Hell freezes over! Supergiant Games announces Hades 2

One of the best games over the past couple of years, Hades, is getting a sequel. The trailer of the game was released December 8th, at The Game Awards.

The first Hades was a rougelike third person fighting game, featuring the son of the god of Death, progressively battling your way out of the underworld. It was one of the most celebrated games of the past few years, including becoming the first game to win a Hugo award. This time, players take on the role of Melinoe, an underworld princess taking on the personification of time itself. She’s joined by fellow deities Apollo, Nemesis, and others from the minor leagues of Greek mythology.

As Melinoë, the immortal Princess of the Underworld, you’ll explore a bigger, deeper mythic world, vanquishing the Titan’s forces with the full might of Olympus behind you, in a sweeping story that continually unfolds through your every setback and accomplishment. New locations, challenges, upgrade systems, and surprises await as you delve into the ever-shifting Underworld again and again. Like her brother Zagreus from the original game, Melinoë is not a character of our own invention, and is based on an ancient Underworld deity thought to be related to Hades. What little ancient mythology exists about her was more than enough to make us want to explore her story and connection to her family, and in so doing, expand on our vision of the Underworld!

Supergiant Games blog

Hades 2 releases 2023 on Steam and Epic, console release certain to be afterwards.