions, with both sides committing atrocities in a grey-and-gray morality setup that underscores humanity as its own worst enemy. This is classic anti-war storytelling, not activist framing. Rémi occupies a traditional action-hero role with no gender or identity customization options, keeping the focus squarely on exploration, combat, and the horrors of war rather than personal identity exploration.
Key Factors
- Male protagonist Rémi with traditional action-hero role and no gender or identity customization
- Civil war between Palomist and Sabinian groups depicted as mutual cycle of revenge and brutality without modern identity-politics overlay or one-sided systemic oppression narrative
- No LGBTQ+ characters, romance systems, pronoun options, DEI consultancy involvement, or creator statements on representation; Steam discussion shows player requests for such content implying absence
- Reception shows no controversies, critic-audience alignment on Metacritic (~77-78), and focus on exploration, combat, and war's horrors
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Identity Politics & Racial Essentialism
Gender Ideology & LGBTQ+ Themes
DEI Casting & Representation Mandates
Preachiness & Message-First Agenda
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We've run a full content analysis on Hell is Us and scored it 2/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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What kind of woke content is in Hell is Us?
Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Hell is Us's overall score.
Is Hell is Us appropriate for kids?
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