Hades

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1667 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 83 out of 1667

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  1. Popopers
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing game.

    Pure adrenalin.

    If you are reading this, just get It! You won't feel dissapointed for sure.
  2. Rollowos
    Nov 1, 2020
    9
    Great visuals combined with an extremely satisfying hit feel, Hades is one of the rare roguelike games that are worth your time.
  3. MCmetacritic
    Nov 18, 2020
    0
    The saddest thing about Supergiant's boringest game yet is that it's enjoying such success that they might do another like it. The voice acting is great, but the gameplay is the grindiest, dullest, most visual-cluttery waste of time I've tried in recent memory. If you enjoyed Bastion, get ready for something with half of the gameplay, a third of the writing quality, and ten times the grindThe saddest thing about Supergiant's boringest game yet is that it's enjoying such success that they might do another like it. The voice acting is great, but the gameplay is the grindiest, dullest, most visual-cluttery waste of time I've tried in recent memory. If you enjoyed Bastion, get ready for something with half of the gameplay, a third of the writing quality, and ten times the grind length. Oh, and although the dialogue is good when you look at any individual interaction, the overarching story is complete butt.… Expand
  4. JoeMFclark
    Nov 15, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has a pretty good story but absolutely garbage controls. It's pretty sad when Pong handles 1000 times better than this game. Also there's only 2 weapons even worth using and that's the spear and shield. The rest are complete trash. I made this account just so I could review this **** game.… Expand
  5. SuperLambda
    Sep 9, 2021
    0
    I basically don't understand why so many people love this terrible game! This game is so repeating and so exhausting to play! Every upgrading in this game seems so boring, as well as the story, the enemies, and the level design.
    So why do so many people love this game? Ah, I got it, because they are the ones who like repetitive works, and they want to live a boring life!
  6. Robo_Steve
    Sep 24, 2020
    10
    I quite like this game. Lots of fun, addictive, lots of depth. Well worth the $ for the hours you'll get out of it. Good characters and great voice acting. I would give it an 8-9/10.
  7. abken
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    The best roguelike game we'll probably ever have. The OST is amazing. The art style is pleasant to watch. The gameplay is satisfying and I don't know why, but somehow it doesn't feel repetitive even after 50 hours of playtime. When you finish the game, you just unlock one little fragment of the Lore so you should continue. I have 50 hours in the game and I don't feel that I've finished theThe best roguelike game we'll probably ever have. The OST is amazing. The art style is pleasant to watch. The gameplay is satisfying and I don't know why, but somehow it doesn't feel repetitive even after 50 hours of playtime. When you finish the game, you just unlock one little fragment of the Lore so you should continue. I have 50 hours in the game and I don't feel that I've finished the game. I don't want it to stop. I want to play at least 50 more hours and I will. It's perfect.… Expand
  8. Sly2win
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    This is definitely my GOTY for 2020. It melds high action isometric gameplay, with a rewarding progression system (ironic, since you start from the beginning a lot) and an engaging melodramatic story.
  9. invinciblex
    Sep 22, 2020
    10
    great game.
  10. Frgtuw
    Dec 10, 2020
    0
    Очень неинтересная скучная и глупая игра. Сюжет странный, геймплей просто скукотища. Не рекомендую
  11. sex69
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    I did it with a lot of anticipation, but it wasn't fun.

    Dungeon & Fighter would be more fun.
  12. Daredgoezfasta
    Oct 11, 2021
    0
    well-made game with great soundtrack, actors and visuals turned into gay clown fiesta
  13. Kanazawa
    Oct 6, 2020
    10
    Big fan of their previous games and expected another tame and short ~10 hour game. I WAS WRONG. I'm 50 hours in and I seriously cannot stop playing. This is far and away the game of the year. Best soundtrack, best combat, fantastic voice acting, and so so much replayability.
  14. Mikicandle
    Dec 23, 2020
    10
    As far as I’m concerned this game is the GOTY. I got it on the Switch first and even after finishing EVERYTHING I was still craving more, so I had to buy it AGAIN on steam to get the achievements.
    - The story is amazing
    - The game play is snappy and fun - The weapons and boons create a lot of variety - Everything oozes charm - The presentation (music, environments, characters and ui)    As far as I’m concerned this game is the GOTY. I got it on the Switch first and even after finishing EVERYTHING I was still craving more, so I had to buy it AGAIN on steam to get the achievements.
    - The story is amazing
    - The game play is snappy and fun
    - The weapons and boons create a lot of variety
    - Everything oozes charm
    - The presentation (music, environments, characters and ui) is beautiful.

    Supergiant Games keeps blowing me away with every new game they make, they deserve all the praise. (Tho, I’m hoping they they break the unspoken rule about no-DLC… please, I need more HADES!)    … Expand
  15. Nimbus1701
    Dec 29, 2021
    0
    It is as good as they say. Has high replay and encourages experimentation and new tactics. It will also probably get you reading up on Greek history.
  16. Eisboer
    Feb 2, 2021
    8
    + addictive gameplay
    + different weapons and random skills a long the way force you to play differently
    + you can choose your own difficulty
    + funny banter and dialog

    - visually it can be a bit cluttered
    - Enemy attacks are not easy to read, dashing behind the enemy isn't always safe
  17. cristiadu
    Dec 7, 2020
    10
    game of the year, honestly. It's super well made and with a lot of attention to details and storylines.
  18. RiaskoFF
    Nov 12, 2020
    8
    Just wow!
    At first I didn't want to buy this game as it seemed very cartoonish, but I was very wrong.
    After I actually saw this game on my screen instead of twitch I was amazed how great and smooth everything looks.

    And the gameplay is fantastic. I really like the roguelite instead of roguelike. Keeping a bit of progress is great!
  19. Shireke
    Oct 1, 2020
    10
    Oh nice, this weapon aspect looks cool. Maybe I'll do just one more run.
    -Me, everyday this past week, 4 AM.
  20. absynth69
    Dec 9, 2020
    10
    Hades is the first rogue-lite I ever tried because it's actually not my genre but I got hooked after a few minutes because of the story, the characters , the voice acting, the dialogues and the gameplay, the upgrade system etc etc etc.
    I have to stop now because otherwhise I Star
  21. SuperkenGaming
    Dec 31, 2020
    9
    Hades
    Believe the hype
    Hades is a rogue like dungeon crawler where you play as Zagreus, the son of hades, youre trying to escape and meet the rest of your family.. as the son of hades this of course means that youre part of a family of gods, and your uncles and aunts will help aid you in your escape, you start with a sword, but as you progress through the game you will gather keys that    Hades
    Believe the hype
    Hades is a rogue like dungeon crawler where you play as Zagreus, the son of hades, youre trying to escape and meet the rest of your family.. as the son of hades this of course means that youre part of a family of gods, and your uncles and aunts will help aid you in your escape, you start with a sword, but as you progress through the game you will gather keys that you can use to unlockmore weapons… but at first, you take this sword, get as far as you can and then inevitably you die, but that’s okay because everything you collected during your playthrough stays with you, items you can use to upgrade yourself, giving you more chances to die, as well as build new chambers to help give you break after each death… each time you set out you feel stronger, especially if you play on this games god mode which slowly gives you damage resistance each time you die, though either way you play, hades will challenge you, slaying enemies, finding your favorite weapon, taking on tis bosses over and over again, trying a new build each time ensuring no 2 playthroughs feels the same… after clearing a room youre usually given a choice.. go to this room for health, this room for coins, this room for a shop, this room for a new ability from one of the gods to help you escape hades, theres is so much strategy here in hades that just doesn’t come down to your characters current build… I do which however that after you beat a boss enough times, their room stops appearing, but you have to beat every single boss in this game all the way through to beat hades, this is doable as again you feel stronger each time, you are gaining new weapons and leveling them up with your progress, but hades does start to feel a bit stale and tiresome after a while, and I feel this does have to do with grinding through the same bosses over and over, hoping you don’t slip up, seeing the same locations and same enemies, just trying to save up for the next big upgrade… but before hades bores you it will fill you intrigue and enjoy,, with that just one more time feeling..
    This is easily one of the best games of the year.
    I give Hades
    a 9/10    … Expand
  22. Thilus
    Jan 20, 2021
    9
    Hoooooly moly, what an addicting game. It's one of those that you know you will fail over and over again, but then it pushes you constantly to become a better Hades player. And then, on top of that, when you reach what you think is the end, the game actually throws more at you! Incredible. Easily one of the better (best?) games of 2020. Why 9 and not a 10? Because there's a little too muchHoooooly moly, what an addicting game. It's one of those that you know you will fail over and over again, but then it pushes you constantly to become a better Hades player. And then, on top of that, when you reach what you think is the end, the game actually throws more at you! Incredible. Easily one of the better (best?) games of 2020. Why 9 and not a 10? Because there's a little too much RNG involved. When you clear a stage you will have several paths to choose (usually no more than 2, sometimes just one). Above every door you'll see what rewards await you in the next room, but you have no real impact on what kind of boons you will get throughout the whole run. This means you can get very lucky and receive all the best boons in one playthrough and considerably weaker boons in the next, which makes for a slightly frustrating gameplay sometimes.… Expand
  23. Sanastusa
    Jan 7, 2021
    10
    Hades
    Developer: Supergiant Games
    Platforms: PC, Switch Release Date: December 6th 2018 (Early Release) September 17, 2020 (Full Release) Play Time: 74 Hours Hades is a roguelike action roleplaying game where you play as Prince Zagreus, son of Hades, and you are tired of life in the Underworld and want to defy your father by escaping. You take runs through the layers of the    Hades
    Developer: Supergiant Games
    Platforms: PC, Switch
    Release Date: December 6th 2018 (Early Release)
    September 17, 2020 (Full Release)
    Play Time: 74 Hours

    Hades is a roguelike action roleplaying game where you play as Prince Zagreus, son of Hades, and you are tired of life in the Underworld and want to defy your father by escaping. You take runs through the layers of the Underworld fighting all types of monsters clawing your way to the surface.
    Along the way the other Olympians will be trying to aid you by bestowing upon you powers to strengthen your weapons and skills. All in attempts to help Zagreus join them on Mt. Olympus. The boons they bestow upon you are perfectly inline with their characters. Examples being; Zeus granting lightning, Aphrodite allowing chances to charm and weaken monsters, Dionysus can afflict hangover (my personal favorite perks).
    There is an interwoven story in the game you discover while playing through escape attempts and increasing your bonds with the cast of characters including Gods, servants of Hades, and Greek heroes.
    This game is a beautiful masterpiece that has been given numerous awards, not including game of the year by most publications.
    I started playing in early release 2019 and played through most development of the game and extra features they added. Eventually leading to the full release in 2020 where the true ending was added.
    It took me 72 successful escape attempts to finish the story and reach the true ending. There are still cosmetic upgrades I could chase, character relationships to increase and push for higher difficulty runs.

    Scoring:
    Story: 10 / 10
    Gameplay: 10 / 10
    Visual/Audio: 10/10
    Entertainment: 10/10
    Controls: 8/10

    Final Grade: A+    … Expand
  24. Tumba
    Oct 10, 2020
    10
    42 years old, have played everything I can get my hands on since PONG, this is the BEST GAME I HAVE EVER PLAYED. I hate the roguelike genre but this gets it right. I don't care about the debate on what is or isn't roguelite. Whatever label you want to put on this the game is AMAZING!
  25. Slamix123
    Oct 12, 2020
    10
    Game is just fabulous. I dont usually luke rogue-like games but this one is special. The rogue-like element is really well done because you are never too mad about dying. Back at home you have so much to discover. The characters are really well voiced. I could go on for days like this... Just buy the game and play it
  26. Instable
    Jan 3, 2021
    9
    That is my first experience of playing roguelite genre. And i find this game absolutely marvelous by doing what a classical game experience should dose.
  27. Gurrdin
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Hades is a masterclass on video game storytelling, and the best of its kind since Undertale reminded people that a video game can be funny, touching, endearing, and deep at the same time in 2015. What Hades does with beautiful art, a simple (but solid) core gameplay loop, and engaging characters in a great story is infinitely more than what most AAA games do with hundreds of developers,Hades is a masterclass on video game storytelling, and the best of its kind since Undertale reminded people that a video game can be funny, touching, endearing, and deep at the same time in 2015. What Hades does with beautiful art, a simple (but solid) core gameplay loop, and engaging characters in a great story is infinitely more than what most AAA games do with hundreds of developers, massive budgets, celebrity voice actors, and all of the top end graphics in the world.

    Supergiant takes a genre of games that has been overdone to death, and with a clever story, makes the perfect blend of storytelling and gameplay. Where something like The Last of Us Part II completely segregates their story and gameplay at the end of their game, Hades embraces the nature of its story and embraces the resetting nature of the roguelite genre. The story cannot work without the gameplay, and the gameplay is nothing special without the story to drive it. It legitimately comes together in a way that pushes the entire medium forward and raises the bar for everyone else.

    The gameplay is fast, fluid, and everything has the right amount of punch to be satisfying. I would give this game a 9.5 if I could, but since I'm unable to, I rounded up to the perfect score I don't think any game should get. The gameplay is where the only issue comes in. Enemies toward the end of the game become too spongy and the action can be hard to follow with all the particle effects. That can create some frustration, especially with some Pacts of Punishment later in the game. Those add to the particle effect mess, and while it really is beautiful to look at, it just becomes a tad too much to follow.

    But each run is different and you can select items that can help shape your experience. You can favor Zeus for some area of effect damage, you can favor Athena to give yourself more survivability, or maybe you want to get some Poseidon effects in to shove enemies around. If you don't want any of those, you can use items that increase your health or starting currency for upgrades later in the run. With six different weapons, each with four different styles of play, there's a lot of fun to be had with the experimentation in each go.

    There really doesn't feel like there's anything like it out right now. It's a $25 game that you can easily get fifty hours out of if you want to reach the epilogue. If you beat the game, you'll probably want to go that far to see the full completion of the awesome story. It's so much more engaging and the development behind it was way more ethical than any AAA title. It's more complete than a AAA title, too. I haven't encountered any noticeable bugs, which is a fantastic change of pace given the state of other games like Cyberpunk 2077 or just about any Ubisoft title.

    Hades absolutely hits the nail on the head with every development philosophy Supergiant had in mind when creating it. It's without a doubt the best game of 2020, and that's admittedly a low bar, but it's such a bright spot to start the next decade of gaming with. There is really nothing else like it and it's another piece of quality work from a quality developer.    … Expand
  28. Real_reviews
    Jan 1, 2022
    4
    The RNG in this game can either benefit you or screw you over. If the latter you may as well just quit because you aren't going to be able to do anything. Actually the opposite of fun when that happens. Super overrated.
  29. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    8
    The game design is unique in the sense that it basically randomized each play through.
  30. Taronn93
    Jan 1, 2021
    10
    This game is what every rogue-like should be. A true masterpiece. Why? Here we go.

    First of all, greek mythology is widely known and loved, and we can tell that the developers love it as well, because they put a huge amount of love in the story and in the game in general. The story is brilliant and it makes you want to start a new run as soon as you finished the last. The voice actors    This game is what every rogue-like should be. A true masterpiece. Why? Here we go.

    First of all, greek mythology is widely known and loved, and we can tell that the developers love it as well, because they put a huge amount of love in the story and in the game in general. The story is brilliant and it makes you want to start a new run as soon as you finished the last. The voice actors are simply brilliant. This might be the first rogue-like game where i love the level design from start to finish. The environment can be challenging, but only to the point where it doesn't become frustrating, they balanced it really well.

    The variety of how you can play the game is huge. We start with one weapon, and then we can unlock 5 more, and unlock overall 4 aspects for each weapon, which change how they function. There are melee weapons, ranged weapons, slow weapons, fast weapons, there is one for everyone. Then on top of that we get the buffs (boons) from the gods on Olympus, which also allow us to create multiple builds for every weapon and every aspect of them.

    Now someone might think, "oh well, i'm interested in this game but it looks to easy or too hard for me". They made sure that it's not an issue. There are multiple "difficulties" for this game. You can either play on normal or you can either active god mode or hell mode. God mode lowers the amount of damage you take as soon as you activate it, and then it increases everytime you die, up to 80%. Hell mode activates the pact of punishment (on normal and god mode it only activates once you do a full clear once) as soon as the game starts. These are there to give everyone further challenges and rewards from boss fights. And doesn't matter which difficulty you play on, our character will get permament upgrades from the mirror of night. These upgrades contain damage upgrade, cheat death mechanic, gives you more chance to recieve better buffs from the gods, you can reroll room rewards or even god buffs, gives you more mobility, etc.

    I would recommend this game for everyone, even if you never played a rogulike before.    … Expand
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#16 Most Discussed PC Game of 2020

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. GRYOnline.pl
    Apr 15, 2022
    95
    Do you know what I'm going to do after writing this review? Play Hades again - for fun. It's just so damn good. Maybe I'll be able to escape hell, maybe not, but I'll be happy to try again.
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  2. IGN Japan
    Jul 6, 2021
    90
    As with previous titles from Supergiant Games, Hades features stellar artwork and music, masterfully creating a world of Greek mythology. The fast-paced action feels great, and the roguelike elements create a synergy with the game’s story, resulting in a truly addictive experience.
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  3. GameSpace
    Feb 17, 2021
    100
    Hades is a roguelike action RPG developed and published by Supergiant Games. It set a new bar for roguelike games with amazing visuals, character development, and storyline. Hades does have a few minor issues that plague most roguelikes. But these don’t impact the overall experience of an amazingly great game.
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