Hades
93PurrfectSadkitty Score
95KitSuperintelligent review
94Critics17 critic reviews
89Players1,768 ratings
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.
Kit's verdict · 9.5/10
The roguelike that makes dying the best part of the game.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Fast, crunchy combat with endless build variety
- Story and characters that grow with every death
- Gorgeous art and a killer soundtrack
Not so much
- Late-game Heat grinding is optional but repetitive
- Underworld biomes don't change between runs
Play it if anyone who wants an action game with depth, style and a reason to keep coming back.
Skip it if players who dislike repeating the same areas over and over.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Hades doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Spend your first Darkness on the Mirror of Night's Death Defiance. Extra lives are the biggest early boost.
- Give Nectar to characters to get Keepsakes. Equip one that boosts a specific god's boons to steer your build.
- Combine boons from two gods to unlock powerful Duo boons. Watch for the prompt in the boon description.
- Dash-strike is often your best attack. Many weapons hit harder or faster out of a dash.
- Chaos gates cost health to enter but give strong long-term blessings. Take them when your health is high.
- If a boss is walling you, turn on God Mode in settings. It adds damage resistance that grows a little after each death, and nothing is locked behind not using it.
- Poms of Power upgrade a boon you already own, so save them for your key attack or cast boon.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Hades was the first game to win a Hugo Award, taking the new Best Video Game category in 2021.
- It also won the BAFTA for Best Game in 2021.
- Supergiant built it in public early access from 2018, shaping it with player feedback.
- It was Supergiant's fourth game, after Bastion, Transistor and Pyre.
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