Hades 2020
Developed by Supergiant Games
- Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
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. Zagreus, the son of Hades, has discovered that his mother, which he was led to believe was Nyx, Night Incarnate, is actually someone else, and is outside Hell. He is now attempting to escape his father's domain, with the help of the other gods of Olympus, in an attempt to find his real mother.
Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureIndieActionFantasyDramagreek mythologyroguelikedifficultmythologysupernaturalstylizeddungeon crawlerstory richthe game awards - best score or music - nomineeroguelitenetflixXbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac
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Character
Relentless, meticulous, demanding and earnest.
- contemplativerelentless
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
7 profiled raters. Loved most by The Thrill Chasers.
Reviews
- pixel_peteThe Comfort Seeker★★★★½
The run-based loop and the story are the same machine; dying is how the plot advances. Nobody had done that properly before and everyone has copied it since.
- beatsbyleoThe Formalist★★★★½
Best soundtrack in games since Nier. The game is also good.
About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Supergiant Games
- Publisher
- Supergiant Games, Netflix
- Released
- September 17, 2020
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Engine
- Proprietary Engine
- Time to beat
- 39 h rushed · 70 h main story · 151 h completionist
IGDB rating 9.1/10 from 1771 ratings.
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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