Game profile
Hades II
As the witch Melinoe, you battle the Titan Chronos, wielding new weapons, spells, and an expanded cauldron system. The sequel builds on its predecessor's winning formula and pushes it noticeably further.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Roguelike / Action, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, and the overall tone stays light and upbeat. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
The difficulty is moderate and fair, demanding attention without punishing you for it. The narrative carries the whole thing, and the mechanics serve it. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Expanded combat system
- New witchcraft mechanics
- Compelling cast of characters
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want to live through a story, not just play a system
- the writing matters more to you than the mechanics
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you want something light that leaves you in a good mood
Look elsewhere if
- you skip cutscenes and want to get to the gameplay
- repetition wears you down instead of drawing you in
- you specifically want an open world to roam
- you want to play it side by side with someone
How long is Hades II?
About 45 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 8 weeks, or 23 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 93 out of 100, which puts it above 95 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 48 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Roguelike averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 10 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 179 collected ratings.
Released in 2025, so it is current. Expect it to run well on modern hardware and still get patches.
The facts
- Release year
- 2025
- Genres
- Roguelike, Action, RPG
- Playtime
- approx. 45 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Moderate, fair
- Story weight
- Carries the whole game
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, Switch, Xbox, PlayStation
- Critic rating
- 93 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hades II | 2025 | approx. 45 hrs. | 93 | Mid price |
| Hades | 2020 | approx. 40 hrs. | 94 | Mid price |
| Realm of Ink | 2026 | approx. 40 hrs. | 84 | Mid price |
| Children of Morta | 2019 | approx. 15 hrs. | 83 | Budget |
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