Action · September 17, 2020

Hades (2020)

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Hades is a god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler that combines the best aspects of Supergiant's critically acclaimed titles, including the fast-paced action of Bastion , the rich atmosphere and depth of Transistor , and the character-driven storytelling of Pyre . BATTLE OUT OF HELL As the immortal Prince of the Underworld, you'll wield the powers and mythic weapons of Olympus to break free from the clutches of the god of the dead himself, while growing stronger and unraveling more of the story with each unique escape attempt. UNLEASH THE FURY OF OLYMPUS The Olympians have your back! Meet Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and many more, and choose from their dozens of powerful Boons that enhance your abilities. There are thousands of viable character builds to discover as you go. BEFRIEND GODS, GHOSTS, AND MONSTERS A fully-voiced cast of colorful, larger-than-life characters is waiting to meet you! Grow your relationships with them, and experience thousands of unique story events as you learn about what's really at stake for this big, dysfunctional family. BUILT FOR REPLAYABILITY New surprises await each time you delve into the ever-shifting Underworld, whose guardian bosses will remember you. Use the powerful Mirror of Night to grow permanently stronger, and give yourself a leg up the next time you run away from home. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE Permanent upgrades mean you don't have to be a god yourself to experience the exciting combat and gripping story. Though, if you happen to be one, crank up the challenge and get ready for some white-knuckle action that will put your well-practiced skills to the test. SIGNATURE SUPERGIANT STYLE The rich, atmospheric presentation and unique melding of gameplay and narrative that's been core to Supergiant's games is here in full force: spectacular hand-painted environments and a blood-pumping original score bring the Underworld to life.

Action releases from 2020

236 Action titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume279.7k Steam reviewsTop 2% in Action
Positive rating98% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 3%
Metacritic93/100Genre average 77 — top 1% of Action titles
Concurrent peak2.3k playersTop 6% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours34 h averageTop 12% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action Roguelike · 1.3k
  • Rogue-lite · 954
  • Hack and Slash · 936
  • Indie · 928
  • Mythology · 877
  • Action · 816
  • Rogue-like · 747
  • Singleplayer · 701
  • Great Soundtrack · 696
  • Story Rich · 669
  • RPG · 648
  • Dungeon Crawler · 638
  • Replay Value · 565
  • Isometric · 432
  • Difficult · 397

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Polish
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

98%Overwhelmingly Positive · 279.7k reviews

274.1k positive · 5.6k negative

Metacritic

93/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.5/10

Curator recommendations

272.0k

Peak concurrent players

2.3k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Press Quotes

“Hades is a one-of-a-kind rogue-lite that does a brilliant job of marrying its fast-paced action with its persistent, progressing story through a vividly reimagined Greek mythological underworld.” 9/10 – IGN “Hades is one of the best roguelites of all-time.” 10/10 – TheSixthAxis “It's hard to imagine anyone other than Supergiant pulling off this Herculean feat with such style.” 9/10 – Destructoid

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

34h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

18h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

5h

Current engagement

Achievements

49

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 17, 2020
DeveloperSupergiant Games
Base price$7.49 -70%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners10M–100M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

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