Hades
Games review
As of Aug 10, 2026, Hades is rated 93/100 on Metacritic (61 critic reviews), and 98% positive on Steam (307,409 reviews). Each source is shown in its own units, never blended into one score.
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Is Hades worth it in 2026?
A 98% positive rating from over 307,000 Steam reviews and a 93 on Metacritic are not flukes, Hades earns them through tight combat mechanics, exceptional writing praised across the widest swath of reviewers, a consistently lauded art style and soundtrack, and a depth of builds and dialogue that players report discovering well past 100 runs. The core tension is real and worth naming plainly: story progression is gated behind repeated runs and mechanical improvement, meaning players who want narrative momentum without combat mastery will hit a genuine wall, not a gentle slope. RNG variance can collapse a run through bad luck rather than bad play, and a minority of players found the upgrade system unrewarding and post-victory content thin enough that beating the final boss felt like a hard stop rather than a beginning. None of these are bugs to be patched, they are structural to what Hades is, and the game does not compromise on them.
Players who want a roguelike where story, characters, and combat pull equal weight and who are genuinely comfortable with repetition as the engine of both progression and narrative, not a side effect to endure.
If you cannot or do not want to grind through repeated runs, the story will stay locked behind a skill gate; RNG-dependent difficulty means some losses will feel unearned; and players who hit the final boss and want closure may find the post-victory content thin.
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Pros
- excellent writing and story16
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- hades? more like hey, deez characters are well written and the gameplay is hard but incredibly fun
- This is a great game with a surprisingly great story. Death is part of the story. You start off weak and keep progressing through successive rooms slowly growing in power both...
- I love this game so much I decided to get every possible achievement. After more than 100 runs and getting the epilogue, it still had new lines of dialogues and contents! How crazy...
- engaging gameplay loop15
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- hades? more like hey, deez characters are well written and the gameplay is hard but incredibly fun
- This is a great game with a surprisingly great story. Death is part of the story. You start off weak and keep progressing through successive rooms slowly growing in power both...
- Probably the most addictive action roguelike I’ve ever played. 40+ hours in and I’m still finding new builds, interactions, and dialogue I’ve never seen before. Played Hades II als...
- art style and visuals12
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- I fw the art style A LOT, the gameplay is really fun even tho I also suck
- my first roguelike game ever and I was pretty skeptical about it and this genre, but ooh boy I couldn't be more wrong about it, fantastic game, combat smooth and quick, 0 glitches...
- I have been a super fan of Supergiant Games ever since they released their first game, Bastion. Their Isometric style gameplay tied with a narrator that helps guide or make fun of...
- character design and dialogue11
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- hades? more like hey, deez characters are well written and the gameplay is hard but incredibly fun
- Probably the most addictive action roguelike I’ve ever played. 40+ hours in and I’m still finding new builds, interactions, and dialogue I’ve never seen before. Played Hades II als...
- my first roguelike game ever and I was pretty skeptical about it and this genre, but ooh boy I couldn't be more wrong about it, fantastic game, combat smooth and quick, 0 glitches...
- soundtrack and music9
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- Probably the most addictive action roguelike I’ve ever played. 40+ hours in and I’m still finding new builds, interactions, and dialogue I’ve never seen before. Played Hades II als...
- my first roguelike game ever and I was pretty skeptical about it and this genre, but ooh boy I couldn't be more wrong about it, fantastic game, combat smooth and quick, 0 glitches...
- Easily one of the best games I have ever had the pleasure of playing. There are many great reviews out there for this, so I will keep it short. One of the most satisfying and en...
- smooth combat mechanics9
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- Probably the most addictive action roguelike I’ve ever played. 40+ hours in and I’m still finding new builds, interactions, and dialogue I’ve never seen before. Played Hades II als...
- my first roguelike game ever and I was pretty skeptical about it and this genre, but ooh boy I couldn't be more wrong about it, fantastic game, combat smooth and quick, 0 glitches...
- So far, Hades is so much fun. I have managed to stay away from any spoilers and game play until I got the time to start playing, and I am so glad that I did. One thing I will say...
Cons
- repetitive and grindy4
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- I'm sorry, I tried, I really did try to like this game, and it is great! Until you try to play it for fun. The gameplay loop is really unrewarding, rather than feeling like I ge...
- To be honest its just a boring game.. If you beat the last boss once you basically experienced all the content and the rest is just the same ♥♥♥♥ over and over again or fluff to ma...
- Once you master the mechanics, the game turns into a tedious grindfest. What annoys me most, though, is the painfully slow story progression, you actually have to grind just to unlo...
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