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Hades

Supergiant Games · 2020-09-17

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ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 17, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 13, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Aug 13, 2021 (Xbox One), Aug 13, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Mar 19, 2024 (iOS), Sep 17, 2020 (Mac)

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

2,864
playing now
98%
positive of 308k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
124
twitch viewers (latest)
94/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
89/100
IGDB user rating (1735 ratings)
94/100
opencritic · mighty · 99% recommend
70h
to beat · rushed 39h · completionist 160h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

2,864 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Hades is a 2020 roguelike action role-playing game developed and published by Supergiant Games. It was released for macOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows on September 17, 2020, following an early access release in December 2018. It was later released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in August 2021, and was released for iOS in March 2024 through Netflix Games.

Trailer

Hades trailer thumbnail

Hades - Official Animated Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,864 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15,456 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,932/week).
  • · Review velocity down 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 6.2M–14M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 307,986 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.24 at Steam (2025-09-17)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 11 of 22 observed days · $18.75 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34k34k20192026Week of 2019-12-01: 5,652 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4,820 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 2,239 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,914 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 790 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2,222 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,689 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 2,252 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,051 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10,487 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12,427 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 34,152 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 17,157 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 203 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 12,799 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 183 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6,739 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 6,816 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4,108 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3,112 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 3,763 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 5,939 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3,483 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,760 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 3,300 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 5,302 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4,305 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4,170 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,406 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2,784 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,273 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,866 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 2,079 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3,510 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,964 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,679 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2,135 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3,793 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6,183 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 160 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4,907 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,172 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,383 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2,455 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1,688 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,408 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,739 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,585 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,744 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,582 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3,071 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,958 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,428 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,041 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,023 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,850 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9,001 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 315 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2,965 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,072 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,560 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,156 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,050 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,758 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2,393 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,807 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,464 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,681 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,108 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 999 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,205 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 2,231 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,162 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2,741 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3,685 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2,263 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2,286 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,338 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,405 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,735 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,049 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,558 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1,267 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,091 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1,099 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 59 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4.6k2.3k2026-08-06 21:00 — 3,721 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,814 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 3,995 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 3,844 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 3,380 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 4,297 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 4,145 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3,613 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 4,567 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 4,377 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,786 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 3,972 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,568 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,638 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 3,940 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3,286 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,636 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 3,633 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 4,343 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 2,887 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 2,863 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 3,258 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 3,092 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 3,447 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 3,343 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,639 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,326 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 3,569 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,864 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$31.49$6.242018-12-082026-08-282018-12-08 — best price $19.992019-10-18 — best price $21.242020-01-21 — best price $19.992020-04-16 — best price $24.992020-07-09 — best price $24.992020-10-29 — best price $19.992020-12-09 — best price $19.992021-02-11 — best price $19.992021-03-29 — best price $24.992021-07-08 — best price $24.992021-11-24 — best price $17.492021-12-13 — best price $24.992022-02-03 — best price $24.992022-03-26 — best price $16.242022-04-01 — best price $24.992022-05-30 — best price $16.242022-06-06 — best price $16.242022-07-17 — best price $24.992022-09-26 — best price $24.992022-11-22 — best price $14.992022-12-15 — best price $12.492023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-05-02 — best price $24.992023-06-29 — best price $12.492023-10-17 — best price $24.992023-11-28 — best price $24.992024-01-04 — best price $24.992024-05-02 — best price $8.492024-07-16 — best price $24.992024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-30 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $8.492025-10-06 — best price $24.992026-01-08 — best price $24.992026-04-28 — best price $24.992026-08-28 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k6602026-05-30 — 722 pageviews2026-06-02 — 809 pageviews2026-06-05 — 846 pageviews2026-06-08 — 872 pageviews2026-06-11 — 718 pageviews2026-06-14 — 736 pageviews2026-06-17 — 735 pageviews2026-06-20 — 686 pageviews2026-06-23 — 733 pageviews2026-06-26 — 902 pageviews2026-06-29 — 895 pageviews2026-07-02 — 862 pageviews2026-07-05 — 863 pageviews2026-07-08 — 862 pageviews2026-07-11 — 700 pageviews2026-07-14 — 710 pageviews2026-07-17 — 857 pageviews2026-07-20 — 887 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,017 pageviews2026-07-26 — 1,088 pageviews2026-07-29 — 927 pageviews2026-08-01 — 868 pageviews2026-08-04 — 962 pageviews2026-08-07 — 835 pageviews2026-08-10 — 792 pageviews2026-08-13 — 745 pageviews2026-08-16 — 791 pageviews2026-08-19 — 752 pageviews2026-08-22 — 802 pageviews2026-08-25 — 798 pageviews2026-08-27 — 756 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

47302026-08-28 00:34 — 473 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 113 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 171 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 216 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 162 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 167 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 262 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 253 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 140 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 177 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 33 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 79 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 48 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 28 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 46 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 128 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 124 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
81.9%
earned "Escaped Tartarus"
19.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCaptions availableSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)117,58111%49
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)39,5906%49
PS5 (PlayStation)28,12028%50
PS4 (PlayStation)7,96425%50
PS4 (PlayStation)6,54228%50
Switch (Nintendo)5,6190%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGIndieActionDifficultIsometricMythologyRogue-likeRogue-liteStory RichReplay Value

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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