Hades

Item: Hades
Rating: 97
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-29

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Summary

Rich narrative and memorable characters
Innovative roguelike design and replayability
Stunning art and sound design
Engaging Greek mythology integration
Highly polished and addictive gameplay
Some find gameplay repetitive and grind-heavy

Emotions

Satisfaction35%Excitement15%Admiration8%Enjoyment5%Joy5%

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 60%
Unhelpful reviews: 40%
Protest reviews: 0%

97%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
3%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 6387
Negative points: 899
Gameplay points: 1305
Perf. points: 61
Rec. points: 884
Misc points: 445

Point	Description	Importance
Rich Narrative & Memorable Characters Description The game is lauded for its compelling, well-written story and deeply developed characters, which are brought to life by outstanding voice acting. The narrative unfolds organically with each run and death, making every interaction meaningful and fostering strong emotional connections with the cast. Importance 99%	The game is lauded for its compelling, well-written story and deeply developed characters, which are brought to life by outstanding voice acting. The narrative unfolds organically with each run and death, making every interaction meaningful and fostering strong emotional connections with the cast.	99%
Innovative Roguelike Design Description The game redefines the roguelike genre by seamlessly integrating its narrative with the gameplay loop, making death a purposeful part of progression rather than a punishment. It's highly praised for converting players who typically dislike roguelikes, offering accessibility while maintaining depth and challenge. Importance 88%	The game redefines the roguelike genre by seamlessly integrating its narrative with the gameplay loop, making death a purposeful part of progression rather than a punishment. It's highly praised for converting players who typically dislike roguelikes, offering accessibility while maintaining depth and challenge.	88%
Exceptional Gameplay & Replayability Description Players consistently praise the game's incredibly fun, addictive, and fluid combat system, highlighting its balance, variety, and responsiveness. The game offers immense replayability through diverse weapons, boons, and evolving strategies, ensuring each run feels fresh and rewarding, even after hundreds of hours. Importance 84%	Players consistently praise the game's incredibly fun, addictive, and fluid combat system, highlighting its balance, variety, and responsiveness. The game offers immense replayability through diverse weapons, boons, and evolving strategies, ensuring each run feels fresh and rewarding, even after hundreds of hours.	84%
Balanced Difficulty & Progression Description The game offers a well-balanced difficulty curve that is challenging yet fair, with options like 'God Mode' to cater to all skill levels. The progression system is intelligently designed, ensuring players always feel a sense of advancement and improvement, even after failed attempts. Importance 80%	The game offers a well-balanced difficulty curve that is challenging yet fair, with options like 'God Mode' to cater to all skill levels. The progression system is intelligently designed, ensuring players always feel a sense of advancement and improvement, even after failed attempts.	80%
Stunning Art & Sound Design Description Reviewers consistently highlight the game's breathtaking, unique, and vibrant hand-drawn art style, which perfectly captures the Greek underworld atmosphere. The phenomenal soundtrack, composed by Darren Korb, is equally praised for its ability to enhance both intense combat and emotional narrative moments. Importance 76%	Reviewers consistently highlight the game's breathtaking, unique, and vibrant hand-drawn art style, which perfectly captures the Greek underworld atmosphere. The phenomenal soundtrack, composed by Darren Korb, is equally praised for its ability to enhance both intense combat and emotional narrative moments.	76%
Engaging Greek Mythology Integration Description The game masterfully reinterprets and integrates Greek mythology, offering a fresh, humorous, and deeply respectful take on its lore and characters. This thematic depth enhances the world-building and provides an additional layer of enjoyment for fans of the genre. Importance 75%	The game masterfully reinterprets and integrates Greek mythology, offering a fresh, humorous, and deeply respectful take on its lore and characters. This thematic depth enhances the world-building and provides an additional layer of enjoyment for fans of the genre.	75%
Exceptional Polish & Attention to Detail Description The game is consistently described as a highly polished experience, with meticulous attention to detail evident in its fluid animations, responsive controls, and bug-free performance. This craftsmanship contributes to an immersive and high-quality overall presentation. Importance 66%	The game is consistently described as a highly polished experience, with meticulous attention to detail evident in its fluid animations, responsive controls, and bug-free performance. This craftsmanship contributes to an immersive and high-quality overall presentation.	66%

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