{Early Access} Hades II

[6souls]

The first-ever sequel from Supergiant Games builds on the best aspects of the original god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler in an all-new, action-packed, endlessly replayable experience rooted in the Underworld of Greek myth and its deep connections to the dawn of witchcraft.

BATTLE BEYOND THE UNDERWORLD

As the immortal Princess of the Underworld, you'll explore a bigger, deeper mythic world, vanquishing the forces of the Titan of Time with the full might of Olympus behind you, in a sweeping story that continually unfolds through your every setback and accomplishment.

MASTER WITCHCRAFT AND DARK SORCERY

Infuse your legendary weapons of Night with ancient magick, so that none may stand in your way. Become stronger still with powerful Boons from more than a dozen Olympian gods, from Apollo to Zeus. There are nearly limitless ways to build your abilities.

MINGLE WITH (MORE) GODS, GHOSTS, AND MONSTERS

Meet a cast of dozens of fully-voiced, larger-than-life characters, including plenty of new faces and some old friends. Grow closer to them through a variety of new interactions, and experience countless unique story events based on how your journey unfolds.

EVERY RUN IS ITS OWN ADVENTURE

New locations, challenges, upgrade systems, and surprises await as you delve into the ever-shifting Underworld again and again. Reveal the mysteries of the Arcana Altar, tame witchy familiars, and gather reagents using Tools of the Unseen to get closer to your goal.

THE PERKS OF IMMORTALITY

Thanks to a variety of permanent upgrades and the return of God Mode, you don't have to be a god yourself to experience what Hades II has to offer. But if you happen to be one, you can brave escalating challenges for greater rewards, and prove just how divine you really are.

SIGNATURE SUPERGIANT STYLE

Rich, atmospheric presentation and storytelling fused with responsive action is the hallmark of Supergiant's titles. Vivid new hand-painted environments, even smoother real-time 3D characters, and an electrifying original score make this mythic world burst with life.

COMING TO EARLY ACCESS

Getting player feedback through key phases of development was vital for the original Hades, so we plan to reprise that process once more, once this game is further along. Add Hades II to your wishlist to be the first to know when Early Access is available!

Words cannot express how excited we are to unveil Hades II, our studio's fifth game and first-ever sequel! Meet the Princess of the Underworld in our reveal trailer, which premiered tonight at The Game Awards:

In Hades II, you'll battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery as you take on the sinister Titan of Time in an all-new, action-packed, endlessly replayable experience rooted in the Underworld of Greek myth and its deep connections to the dawn of witchcraft.

Availability & Early Access

We will announce when Hades II will be available and for which platforms closer to when it's complete. The game is in full production right now, though we have a lot left to build!

Like its predecessor, Hades II will be available in Early Access for some time leading up to its full v1.0 launch. Expect more information on Hades II Early Access sometime in 2023.

Add Hades II to your wishlist on Steam or the Epic Games Store to be among the first to know about our Early Access when the time comes.

About the Game

Hades II is a direct sequel taking place sometime after the events of the original game. No prior knowledge of the original Hades is needed, though there are plenty of connections!

As Melinoë, the immortal Princess of the Underworld, you'll explore a bigger, deeper mythic world, vanquishing the Titan's forces with the full might of Olympus behind you, in a sweeping story that continually unfolds through your every setback and accomplishment. New locations, challenges, upgrade systems, and surprises await as you delve into the ever-shifting Underworld again and again.

Like her brother Zagreus from the original game, Melinoë is not a character of our own invention, and is based on an ancient Underworld deity thought to be related to Hades. What little ancient mythology exists about her was more than enough to make us want to explore her story and connection to her family, and in so doing, expand on our vision of the Underworld!

https://www.supergiantgames.com/blog/hades2-announced/
https://www.supergiantgames.com/blog/hades2-faq
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145350/Hades_II/
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/hades-ii

[Qalbert]

https://www.supergiantgames.com/blog...opment-update/

Early Access Starts Next Year

We now can confirm we're planning for Hades II to launch in Early Access in Q2 2024 on Steam and the Epic Games Store. We'll have more details on the exact date, pricing, and system requirements closer to that time.
Thank you for your patience as we gear up for this launch! You may be wondering, why can't we launch in Early Access, like, right now?! The game looked pretty far along in the first trailer! The reason is, Hades II will have at least as much content from day one in Early Access as the original game did back when it launched in Early Access on Steam. And, even though Early Access inherently means a game is not yet complete, we still want to do everything we can to make sure Hades II is worth your while as soon as you can play it in any capacity.

Prior to That: The Hades II Technical Test

Also in Q2 2024, shortly before we launch in Early Access, we're going to run a technical test with a limited sample of players. The purpose of this test will be to find and solve any technical or compatibility issues we might have missed, to ensure anyone who tries Hades II in Early Access can have a smooth play experience. To that end, this technical test will contain much less content than what's in store for the Early Access launch, and likely be limited only to a relatively small subset of players who express interest in participating. We'll announce more details about the Hades II Technical Test closer to when it's ready.

More About Early Access & Beyond

Early Access was vitally important to the entire idea behind the original Hades -- we decided it would be an Early Access game before deciding literally anything else about it, such as the Underworld setting. We've approached development of Hades II knowing Early Access will be no less important this time, though now knowing a bit more of what to expect from Early Access development, as well as more about what a Hades game needs to be. We believe the timeframe we're planning for will be the "sweet spot" where the game is far enough along that player feedback won't mostly consist of stuff we already know isn't there yet, but isn't so far along that it's too late in development for us to act on the feedback we receive.


Similar to how we approached Early Access with the original, following our Hades II Early Access launch, we'll have several Major Updates adding the rest of the game's core content and refining what's there based on player feedback. The story will expand with each update, as we introduce more characters, and deepen relationships with existing ones. This process will culminate in our v1.0 launch, which will feature the conclusion to the story and any other finishing touches.
We don't yet know exactly how long it will take us to get to v1.0 of Hades II, as our experience developing in Early Access has taught us (among many things) to expect the unexpected. For now, our focus is to keep building core content -- environments, characters, weapons, Boons, story events, music, and more -- as we gear up for our Technical Test and Early Access launch in Q2 this coming year. Thank you again for your patience and support as we work to ensure our first sequel meets our standards, and hopefully yours, too!

[Zealot]

Early access has begun.

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[Celeras]

How long is it? Not necessarily opposed to the "here's act 1" situation for Early Access (bought BG3 immediately knowing what it was and played the intro a dozen times over years), but I just got burned by No Rest for the Wicked because I didn't know it was only 6 hours of content. There's only so many of those you can have on the plate before they get abandoned and never finished when actually launched.

[Prothescar]

EA has a little more content than the original Hades already, and will be getting a lot more story content later.

[Byrthnoth]

Reviews I have read of EA love it and basically say it is a worthy successor, which is pretty high praise.

[Qalbert]

wish it was out on console

[Daydreamer]

I am up to the second boss so far. All I gotta say is the second boss is AWESOME. If the rest are like this I'm here for it.

[Madeline]

Music's great for boss 2. Was hooked after that.

[Elcura]

Yeah second boss was great and took me a couple of tries. On biome 3 and holy shit it's escalating like it did in Hades 1, gonna be here a while lol.

Aside from a couple of placeholder character portraits this doesn't feel like early access at all.

[silverdragontyr]

This game is an amazing improvement on top of an already amazing game. Just got to second my boss myself and yup, agree with everyone. Glad I bought the OST too.

[Tyrath]

!remindme when it's in full release. I loved my experience of the first one at full release and I'll go for the same here

[Daydreamer]

Anyone else think

Spoiler: show

narcissus

sounds like Owen Wilson? It's basically all I can hear and to me at least it's the perfect voice style for that character.

[Koul]

Yeah, the game really does improve on every feature so far

Gameplay spoilers I suppose

Spoiler: show

So far I've gotten to Chronos. Which made him the forth boss. Then there may be more because you can eventually unlock the option to go into the mortal world. Not sure what that looks like because you take dot damage until you die and deaths defiance doesn't work with that

[Starby]

Beat first boss. What a sponge

Can't believe this is early access. It feels finished. Hope the rest of the game is this polished and it doesn't fall off as I get through more biomes

[Daydreamer]

Beat first boss. What a sponge

Can't believe this is early access. It feels finished. Hope the rest of the game is this polished and it doesn't fall off as I get through more biomes

The only thing I've seen so far that isn't finished is that the trinkets all just look like a ring now with a tag that says a, b, c, d, etc and a few other art things similar to this.

Other than that, I've felt like it's super finely tuned but all that being said I've only beaten 3 of the bosses and just got to the 4th biome.

[kisada]

dude i keep playing this game and literally i'm going "oh my god this game is so good" every time i open it up

this shit is legit, don't let it being in "EA" stop you from grabbing it, i would say

[Salodin]

Wow! I wanted to wait but I guess I'll jump right in.

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[Starby]

Was going to do 1 run before bed at 9:30 and ended up getting lost in the game. Ended up playing til midnight.

1-shot the 2nd boss. What an awesome fight. Slow played it just enjkt the music

[Daydreamer]

Best way I've heard this game described so far is that it's wild that GOTY 2025 came out in 2024.