Hell Let Loose is a Second World War shooter built around huge 50-versus-50 battles. It was created by Black Matter, entered early access on PC in June 2019 and was fully released in July 2021, with PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions following that October. Team17 now publishes it, with development handled by Expression Games and Cover 6 Studios. Its battles span the Western, North African and Eastern Fronts, and a Vietnam War follow-up, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, arrived in August 2026 as a separate game.

Hell Let Loose only works when a hundred players cooperate, and whether they do depends heavily on the server. Much of the game is played on servers run by communities and clans, each with its own rules, admins and regulars, which is why the server you pick matters as much as the map.

A Battle Won on the Radio

Each side fields up to 50 players across fourteen roles: riflemen, medics, engineers, anti-tank soldiers, machine gunners, tank crews, snipers, spotters and more. Rifle squads of six are led by an officer, and officers talk to each other and to the Commander on a separate leadership voice channel. The Commander calls in tanks, airstrikes and supply drops and manages the team's munitions, manpower and fuel.

The result plays more like a small war than a deathmatch. Matches are fought over a line of sectors in Warfare, attack and defense in Offensive, or a smaller Skirmish mode, and they are decided by who places spawn points well, keeps supplies flowing and communicates under fire. A lone hero with a high kill count rarely moves the front line.

What to Look For in a Hell Let Loose Server

Teamwork and Comms Rules

The best servers enforce the basics that make the game work: officers and commanders must use a microphone and the leadership channel, squads should follow their officer, and tank crews and recon teams are expected to play their roles. Read the rules before you take a leadership role, because many servers will remove an officer who does not communicate.

Admins and Enforcement

Rules only matter when someone enforces them. Look for admins who are online during busy hours, deal quickly with team-killing, griefing and abuse, and explain their decisions. A Discord with a working report process is a good sign; a server with a long rule list and no visible admins is not.

Seeding and Population

A 100-player game needs a full server, and servers fill up through seeding: regulars joining a quiet server so it grows to a playable size. Communities that organize seeding stay full through the evening. Check how busy a server is at your hours and whether it fills reliably, since a half-empty map plays very differently.

Region, Language and Ping

Coordination happens by voice, so the language spoken on the leadership channel matters as much as the ping. Many communities are national or regional, so pick a server whose players you can understand and whose host location gives you a stable connection.

Map Rotation and Events

Servers set their own rotation of maps and modes. Some favor long Warfare games, others mix in Offensive and Skirmish. Clan servers also host scheduled matches and events, which are the most organized games you will find outside competitive play.

Getting Started

Start as a rifleman or medic in a squad with an active officer, listen more than you talk, and learn how spawn points and supplies work before you try leading. Join the server's Discord and read the rules on roles and comms. The ranking below lists the Hell Let Loose servers players vote for here. Vote for the server you deploy on - rankings start again every month, so the list reflects which communities are filling their servers now.