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In the past years, I have watched the development progress of the upcoming sequel. While I was doing so, I found out that the Florida State University has conducted a study to determine if video games such as this can help reduce mental health stigma. The study was conducted by allowing participants to play or watch Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. The study can be found here: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.02240/full
The crew behind the video game also made a video about this on their YouTube channel:
Honestly, this video game was a different experience for me and the story had a strong impact. The acting skills of Melina Juergens were truly impressive and unexpected. I would have never guessed she is not a professional actor.

