How Long to Beat

It takes roughly 13-18 hours to finish the main story of Hades 2 as of the Early Access. Read on to learn how many hours are needed to complete other aspects of the game such as acquiring weapons, upgrades, and other collectibles in Hades 2.

How Long to Beat Main Story

Attention!	The estimated time to beat is based on the info from the Early Access ▶ Early Access Contents and Length

Finishing the Main Story Takes 13-18 Hours

The Main Story is roughly estimated to take about 13-18 hours for you to complete the game in terms of the narrative, with the approximate number of attempts being accounted for in said hours.

Each run to progress the many levels of the game may last about an hour or less, depending on how far you can reach in a single attempt.

Time to Beat Depends on Skill

Due to the roguelike nature of the game, the hours needed to complete Hades 2 may vary depending on the number of attempts and level of skill a player has.

Several attempts will be made by players to learn attack patterns from both enemies and bosses, as well as getting affiliated to a specific playstyle of your choosing.

How Long to Acquire Collectibles

Acquiring Weapons, Upgrades and Collectibles Take 50+ Hours

There are also several collectibles in the game that require several hours to be collected. It will take around 50 hours for a player to finish acquiring the collectibles available in the game.

These collectibles may vary from Nocturnal Arms, Keepsakes, Incantations, and Arcana, and all of them play a part in upgrading the player's combat and build in battle.

Collecting All Nocturnal Arms and Their Aspects

Nocturnals Arms are the weapons Melinoe will be using on her journey to hack and slash through enemies in the game.

Crafting all of the weapons can be done fairly quickly, but obtaining and upgrading Aspects will take longer, since it requires several late game Reagents.

Best Weapons and Nocturnal Arms Tier List

Collecting All Keepsakes

Keepsakes are items that can be equipped so you can acquire passive skills that help you during your progress.

Collecting all of the Keepsakes from the gods and various beings in the game requires luck on your part, as their encounters are randomly generated.

Best Keepsakes Tier List

Collecting All Incantations

Incantations are spells that can be concocted from the large cauldron at the Crossroads. These Incantations provide upgrades, unlock NPC merchants, and offer certain advantages should players have the required materials.

Unlocking all Incantations can be quite time consuming, as you must first unlock the recipe by meeting certain requirements, then obtain the materials, which can be scattered across different locations.

Best Incantations to Get First

Collecting All Arcana

The Altar of Ashes enables you to unlock Arcana, which are upgrades that can help you set up a specific build for Melinoe during her journey.

Ashes are the primary reagent for you to unlock Arcana, and farming Ashes can be time consuming, since you are essentially trading Boons and other rewards to obtain small amounts of Ashes per run.

Best Arcana to Unlock First

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