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Hades II

Supergiant Games

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Quick read

Hades II is a roguelite game built around action combat.

What kind of game is it?

Room-to-room boon building with a witch kit. Meta conversations continue the Supergiant method.

Who is it for?

For players who prefer another Underworld run, this time with a witch's kit.

How it plays

Loop: Action combat
Sessions: Medium sessions
Progression: Unlocks between runs
Players: Single-player
Structure: Roguelite
Tone: Epic · Challenging

Game DNA

What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.

Progression62
Estimate
Story58
Estimate
Social18
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Session commitment52
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Key Steam facts

Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.

Release

early access

2025-09-25

Review score

95.7%

Checked 17 Aug 2026.

Steam positive percent.

Review count

123,247

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Store price

$29.99

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Languages

Demo

Early Access

Yes

Players

Single-player

How many people play Hades II?

Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.

Estimated copies

3.1M – 6.8M

Steam reviews × 25 to 55.

Estimated gross revenue

$46M – $160M

Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.

All-time peak players

112,300

Most people playing at the same moment, per SteamCharts.

Average players, Aug 2026

4,328

Peak that month: 7,334.

Median playtime

58 h

Half of 300 recent reviewers played 26.9–104.5 h. 0% under 2 h.

Players over time

May 2024Aug 2026

Where the players are

Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.

English54%
Simplified Chinese10%
Portuguese (Brazil)6%
Russian5%
French5%
Spanish (Spain)4%

Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026

What makes it different?

Magical tools and a different family politics. The loop remains: die, talk, alter the next run.

Core mechanics

How it scores

The fantasy: Mastery and Narrative. Our scores out of 100, separate from Steam reviews.

Build varianceEstimate

86 / 100

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Genre / subgenre

Subgenres: Action roguelike.

Steam genre: roguelite.

Related rankings

Sources

Store price checked 13 Sept 2026.

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