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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 375 sampled Steam reviews (364 positive / 11 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing34% mention it
- Visuals & art11% mention it
- Music & audio10% mention it
- Grind & repetition10% mention it
- Progression & loot8% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing36% mention it
- Grind & repetition27% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
92%
24 reviews
5-15h
93%
60 reviews
15-40h
95%
105 reviews
40-100h
100%
128 reviews
100h+
100%
58 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 94 | 64 |
| Creator reviews (3 tracked) | – | 95 | 2 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 98% | 94 | 1489 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 90 | 239 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 95% | 89 | 452 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 300 reviews sampled · 1291 total reviews in window · weighted 256.7 up / 12.2 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (188)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 100
- 95
“Hades is a complete package. The writing will make you laugh, the gameplay will make you smile, the bosses will frustrate you, and the art will make you stare in awe. All of which combined makes Hades a must-play, and once you start, you won’t want to stop.”
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“The return of Hades is a true feast, and a great opportunity for PlayStation and Xbox players to dive deep into the waters of River Styx. The escape from the underworld itself is an impossible feat, but it's sure as hell worth a try.”
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“Hades has a great story, awesome gameplay and a well-crafted audiovisual. This is exactly what the Rogue-like games genre should look like.”
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“Hades is a remarkable masterpiece with incredibly intense gameplay and deep soulful narrative. Pure gaming ambrosia.”
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“Immediately after its release in 2020, Hades caused quite a stir and was a hit with both critics and players. And rightly so. If you’ve fallen in love with the rogue-lite genre, there’s basically no reason to play anything else. Hades has left all its competitors far behind and leads the pack with its gameplay, strong story, likable characters, and pleasantly high difficulty, one that’s challenging without being frustrating.”
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“Hades is a masterpiece of carefully considered design which Supergiant has poured its heart and soul into. It delivers on every level.”
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“Hades is a sublime mix of satisfyingly gritty and flexible combat, a wonderfully vibrant art style and genuinely fun and engaging narrative. Supergiant Games has an excellent track record thus far but this really does feel its finest hour, a rip-roaring rampage through the underworld that's arrived here on Switch in a port that's nigh-on perfect. Even if you're yet to be swayed by the admittedly repetitive ebb and flow of the roguelike genre, we passionately urge you to at least give this one a try; for fans of the genre or anyone even remotely interested, this is one heavenly vision of hell that we highly recommend you sacrifice yourself to.”
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“Supergiant Games has done it again. They have managed to perfectly mix amazing storytelling and great action to create another compelling title. Even if you are not a fan of roguelikes you should definitely try Hades out - it’s a challenge, it has a great story, and it’s a hell of a ride.”
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“Do you know what I'm going to do after writing this review? Play Hades again - for fun. It's just so damn good. Maybe I'll be able to escape hell, maybe not, but I'll be happy to try again.”
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“Rogue-lites may be an acquired taste for some, but it’s hard to envision a world where Hades isn’t an easy recommendation. By the time credits rolled on the main story, there was plenty more to discover and unlock as well as the desire to do so. It may not have the infinite replayability some of the others in the genre are often considered to have but its focus on narrative and characters will give a satisfying enough conclusion even without all that. It’s a game to lose a night to or play in reasonable chunks and still get something out of. It is Supergiant Games’ best effort by far and that is no small feat.”
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Stryftek
Pure Nintendo
GameMAG
INDIANTVCZ
3DNews
Gaming Professors
Jump Dash Roll
Nintendo Life
PLAY Zine
GRYOnline.pl
RPGamer
Seasoned Gaming…and 176 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Hades II v1.0 Is Now Available!Sep 25, 2025
- Post-Launch Patch - February 2022Feb 15, 2022
- Post-Launch Patch - July 2021Jul 27, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Post-Launch Patch - April 2021Apr 21, 2021
- Post-Launch Patch - March 2021Apr 1, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Post-Launch Patch - February 2, 2021Feb 2, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Cross-Saves Update Out Now on Nintendo Switch!!Dec 16, 2020
- Post-Launch Patch - December 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Post-Launch Patch - October 27, 2020Oct 27, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Post-Launch Patch - October 13, 2020Oct 13, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Post-Launch Patch - October 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Hades: v1.0 Has Arrived!!Sep 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- v1.0 Launch Update - Patch NotesSep 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 047 -- v0.32647Jul 2, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 046 -- v0.31857Jun 30, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 045 -- v0.31726Jun 26, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Dive Into the Blood Price Update!Jun 23, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- The Blood Price Update - Patch NotesJun 23, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 043 -- v0.27191Mar 24, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 042 -- v0.27008Mar 17, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 041 -- v0.26833Mar 11, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Hit Up The Night Night Update!Mar 10, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- The Nighty Night Update - Patch NotesMar 10, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 039 -- v0.25138Jan 28, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 038 -- v0.25053Jan 24, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 037 -- v0.24965Jan 22, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- The Long Winter Update - Patch NotesJan 21, 2020significant · resets scoring window
- Brace for the Long Winter UpdateJan 21, 2020
- Early Access Patch 035 -- v0.23923Dec 18, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Early Access Patch 034 -- v0.23865Dec 12, 2019significant · resets scoring window
- Hades: Localization UpdateDec 12, 2019