Hellgate:London can be played in a first person perspective for guns and a third person perspective for both guns and melee weapons. Third person perspective is usually regarded as better for melee combat, where wider peripheral vision is more important than precise, long-distance aiming.

Although the game looks like a shooter, pinpoint aiming skills are not required. However, not all weapons are so easy to use. The game will indeed contain sniper rifles and other weapons that require accurate manual aiming, though most of said weapons are exclusive to the Hunter faction.