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ActionIndieRPGAction RoguelikeRogueliteHack and SlashMythologyRoguelike

1,996 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,685

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,585

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Game description

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

Basic info

DeveloperSupergiant Games
PublisherSupergiant Games
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateSep 17, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 SP1
ProcessorDual Core 2.4 GHz
Memory4 GB
Graphics1GB VRAM / DirectX 10+ support
Storage15 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 421 reviews from the past 1 year

91.0/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (98%)

Metacritic: 93 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Dying to move the story forward is the twist 104 reviews love in Hades; it scores 91.0, top 10% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 25th of 1249. 64 reviews praise the art style, sound and combat, and players call the music great. Story & World ranks 64th of 1096, with 38 describing surprising depth that unfolds through encounters with its cast. Gameplay ranks 123rd of 1396, and players point to high replay value across weapons, blessings and heat levels. Content Volume ranks 187th of 1351, and Tech & Support 184th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

64 reviews find the enemy variety limited. 30 say it can be punishing and requires persistence, and 27 describe a lot of grinding for materials between runs. A few joke about arm pain after many escape attempts, and others feel some weapons are clearly weaker than others. Some also say certain enemies can simply be overwhelmed with repeated attacks.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“unlocking story by losing is a unique and engaging mechanic” · 104 reviews
“beautiful art style, excellent sound and combat” · 64 reviews
“surprising depth to story unfolding with NPC encounters” · 38 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.64 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “smooth combat and tight controls paired with fantastic soundtrack” · 24 reviews
Negative “arm pain from escape attempts” · 9 reviews

Progression 38% · Difficulty 31% · Onboarding 10% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 30%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 65% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.83 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “surprising depth to story unfolding with NPC encounters” · 38 reviews
Negative “ending is boring, anticlimactic, offers no catharsis or impact” · 4 reviews

Characters 39% · World 26%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.77 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “very high replay value with different weapons, blessings and heat levels” · 36 reviews
Negative “roguelike genre causes quick fatigue despite engaging story” · 6 reviews

Volume 23% · Variety 28%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 63% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.48 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful art style, excellent sound and combat” · 64 reviews

Audio 45%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.82 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.07 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “sword damage weaker than bow, weapon balance unreasonable” · 9 reviews
Positive “excellent balancing with low RNG variance makes runs fair” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability +0.12 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “Hypnos dialogue bug persists after 100+ hours” · 1 review

Performance 2% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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