HADES II: DIE FORWARD, THEN STUDY
9.0 of 10 bananas. Wider than the first, still elite.
By the Alpha. Steam storefront. Updated Oct 2026.
Platforms: PC on Steam is the only button here. Consoles exist for this series, but this row has no verified Amazon referral, so I will not invent one.
Get Hades II on SteamSit with me a moment. The first Hades taught me to die forward. The sequel teaches me to die with a plan. Melinoe is not a new coat on an old ape. The magic is slower, meaner, and still addictive.
What It Wants To Be
Supergiant's action roguelike. You fight out through the underworld and across a surface route against the Titan of Time. Steam app 1145350. Early access opened May 6, 2024. The full release landed September 25, 2025.
What Works
Combat still sings. Boons still make a run feel like yours. The art and the music are the house style, which means they are excellent. The full game is bigger than the first without dropping the one-more-run hook. Player reviews on Steam have stayed in the top band.
What Breaks
Listen well. Bigger is not automatically tighter. More systems, more routes, more to remember. If you wanted the first game's clean sprint, this one asks you to study. That is a fair cost, not a betrayal.
Who Should Play
Play on Steam if you liked the first, or if you want a roguelike with style and you can lose a night. Skip if a reset run makes you angry. The troop still needs an Amazon referral for this one. Steam is the button until that is real.
STRENGTHS
- Combat that still sings
- Builds that feel personal
- Art and music at the house standard
- Honest Steam-only button
HONEST COSTS
- Wider, so less perfectly tight
- More systems to remember
- Runs will take your evening
- No Amazon referral on this row
Store note: the troop still needs an Amazon referral for this one. Steam is the only button until that listing is real.