SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is an independent video game developed by Pine Studio and published by Headup Games. It was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux via Steam in July 2016, for Xbox One in September 2017,[1][2] for PlayStation 4 in February and March 2018,[3][4] and for GOG.com in October 2018.[5] It is a first-person platformer where you race against time using a variety of power-ups, inspired by speedrunning sessions in games like Quake[6] or Super Meat Boy.[7][8] The name "SEUM" was derived from ColloSEUM, the working title of the game.[9]

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
Developer(s)Pine Studio
Publisher(s)Headup Games
EngineUnity
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux
Xbox One
PlayStation 4
ReleaseWindows, macOS, Linux
  • WW: July 28, 2016
Xbox One
  • WW: September 22, 2017
Playstation 4
  • EU: February 22, 2018
  • NA: March 8, 2018
Genre(s)Platformer
Mode(s)

On October 20, 2017, it got its first DLC titled "The Drunk Side of the Moon".[10]

Gameplay

SEUM is a first person platform game where the player controls Marty, a man who goes into hell to retrieve beer that was stolen by a demon, the player can cast fireballs that can light up a lantern and activate objects. A beer is hidden in every level, if a player finds one they get the option to restart or exit. If the player dies, they have to restart the level. Players attempt to reach the end of a level in a certain time, while avoiding fireballs, saws, bombs, swinging blades and others, if players are fast enough they get an Uber Skull. Some levels have power-ups with special abilities:

  • Gravity
  • Teleport
  • Rewind
  • Spawn platform
  • Roar (DLC)
  • Rocket (DLC)
  • Shadow world (DLC)

Players can navigate each level by elevator, There are 9 floors in the game. Levels in each floor can be played in any order, but a certain amount of levels need to be completed to play the boss level, which can unlock the next floor. Finding all the beers in each floor can unlock a bonus level which replaces beer with bacon. There are a total of 11 level in each floor.

Reception

The game received mixed to positive reviews. It currently holds an aggregated score of 77/100 on Metacritic for Xbox One.[11]

References
  1. "SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell Release Information for Xbox One - GameFAQs". gamefaqs.gamespot.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. "SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell for Xbox One". XBOXONEHQ. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  3. "[New PS4 Release Date] "SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell" Is Coming to PlayStation(R)4 on February 22 - Satan Awaits You, Mortal - CGMagazine". www.cgmagonline.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  4. GamingLyfe.com (2018-03-09). ""SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell" Out Now on PlayStation®4". GamingLyfe.com - Gaming News, Esports News, Gaming Community. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  5. https://www.gog.com/news/release_seum_the_speedrunners_from_hell
  6. "Quick Look: Seum: Speedrunners from Hell".
  7. O'Connor, Alice (28 July 2016). "Run Like Hell! Seum: Speedrunners from Hell Released". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  8. "Why you should play Seum, a speedrunning game with Quake mechanics". Polygon. 4 August 2016.
  9. http://media.equityarcade.com/explore/articles/2016/08/03/indie-game-of-the-day-seum-speedrunners-from-hell/
  10. "Seum: Speedrunners from Hell dobio prvi DLC :: Vijesti @ Games Master by Bug Online". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-17.
  11. "SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell". Metacritic.
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