Hades

2020

91Overall (1621 ratings)

89User (1604 ratings)

94Critics (17)

Engine: Proprietary Engine

A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.

Genres

Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em up Adventure Indie

Platforms

PCMaciOSPS4XONESwitchPS5Series X|S

Themes

ActionFantasyDrama

Modes

Single player

Perspectives

Bird view / Isometric

Storyline

Zagreus, the son of Hades, has discovered that his mother, which he was led to believe was Nyx, Night Incarnate, is actually someone else, and is outside Hell. He is now attempting to escape his father's domain, with the help of the other gods of Olympus, in an attempt to find his real mother.