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Hades II
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“its like hades but it has a 7/10 story and 10/10 gameplay instead of a 9/10 story and 8/10 gameplay”
“One of the greatest sequels ever made, the inclusion of 2 separate routes and the refinements made to the core gameplay make this a must play for every fan of the original game. My main point of criticism is that the…”
“I have to vent. As expected the gameplay is largely good, already great art is improved, writing enjoyable and above average. Here's where they totally blow it: battlefield readability is trash. Something simple as…”
42 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“its like hades but it has a 7/10 story and 10/10 gameplay instead of a 9/10 story and 8/10 gameplay”
“One of the greatest sequels ever made, the inclusion of 2 separate routes and the refinements made to the core gameplay make this a must play for every fan of the original game. My main point of criticism is that the…”
“I have to vent. As expected the gameplay is largely good, already great art is improved, writing enjoyable and above average. Here's where they totally blow it: battlefield readability is trash. Something simple as…”
33 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“One of the greatest sequels ever made, the inclusion of 2 separate routes and the refinements made to the core gameplay make this a must play for every fan of the original game. My main point of criticism is that the…”
“I have to vent. As expected the gameplay is largely good, already great art is improved, writing enjoyable and above average. Here's where they totally blow it: battlefield readability is trash. Something simple as…”
“This is an EASY 10/10. Pretty much every aspect of Hades 1 has been improved upon. This game is VERY challenging, stylish and honestly a joy to play. I have literally been playing all day long and didn't even realise…”
32 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“One of the greatest sequels ever made, the inclusion of 2 separate routes and the refinements made to the core gameplay make this a must play for every fan of the original game. My main point of criticism is that the…”
“My personal GOTY 2025 <3 I like this one even more than the first one honestly even though I miss Zagreus a lot ;-; Talking about gameplay Hades II is the next level compared to Hades, it's WAY more fun to me and now…”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just…”
22 of the 101 reviews raise this.
“One of the greatest sequels ever made, the inclusion of 2 separate routes and the refinements made to the core gameplay make this a must play for every fan of the original game. My main point of criticism is that the…”
“Somehow this series has become one of my all time favorites. Hades 2 is even better than Hades, there's a lot of new aspects and the game also feels like it offers a lot more compared to the first entry of the series.…”
“Takes the masterpiece of the first game and improves upon it in nearly every way. Swapping between surface and underground runs keeps the game feeling fresh and keeps any one side from feeling stale. The customization…”
9 of the 101 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“One of the greatest sequels ever made, the inclusion of 2 separate routes and the refinements made to the core gameplay make this a must play for every fan of the original game. My main point of criticism is that the…”
“Amazing gameplay, terrible writing. The ending, Hecate's secret, how time works, Chronos's character arc, and the endgame—none makes any sense. Extremely anti-climatic.”
“Solid game story is mid compared to the first game but the overall gameplay loop is more refined. Plenty of room for skill expression and high fear is no longer as unapproachable and is more forgiving.”
8 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Gameplay changes feel like they're in all the wrong spots. Complexity over depth, and everything feels clunky and slow. The artstyle is also an incredible step down from the first game. Watered down seems to describe…”
“Great game, but I don't feel the same rush as I did when I played the first game. Maybe it's because I'm coming to Hades 2 right after finishing Hades 1. What I liked about Hades 1 was how nicely the game incentivized…”
“Would give this a mixed review if possible. This game is just too repetitive without any form of variation. Yea, there are different weapons with different aspects- but most of these aspectsdon't change a whole lot and…”
7 of the 101 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game, but I don't feel the same rush as I did when I played the first game. Maybe it's because I'm coming to Hades 2 right after finishing Hades 1. What I liked about Hades 1 was how nicely the game incentivized…”
“Would give this a mixed review if possible. This game is just too repetitive without any form of variation. Yea, there are different weapons with different aspects- but most of these aspectsdon't change a whole lot and…”
“Great game and a successful sequel! The gameplay is solid with a good variety of builds, the story is engaging, and the characters are well-developed. Cons: The game starts to lose steam after 20 or 30 runs, falling…”
5 of the 101 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game, but I don't feel the same rush as I did when I played the first game. Maybe it's because I'm coming to Hades 2 right after finishing Hades 1. What I liked about Hades 1 was how nicely the game incentivized…”
“Very conflicted about this one. The gameplay, the music, the characters, the art, it's all absolutely stellar. But the story progression is painfully slow. Advancing some of the story only one interaction at a time per…”
“Very fun game, i really enjoy the bits of dialogue you get and the story progression. Some of the achievements are a bit of a grind but i strongly recommend the game”
3 of the 101 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I played the original Hades to death on my PS5 and loved every second of it. This takes that already amazing ground-work and only adds. I play this on my Steam Deck and the graphics, music, environments, and narrative…”
“I've come from mainly playing FPS games and multiplayer throughout the years, so this was one of the first times I tried a game of this genre. It was a little overwhelming at the start to get the gist of the game, but…”
“I played Hades back when it first came out. Hades II is that and more. Incredibly well balanced, incredible art, incredible OST, just challenging enough, and you can lower the difficulty via God Mode if you choose to,…”
Counted across 101 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is what I wish every game could be. A product in which the developers genuinely care about the game and cares about their playerbase”
— a player, Steam review · 289 hrs played“Even better than its already brilliant predecessor, Hades 2 offers more content, a crisp combat system, lovable and exciting characters, and so many details that even after dozens of hours, you won't feel a bit bored. A masterful sequel that could hardly be any better.”
— a player, Steam review · 600 hrs played“I didn’t expect to get hooked this hard on Hades 2, but here we are. The game is insanely fun and honestly kind of addictive. You finish one run and immediately feel like jumping into another. The combat feels smooth, responsive, and just really satisfying overall. What…”
— a player, Steam review · 55 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Post-Launch Patch 2 - Hotfix 5
· Dream Dives : Fixed Wells of Charon no longer appearing after you visited Ephyra · Fixed an interaction between Weed Killer (Demeter) and Dividing Blaze (Daedalus - Flames) · Fixed an interaction be
Watch the Hades Orchestral Concert, Live from London!
On June 27 at London's Royal Festival Hall, our composer and audio director Darren Korb will be joined by his fellow Hades vocalists and conductor Austin Wintory in a one-time-only orchestral concert,
Post-Launch Patch 2 - Hotfix 4
· Fixed Suffering on Sight (Medea) sometimes damaging foes already present in new Locations · Fixed Tall Order (Hermes) providing its bonus even when you did not meet the Element requirement · Fixed a
Post-Launch Patch 2 - Hotfix 3
· Dream Dives: Hermes now will deliver any not-yet-delivered Shrine of Hermes items before the final Encounter · Dream Dives: Fixed cases where you could get more than one of the same Boon of Hades af
Post-Launch Patch 2 - Hotfix 2
· During Dream Dives, increased the chance of Boons being offered in Shops in Tartarus or the Summit if either of these is the first or second Region · During Dream Dives, slightly increased how much
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Action · Rogue-like · Rogue-lite · Hack and Slash · RPG · Action Roguelike · Mythology · Dungeon Crawler · Action RPG · Isometric · Hand-drawn · Female Protagonist (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | http://www.supergiantgames.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Dual Core 2.4 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 950, Radeon R7 360, or Intel HD Graphics 630 Storage: 10 GB available space