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Hades

Supergiant Games

Hades

A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.

Released
17 September 2020
Developer
Supergiant Games
Publisher
Supergiant Games
Engine
Proprietary Engine
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric
Age rating
PEGI 12 · ESRB T
Controller
Full controller support
Metacritic
93/100
Steam recommendations
285,020
Platforms
Xbox Series X|S · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS · PlayStation 5 · Mac · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Genres
Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure · Indie
Estimated owners
5,000,000–10,000,000 (est.)
91
Player rating
94
Critic rating
1,740
Ratings counted
98%
Steam reviews
49
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The story

Zagreus, the son of Hades, has discovered that his mother, which he was led to believe was Nyx, Night Incarnate, is actually someone else, and is outside Hell. He is now attempting to escape his father's domain, with the help of the other gods of Olympus, in an attempt to find his real mother.

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How long to beat

Main story
38.7 h
Main + extras
70.3 h
Completionist
160 h

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Reviews and languages

98% of 307,361 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Overwhelmingly Positive”.

15 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

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Platform releases

PC (Microsoft Windows)
7 December 2018
Mac
10 December 2019
Nintendo Switch
17 September 2020
PlayStation 4
13 August 2021
PlayStation 5
13 August 2021
Xbox One
13 August 2021
Xbox Series X|S
13 August 2021
iOS
19 March 2024

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