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Hades 2 News

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Hades 2
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Hades 2 News

2025

October 24

 ⚫︎ Hades 2 fixes its 'true ending' in its first post-launch update. Supergiant reamined tight-lipped on what they changed specifically on that ending, but they added a new incantation where players can rewind to the point where they can re-do the ending to witness the changes made.

September 29

 ⚫︎ Hades 2 has reached 112,947 concurrent players on Steam the weekend of its released, surpassing its Early Access peak of 103,000 players and the first game's all-time peak of 54,240 concurrent players on May 2024.

September 15

 ⚫︎ Hades 2 is now available for pre-order on digital and physical storefronts. However, those who pre-order the game digitally will receive Hades 2 upon the physical edition's release on November 20.

September 12

 ⚫︎ Following a successful Early Access run, Supergiant Games has finally announced a release date for Hades II with a surprise announcement trailer at the Nintendo Direct 2025 Showcase! Hades II is now set to release on September 25, 2025.

July 23

 ⚫︎ Patch 11 converts Zodiac Sand and Void Lens resources into Prestige due to sequences tied to the game's True Ending. It also includes balance changes to Olympian boons and adjustments to Melinoe’s weapon aspects.

June 17

 ⚫︎ The third major pre-release update, The Unseen Update, has gone live, bringing in a whole set of new gameplay such as expanding core combat, Guardian encounters, and a buff to character relationships as well as upgraded visual flairs.

May 8

 ⚫︎ For the one-year anniversary of the game’s early access launch, the Supergiant Games’ Twitter(X) celebrated by thanking players, as well as hinting that the game is getting inching and getting closer to the finish line.

April 8

 ⚫︎ A week after the game headlined all the upcoming games to be released for Nintendo’s newest console the Switch 2, the developers confirmed that Hades 2 will be a timed console exclusive for the aforementioned Switch 2 for its future full launch.

March 19

 ⚫︎ As the game won a few awards during the awards season, Supergiant Games took to Twitter(X) to reveal that the game is moving at a steady pace, but a full release date still remains unclear, even to the developers themselves.

February 27

 ⚫︎ Just a week after dropping the Warsong Update, one of the final boss/confrontations has been nerfed due to being deemed too unfair and difficult for players.

February 20

 ⚫︎ Hades 2 received its next major patch in ‘The Warsong Update,’ where it sees the return of the God of War Ares, as well as the final climactic confrontation of one of the game’s alternate routes.

2024

December 24

 ⚫︎ On Christmas Eve, the developers over at Supergiant Games revealed that they have two major updates on the horizon for the next year in 2025, where the next will bring about the final confrontation of one of the game’s alternate routes.

May 7

 ⚫︎ Upon the early access release of Hades 2, it has been noted by the developers and discovered by fans themselves that the sequel, in its unfinished state, already has much more expanded content than it predecessor.

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