Supergiant Video games is handing over the keys to the underworld early. Hades II, the sequel to the studios’ critically acclaimed roguelike, is now available for purchase for $30 on PC by way of Early Entry on Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer.
Hades II follows Melinoë, underworld princess and sister to the primary sport’s hero, Zagreus, on her journey to kill the titan Chronos. The sport contains a rotating forged of Greek gods, from Aphrodite to Zeus, who help Melinoë on her journey with powerups and particular talents. Though the model of the sport that dropped Monday isn’t the total, completed title, Supergiant will enable gamers who buy it to hold over their progress to the ultimate sport. The corporate expects improvement to proceed “a minimum of by means of the tip of 2024,” with updates coming each few months.
On prime of its stellar gameplay, the unique Hades was additionally beloved for its scorching gods and open sexuality; gamers may woo each feminine and male characters, collectively, for a threesome with the suitable angle. The sequel is maintaining a minimum of a few of that custom with extra Greek gods whose magnificence is on full show.
Hades II’s early launch shouldn’t be a complete shock. Its predecessor was launched earlier than it was absolutely shaped in late 2018; the finished model got here out in 2020. “We designed the unique Hades for Early Entry from the bottom up, and the identical is true for Hades II, our first-ever sequel,” Supergiant wrote in its announcement. “We consider the whole lot about this sport advantages from ongoing suggestions, from the balancing to the storytelling.”
At the moment, the sport has extra ranges, foes, and voiced characters than even the completed model of the unique sport, Supergiant says. Key areas, characters, story, and extra are nonetheless being constructed.
The Early Entry launch follows a technical check by Supergiant final month, the place members of the group performed the sport dwell on-stream. gamers had been allowed to enroll in the check. Hades II has already been in improvement for 3 years. Though there’s no phrase on when the ultimate product might be prepared, gamers who need the prospect to assist form its improvement can accomplish that by means of suggestions. “We anticipate to make many modifications and enhancements impressed by our participant group, and mirror these in our patch notes,” Supergiant wrote in an announcement.
“The mix of our impressions as a improvement group, suggestions we’re listening to from our participant group, and gameplay information we’re gathering from gamers all ought to assist us kind a extra full image of how we are able to make Hades II the perfect it may be.”
