Hades II Review
Hades got an 8.4. The sequel buries it. A 9.1.
The Good
- Two full routes, up or down, both stacked
- Build variety that never dulls
- A painting holding a grudge, in the best way
The Rough Edges
- Surface difficulty spikes are rude
- The true ending asks for a lot of laps
I gave Hades an 8.4. Hades II gets a 9.1, and the jump is the review: Supergiant took the best roguelike loop ever made and gave it more. More routes, up to Olympus or down to the depths. More weapons, witchcraft on top of the god powers. More story, with Melinoë hunting Chronos himself while the first game's whole family sits frozen in time.
The build variety is the hook that never dulls. Omega moves, hexes, a card system for stacking the deck, familiars at your side: every run is a new argument about what Melinoë is. And it looks and sounds like a painting holding a grudge, which is the Supergiant house style at this point.
My marks: the surface route's difficulty spikes are rude in a way the underworld's aren't, and the true ending asks for a lot of laps. A 9.1. The sequel didn't just repeat a classic. It buried it.
The sequel didn't just repeat a classic. It buried it.
Hades got an 8.4. The sequel buries it. A 9.1.
The Good
- Two full routes, up or down, both stacked
- Build variety that never dulls
- A painting holding a grudge, in the best way
The Rough Edges
- Surface difficulty spikes are rude
- The true ending asks for a lot of laps
Quick Answers
Hades II review score: what did it score?
Moe Train scored Hades II a 9.1 out of 10. Hades got an 8.4. The sequel buries it. A 9.1.
What platforms is Hades II on?
Hades II is out now on PC, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox. Moe played and scored it on PC.
Is Hades II worth playing?
Hades got an 8.4. The sequel buries it. A 9.1. Read the full Hades II review above for the breakdown.
