Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Launches With 50v50 Jungle Warfare
The launch marks the series' first major setting shift from World War II to the Vietnam War, introducing asymmetric tactics like NVA tunnel networks and U.S. helicopter units that change the core squad-based gameplay.
Key Facts
- Hell Let Loose: Vietnam launched on August 14, 2026, for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
- The game supports 50v50 battles with 6 maps and 4 game modes at launch.
- Steam pricing is 4,950 yen for the standard edition and 7,499 yen for the deluxe edition.
- The deluxe edition includes uniform packs for NVA boat crews, ANZAC forces, Green Berets, and SEALs, rolling out through 2026.
- A roadmap for free updates is scheduled to be announced on August 20, 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Game Spark.
Team17 and Expression Games released Hell Let Loose: Vietnam on August 14, 2026, bringing the tactical shooter series to the Vietnam War. The game supports 50v50 battles across 6 maps and 4 game modes at launch, with players fighting as either the U.S. Army or the People's Army of Vietnam. Key features include helicopters for the U.S. side, tunnel networks for the NVA, and patrol boats for river combat. The game is available on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Two editions are offered: a standard version and a deluxe version that includes uniform packs for NVA boat crews, ANZAC forces, Green Berets, and SEALs. Steam pricing is 4,950 yen for the standard edition and 7,499 yen for the deluxe edition. The developers plan free updates with quality-of-life improvements, balance changes, new maps, vehicles, weapons, and game modes, with a roadmap scheduled for August 20. The game supports Japanese and includes 17 soldier types and 6 unit types, such as commander, infantry, recon, armor, helicopter, and mortar units.
- UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopters are the U.S. side's air units, while the NVA relies on tunnel networks for guerrilla deployment and ambushes.
- River combat on the Mekong and other waterways uses heavily armed patrol boats for pursuit and reconnaissance.
- All 17 soldier types and 6 unit types are in at launch: commander, infantry (squad leader, rifleman, grenadier, engineer, medic, special operator, machine gunner), recon (scout, sniper), armor (tank commander, crew), helicopter (U.S. Army only, supply officer, pilot), and mortar (observer, support, gunner).
- Helicopter units are exclusive to the U.S. Army roster; the NVA gets tunnel-building instead.
- Player movement options are expanded to improve combat mobility, and the tutorial and new-player introduction were revamped, with updated UI and UX.
- Game modes at launch include Offensive and Warfare alongside other new modes.
- The 6 maps are themed after real locations.
- Game Spark lists the roadmap for August 19 local time, while 4Gamer.net says the details arrive August 20.
- Team17 and Expression Games released a launch trailer alongside the game.
- The game follows the original Hell Let Loose, which launched in 2021 to high praise, and is built as a successor in the series.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.