Hades II

Item: Hades II
Rating: 88
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-29

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Summary

Superior sequel with expanded content
Engaging and addictive roguelike gameplay
High production quality and polish
Story and characters are unengaging
Combat and difficulty can be frustrating
Inferior to Hades 1 in some aspects

Emotions

Satisfaction34%Excitement19%Disappointment8%Frustration7%Admiration6%

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Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 58%
Unhelpful reviews: 42%
Protest reviews: 0%

88%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
12%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 5709
Negative points: 2368
Gameplay points: 1811
Perf. points: 37
Rec. points: 839
Misc points: 650

Point	Description	Importance
Superior Sequel & Content Expansion Description The game is widely lauded as an exceptional sequel, surpassing its predecessor in almost every aspect. Reviewers highlight a significant increase in content, including more areas, bosses, weapons, characters, and narrative depth, making it feel like a much larger and more refined experience. Importance 100%	The game is widely lauded as an exceptional sequel, surpassing its predecessor in almost every aspect. Reviewers highlight a significant increase in content, including more areas, bosses, weapons, characters, and narrative depth, making it feel like a much larger and more refined experience.	100%
Engaging & Addictive Gameplay Loop Description Players consistently praise the game's core gameplay loop as fun, fluid, and highly addictive, leading to extended play sessions and a strong 'just one more run' appeal. The combat is described as tight, fast, and rewarding, with enough variety to prevent tedium even after many hours. Importance 64%	Players consistently praise the game's core gameplay loop as fun, fluid, and highly addictive, leading to extended play sessions and a strong 'just one more run' appeal. The combat is described as tight, fast, and rewarding, with enough variety to prevent tedium even after many hours.	64%
Masterful Roguelike Experience Description The game is considered a benchmark for the roguelike genre, with players praising its challenging yet fair progression, diverse mechanics, and seamless integration of story into the 'restart upon death' loop. It's frequently called the 'best roguelike ever made' by fans of the genre. Importance 53%	The game is considered a benchmark for the roguelike genre, with players praising its challenging yet fair progression, diverse mechanics, and seamless integration of story into the 'restart upon death' loop. It's frequently called the 'best roguelike ever made' by fans of the genre.	53%
High Production Quality & Polish Description Reviewers consistently commend the game's high level of polish, even in Early Access. This includes stunning visuals, smooth animations, excellent sound design, and well-balanced combat mechanics, indicating significant care and dedication from the developers. Importance 40%	Reviewers consistently commend the game's high level of polish, even in Early Access. This includes stunning visuals, smooth animations, excellent sound design, and well-balanced combat mechanics, indicating significant care and dedication from the developers.	40%
Outstanding Voice Acting & Characters Description The game features impeccable voice acting, with a charismatic and well-developed cast of characters, both new and returning. The extensive, fully voiced dialogue is praised for its quality, wit, and ability to make NPCs feel alive and engaging. Importance 27%	The game features impeccable voice acting, with a charismatic and well-developed cast of characters, both new and returning. The extensive, fully voiced dialogue is praised for its quality, wit, and ability to make NPCs feel alive and engaging.	27%
Stunning Art & Visuals Description The game's art direction is frequently described as gorgeous, breathtaking, and visually stunning. Players appreciate the detailed hand-drawn style, vibrant colors, improved lighting, and meticulous crafting of environments and character designs. Importance 22%	The game's art direction is frequently described as gorgeous, breathtaking, and visually stunning. Players appreciate the detailed hand-drawn style, vibrant colors, improved lighting, and meticulous crafting of environments and character designs.	22%
Captivating Story & Narrative Description The storyline is consistently described as intriguing, compelling, and well-written, drawing players in from the start. The narrative unfolds organically with each run, balancing despair, humor, and intensity, and rewarding persistence with emotional payoffs. Importance 15%	The storyline is consistently described as intriguing, compelling, and well-written, drawing players in from the start. The narrative unfolds organically with each run, balancing despair, humor, and intensity, and rewarding persistence with emotional payoffs.	15%
Excellent & Varied Soundtrack Description The game's music is consistently praised as amazing, incredible, and top-notch, with many tracks being memorable and enjoyable even outside the game. The soundtrack perfectly matches the game's energy and atmosphere, enhancing both combat and exploration. Importance 15%	The game's music is consistently praised as amazing, incredible, and top-notch, with many tracks being memorable and enjoyable even outside the game. The soundtrack perfectly matches the game's energy and atmosphere, enhancing both combat and exploration.	15%
Balanced Difficulty & Progression Description The game strikes a good balance between challenge and accessibility, with adjustable difficulty and a sensible difficulty curve. The progression system is more diverse and less tedious than its predecessor, making the grind feel rewarding. Importance 12%	The game strikes a good balance between challenge and accessibility, with adjustable difficulty and a sensible difficulty curve. The progression system is more diverse and less tedious than its predecessor, making the grind feel rewarding.	12%
Memorable & Diverse Boss Fights Description Boss battles are highlighted as memorable, challenging, and well-designed, with unique mechanics and character flavor. The increased number and variety of bosses, along with their evolving mechanics, contribute significantly to the game's replayability and sense of accomplishment. Importance 12%	Boss battles are highlighted as memorable, challenging, and well-designed, with unique mechanics and character flavor. The increased number and variety of bosses, along with their evolving mechanics, contribute significantly to the game's replayability and sense of accomplishment.	12%
Diverse & Fun Weapons Description The new weapons are highly praised for being distinct, fun, and powerful, each offering unique playstyles. Players enjoy experimenting with different weapon and boon combinations, which adds significant variety to combat and build crafting. Importance 11%	The new weapons are highly praised for being distinct, fun, and powerful, each offering unique playstyles. Players enjoy experimenting with different weapon and boon combinations, which adds significant variety to combat and build crafting.	11%
Fresh Take on Greek Mythology Description Players appreciate the game's deep dive into Greek mythology, offering a fresh, creative, and respectful re-imagining of ancient myths. The detailed character designs and story elements are well-studied and enhance the immersive mythological world. Importance 11%	Players appreciate the game's deep dive into Greek mythology, offering a fresh, creative, and respectful re-imagining of ancient myths. The detailed character designs and story elements are well-studied and enhance the immersive mythological world.	11%
Melinoë: A Strong Protagonist Description Melinoë is well-received as an excellent new protagonist, offering a unique combat style focused on magic and strong attacks. Her character is described as likable, determined, and charismatic, providing a fresh dynamic compared to the previous game's hero. Importance 9%	Melinoë is well-received as an excellent new protagonist, offering a unique combat style focused on magic and strong attacks. Her character is described as likable, determined, and charismatic, providing a fresh dynamic compared to the previous game's hero.	9%
Extensive Build Variety Description The game offers a vast array of build options, combining weapons, boons, cards, and companions, ensuring that no two runs feel the same. This extensive customization allows for significant creativity and experimentation, making many builds viable and enjoyable. Importance 8%	The game offers a vast array of build options, combining weapons, boons, cards, and companions, ensuring that no two runs feel the same. This extensive customization allows for significant creativity and experimentation, making many builds viable and enjoyable.	8%

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