Crow Country vs Hades
The comparison
On Steam, Crow Country has 98% positive and Hades has 98% positive. The displayed scores are tied. On Metacritic, Crow Country has 84/100 and Hades has 93/100. Hades has the higher displayed score on this source. Each source stands on its own; these scores do not establish an overall winner. Reviewers most praise Crow Country for puzzle design and quality, and Hades for excellent writing and story.
Crow Country: 98% positive on Steam (8,129 reviews), and 84/100 on Metacritic (31 critic reviews) (snapshot Aug 20, 2026). Hades: 98% positive on Steam (307,409 reviews), and 93/100 on Metacritic (61 critic reviews) (snapshot Aug 10, 2026). The snapshots may have been collected on different dates.
Crow Country
Snapshot Aug 20, 2026
98% positiveSteam
8,129reviews
84/100Metacritic
31critic reviews
Praise
- puzzle design and quality (13)
- story and characters (11)
- ps1 aesthetic and style (10)
- atmosphere and environments (10)
Complaints
- low difficulty and challenge (4)
- controls and aiming issues (3)
- some unintuitive puzzles (2)
- short game length (2)
Hades
Snapshot Aug 10, 2026
98% positiveSteam
307,409reviews
93/100Metacritic
61critic reviews
Praise
- excellent writing and story (16)
- engaging gameplay loop (15)
- art style and visuals (12)
- character design and dialogue (11)
Complaints
- repetitive and grindy (4)
- slow story progression (2)
- high rng frustration (2)
- unrewarding upgrade system (1)