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September 25, 2025

Hades II

Historical Setting Isometric Action RPG

Summary

Built for players who chase highlight reels, Hades II turns isometric combat into a precision sport. The indie Action RPG from Supergiant Games sharpens the roguelike loop with ruthless timing windows, aggressive buildcraft, and projectile heavy options that scratch a Shooter itch. Launching September 25, 2025, it layers mythic stakes over a system that rewards fast reads, clean dodges, and pro level routing between arenas. On PC and controller friendly setups common to Xbox Series X S habits, it favors reflex mastery, heat based difficulty that scales to elite ambitions, and meta progression that encourages min max experimentation. Narrative beats land between runs without slowing momentum, while boons, aspects, and Arcana create tournament ready variety for community races and bragging rights. For lists hunting the best Action games to play and Fantasy reviews, this is a high ceiling contender built to dominate speed charts and crown champions.

Developers

Supergiant Games

Publishers

Supergiant Games

Genres

Historical Setting
Isometric
Action RPG
Roguelike
Fantasy
Shooter
Adventure
Action
RPG
Indie
Beat em up

Platforms

Mac
Nintendo Switch
Windows
Pc Microsoft Windows
Pc
Nintendo Switch 2

Release Date

September 25, 2025

Metacritic Score

95

Media

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