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September 25, 2025

Hades II

Historical Setting Isometric Action RPG

Summary

Built for high APM players chasing mastery, Hades II brings Supergiant Games back to isometric action with razor sharp timing windows, cancel friendly chains, and buildcraft that rewards precision. Launching September 25, 2025, this roguelike Action RPG layers rapid routing decisions over mythic arenas, blending beat em up clarity with ARPG depth. Frame advantage on Omega attacks, risk reward cast management, and meta progression via arcana style cards enable expert optimization. Each run pivots on boon synergies, damage types, and status stacking that invite lab time and tier list debates. Enemy telegraphs are readable but punishing, encouraging perfect spacing, dash i frames, and intentional cooldown cycling. On PC and Xbox Series X S, input responsiveness and performance targets keep the combat loop crisp for competitive minded players who enjoy fast flanks and creative combos. It lands firmly among best fantasy games to play while offering the mechanical ceiling speedrunners crave.

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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