Here you can find a Freeware Version of the first episode of Hedon, with the first full episode and all features and content up to version 1.2.0. You can also find the Demo version 2.0.0, which also contains all the assets of the game for modding purposes.
Hedon Bloodrite merges Hedon I and II into an entirely hand crafted 20+ hours singleplayer experience inspired by not only the best retro FPS games of the 90s, but also games like Arx Fatalis and Thief. Hedon mixes high octane action with exploration and puzzle solving, creating a challenge that encourages creativity and wit.
Hedon Bloodrite merges Hedon I and II into an entirely hand crafted 20+ hours singleplayer experience inspired by not only the best retro FPS games of the 90s, but also games like Arx Fatalis and Thief. Hedon mixes high octane action with exploration and puzzle solving, creating a challenge that encourages creativity and wit.
➣ An exotic world of lore and secrets
Embark on an adventure across an underground world where ancient and medieval civilizations meet with uncanny crystal-powered technologies.
➣ A dark, eerily comfy atmosphere
Immerse yourself in the whistling of cave drafts and the humming of the mossy crystals as you ponder your next move.
➣ Brutal, gory, fast-paced combat
Shatter your foes with a lined-up axe throw, lob acid at them from your potion launcher or ignite them with the flamethrower included into your goblin-crafted shotgun.
➣ Complex, non-linear, handmade levels
Sharpen your wits and your sense of exploration - there won't be many arrows to point you through the mysteries of the Underworld.
➣ A touch of RPG (Bloodrite-only)
Travel between Hexen-style level clusters, interact with a variety of characters, complete secondary and hidden quests, and watch some of your deeds and approaches have an impact on the world.
➣ Good company (Bloodrite-mostly)
Lead the orc daughters of the Iron Division to victory. They will prove their worth when fighting alongside you against the armies of chaos.
➣ A multi-genre soundtrack
Going from tense to serene ambient, with occasional kicks of heavy metal. All spiced up with a few Alexander Brandon tracks that never made it in Unreal and Deus Ex!
➣ Six difficulty levels
Changing not only the damage taken or how many progression clues you get but also the individual monster and item placement of each map.
And don't forget the Bearzerk difficulty that completely changes the gameplay by swapping your regular arsenal with special melee weapons.
➣ Fully moddable
You can mod and make maps for Hedon just as easily as you can for Doom.
➣ DRM free
You buy it, you own it.
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It's finally here...
After 2 years of intensive day and night development, I'm happy to announce that Hedon Bloodrite is out and ready to play! It's been a crazy journey, and Hedon has blown up far since it's humble beginnings as a Doom 1/2 total conversion mod.
Bloodrite comes as a free update for everyone who owns Hedon. It features a new 12+ hour campaign that can be selected from the main menu just like a Doom episode. The campaign also introduces new RPG-style elements and clusters of Hexen-style interconnected levels with multiple ways of progression and lots of secrets for the hardcore explorers!
On top of that, Bloodrite also updates the first Hedon game with improved animations, gore, sounds and quality of life features!
Good news for modders!
The free demo has been updated with all of Hedon's assets, graphics, sounds, code, everything that you can access and mod as you please. Hedon is fully compatible with GZDoom, which allows you to mod it just as easily as you would with Doom.
All you have to do is download the demo from any platform and use the Hedon.ipk3 file inside as a resource in Slade or Ultimate/GZDoom Builder.
So what are you waiting for now? Go kick some ass!
- Zan_HedonDev
Hedon is Out!
News 13 commentsTwo and half years of intense development later, Hedon's had it's first official release!
Release Date Announced
News 10 commentsAfter almost two years and half of development, Hedon's finally ready for release!
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IndieDB Player's Choice Steam Bundle Launched
FeatureHedon: Bloodrite, Dread Templar, and Forgive Me Father team up for a retro action-packed bundle in celebration of their placements in 2021’s Indie of...
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Hedon 2.4.0 Demo (Linux 64-bit)
Demo 1 commentA Demo version updated to Hedon Bloodrite v2.4.0's full assets.
Hedon Autoaim
PatchVertical Aim Assist for Hedon so you can play with 35 degree look up/down or no look at all in the vein of original idTech1 games.
Hedon 1.2.0 (Freeware | Linux 64-bit)
Full Version 1 commentNOTE: You cannot transfer your saves from one version to another. Your configurations are stored in a generated gzdoom config file with your username...
Hedon 1.2.0 Source (Freeware | For MacOS)
Full VersionThis is for Mac users! Read the instructions below!
Hedon 1.2.0 (Freeware | Win 32-bit)
Full VersionUnzip & run the GZDoom - Launch Hedon.exe to play! NOTE: You cannot transfer your saves from one version to another. You can only copy your settings by...
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Thank you for this.
Hello Zan hope you are well. I'd like to report a bug I immediately encountered in the steam release of Hedon (sort of, I suspect it's more of an oversight). Your fork of GZDoom (HGZDoom) has some problems with gamepad input that I've never encountered in native GZDoom or any other standalone project made in the engine like Total Chaos or Vomitoreum. Specifically, the game doesn't receive emulated KB+M input from a gamepad. I'm using DS4Windows to bind, for example, the alpha number keys to DPAD and the touchpad for weapon switching and mouselook to the right stick, none of which the game recognizes if launched through the provided launcher. I can use both gamepad and KB+M simultaneously with no issues, however if I were to bind say the H key to my gamepad it just won't read the input like everything else I've played in GZDoom. Launching the game via my normal installation of GZDoom restored normal functionality so it's not a pressing issue or anything, it certainly hasn't affected my enjoyment of this great game, I just figured you might like to know :)
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Hello Zan!
I'm a French speaking Belgian player/streamer.
I love your game that I discovered in stream. There are a lot of texts in English. I started translating, accompanied by a person who speaks English. I never designed a mod or a translation patch. I modify directly the wad. Would you be interested in a complete and corrected French version of Hedon Bloodrite?
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Fantastic attention to detail, loved it. Btw, did you apply much code and scripts to make this work? I assume you did but I'm curious. Great work. :)
Yes, there's a lot of map code and stuff involved :^)
I'm now just hearing that this game is also on steam. Congrats, however I have to ask, are there any differences between the freeware version and the steam version?
Thanks, there's a bunch of new stuff and improvements, you can see the changelog here - Steamcommunity.com
Better than Rekkr