Hell Let Loose: Vietnam is a hardcore realistic FPS developed by Expression Games and published by Team17, set in the Vietnam War with 50v50 tactical multiplayer battles, historical factions, vehicles, squad roles, and intense jungle warfare. The game launches digitally on August 13, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S, following a delay from its original June release date.
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam Key Features
- Massive 50v50 multiplayer battles focused on teamwork, tactics, and communication
- Vietnam War setting with the US Armed Forces and North Vietnamese Army as playable sides at launch
- 6 large‑scale maps inspired by real‑world locations, including dense jungles, rivers, airfields, docks, and deserts
- 17 distinct battle roles across command, infantry, recon, armour, helicopter, and mortar squad units
- Multiple game modes, including Warfare, Offensive, and alternative modes that change battlefield objectives
- Helicopters, patrol boats, tanks including the NVA's T‑54 and the US's M48 Patton, and historically accurate weapons
- NVA tunnel‑building mechanics that function as a fast travel network for squad leaders and commanders, requiring connection to garrisons to operate
- Enhanced movement and interaction options, including swimming, climbing, fast crawling, and dragging wounded teammates
Gameplay
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam delivers large‑scale, tactical first‑person combat where coordination matters as much as shooting skill. Players join a 50‑strong team divided into multiple squads, each with specific battlefield responsibilities: infantry units push objectives, recon squads gather information, armour crews support assaults, mortar squads provide indirect fire, and commanders guide the wider strategy. The game keeps the realistic and team‑focused style of the Hell Let Loose series while adding mechanics built around the Vietnam War setting, with US forces exclusively fielding helicopters for fire support and supply drops, while the North Vietnamese Army exclusively relies on tunnel networks for stealth movement, and both sides use patrol boats to contest Vietnam's extensive river systems.
Story
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam does not focus on a traditional single‑player campaign. Instead, it places players in multiplayer battles inspired by one of the most intense conflicts in modern history. Each match tells its own battlefield story through squad decisions, shifting front lines, tactical victories, ambushes, defensive stands, and coordinated attacks between the US Armed Forces and the North Vietnamese Army, with developers confirming the game will focus on conventional forces rather than guerrilla warfare, meaning no dedicated Viet Cong sub‑faction is planned.
Graphics
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam recreates the atmosphere of Vietnam War battlefields with dense jungles, mountain gorges, rivers, military vehicles, smoke, explosions, and harsh combat environments. The visual theme is grounded, realistic, and intense, with terrain playing a major role in how battles unfold. Thick vegetation, changing weather, and dramatic landscapes, from the Thanh Hóa Bridge map featured in the open beta to sprawling river networks, help create a tense and immersive war setting.
Who will like Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
- Players who enjoy realistic first‑person shooters and tactical combat
- Fans of large‑scale multiplayer battles with 50v50 warfare
- Gamers who prefer teamwork, communication, and squad‑based objectives
- Players interested in Vietnam War settings, historical factions, and authentic military equipment
- Fans of hardcore shooters, military simulation, and strategic PvP gameplay
- Hell Let Loose players looking for a new setting with helicopters, tunnels, patrol boats, and jungle warfare
