Following its launch last year for Nintendo Switch 1/2 and PC, Hades 2 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on April 14th. It will also be available for PC via the Microsoft Store while launching on day one for Game Pass and supporting Xbox Play Anywhere.
As a sequel to the critically and commercially acclaimed Hades, Supergiant Games’ sequel focuses on Melinoë, the sister of Zagreus. Thanks to the re-emergence of Chronos, the House of Hades has been taken over, and her entire family seized. Raised by the mysterious witch Hecate, Melinoë trains to venture to the Underworld and slay Chronos.
Of course, there’s a lot more going on than that, and unlike the first game, players can now venture to Olympus, assisting the Pantheon with the threat of Typhon. Various new weapons and aspects are available for even more combat options, and Hades 2 introduces several other new systems, including farming, incantations, and the Arcana for equipping different passives. The combat system has also seen numerous changes, including new charged abilities that require mana.
For more details, check out our review of the PC version here. You can also learn more about the first post-launch patch, which changed the True Ending after a mixed response to the original.
