An absolute masterpiece. An immediate and definite recommend for any lover of roguelites.

I'm a sucker for the roguelite style of gameplay so was very interested when I first found this game. I was hooked immediately.
As far as I'm concerned, Hades is a near-perfect epitome of the genre.


The roguelite elements are superb. With several weapons having completely different individual playstyles combining with the several in-run upgrades, every single run is almost guaranteed to have a unique feel to it. Even after 120 runs and even while trying to make builds I recognise, I frequently end up having some unique combination of boons I haven't yet experienced.
There's also a sizeable amount of meta-progression to make future runs slightly more manageable, and even this has setup choices to allow for even more opportunities for unique runs.
Each run is around 20-40 minutes which is my personal ideal length; long enough that you can get the most out of a particularly fun build, but short enough that you can pick-up and drop-out without issue, or soon get back into a new run to find new synergies.

The moment-to-moment gameplay is solid and satisfying. Some roguelites don't work for me because I can't get into their gameplay, however Hades is easily the best-feeling dungeon crawler hack and slash game I've ever played. Though I do play with a controller, so can't speak much for keyboard+mouse controls.

There's so much charm to this game too. All the text boxes and short quips are brilliantly voice acted and even after 140 hours I'm still reading/hearing completely fresh lines, exploring new story or just hearing arbitrary quips that really keeps the game feeling fresh and makes the world feel alive. The graphics feel very nice, there's a gorgeous hand-drawn feel to them making the game almost feel like a comic.

I cannot recommend this game enough. Seriously, if you are even remotely interested in roguelites, dungeon crawlers, or hack and slash, you need to try this game. If this game was double the price, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.

An absolute masterpiece. An immediate and definite recommend for any lover of roguelites. I'm a sucker for the roguelite style of gameplay so was very interested when I first found this game. I was hooked immediately. As far as I'm concerned, Hades is a near-perfect epitome of the genre. The roguelite elements are superb. With several weapons having completely different individual playstyles combining with the several in-run upgrades, every single run is almost guaranteed to have a unique feel to it. Even after 120 runs and even while trying to make builds I recognise, I frequently end up having some unique combination of boons I haven't yet experienced. There's also a sizeable amount of meta-progression to make future runs slightly more manageable, and even this has setup choices to allow for even more opportunities for unique runs. Each run is around 20-40 minutes which is my personal ideal length; long enough that you can get the most out of a particularly fun build, but short enough that you can pick-up and drop-out without issue, or soon get back into a new run to find new synergies. The moment-to-moment gameplay is solid and satisfying. Some roguelites don't work for me because I can't get into their gameplay, however Hades is easily the best-feeling dungeon crawler hack and slash game I've ever played. Though I do play with a controller, so can't speak much for keyboard+mouse controls. There's so much charm to this game too. All the text boxes and short quips are brilliantly voice acted and even after 140 hours I'm still reading/hearing completely fresh lines, exploring new story or just hearing arbitrary quips that really keeps the game feeling fresh and makes the world feel alive. The graphics feel very nice, there's a gorgeous hand-drawn feel to them making the game almost feel like a comic. I cannot recommend this game enough. Seriously, if you are even remotely interested in roguelites, dungeon crawlers, or hack and slash, you need to try this game. If this game was double the price, I'd buy it again in a heartbeat.