Hades II

Hades II

Steam Deck Verified

Supergiant Games · Action · Sep 25, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $20.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
122k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 199 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 160 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 122k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
But no, even the main story content is around 30 hours, which is impressive compared to Hades.
199 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay: Honestly a big improvement from the Hades I.
160 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The hand-painted art style is more breathtaking than ever, the soundtrack is an instant classic, and every line of the witty, heartfelt dialogue is delivered by a flawless voice cast.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
That's a great achievement since Hades already had a unique and great art style.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
This is a technical masterpiece that runs like a dream, including on the Steam Deck where it is a premier experience.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Hades 2 gave my Steam Deck controller stick drift, that's how you know it’s a good game.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters199 reviews
Gameplay160 reviews
Audio74 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat124 reviews
77%
Difficulty28 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $20.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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