Summary
While the AAA gaming landscape is looking better than ever, with huge releases likeZelda: Tears of the KingdomandStar Wars Jedi: Survivoralready getting rave reviews this year, and games likeMarvel’s Spider-Man 2andStarfieldright around the corner, it’s still the Indie scene that’s consistently giving gamers some of the best experiences around. In 2023 alone, the Indie scene has delivered great experiences likeDave the Diver,Dredge, andTchia, and things are only going to continue to get better. But despite those great titles already available, the Indie game that is still on everyone’s mind isHades 2.
Announced duringthe 2022 Game Awards,Hades 2immediately became many gamers' most anticipated upcoming Indie game. Coming hot off the heels of the original game, which was a Best Indie award winner,Hades 2looks like a true successor already, with a grander plot, the potential for more climactic set pieces, and an exciting slew of new mythological characters. The only issue withHades 2already being so popular, however, is that fans are desperate for any crumb of news that Supergiant is willing to give. Unfortunately, it might be a while before they hear anything more about the game.
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When Fans Can Expect To See Hades 2
As mentioned up top,Hades 2was originally announced during the 2022 Game Awards. Soon after this announcement, developer Supergiant Games stated thatHades 2would be getting an early access release on PC before it was released fully on all platforms, following the same general release schedule that its predecessor ended up going with. In its initial announcement, Supergiant claimed thatHades 2’s early access releasewould drop sometime in 2023, and that’s all that fans have been told so far.
Supergiant Games has made no subsequent follow-ups onHades 2, meaning that no official information has been given since its initial reveal back in December of last year. But while this means that fans have been left in the dark, it also seemingly implies that Supergiant does still plan on releasingHades 2into early access at some point this year. It seems likely thatHades 2’s early access release will want to avoid thebusier release months of September and October, and perhaps head for a November release window. Or, alternatively, a December release date could also be likely, potentially shadow-dropping alongside a Game Awards announcement.
OnceHades 2has released in early access on PC, it’ll probably stay there for quite some time. If the first game is any indication, thenHades 2could end up being in early access for around two years, with the original game first dropping on Steam in December 2018, and hitting its full release in September 2020 for PC and Switch. The originalHadesthen took another year to release on other platforms like PS4 and Xbox One, launching in August 2021.
It’s currently unclear just how closelyHades 2will follow its predecessor’s release pattern. Supergiant hasn’t confirmed how longHades 2will be in early access for, or even ifHades 2is planning to release on other platforms aside from PC. Withthe originalHadesfinding a great deal of success on the Nintendo Switch, it does seem likely that Supergiant will want to repeat the process again forHades 2, but confirmation of additional platforms is still yet to come. IfHades 2does end up following the original game’s release schedule, then fans will probably see an early access release this year, and then a full release in 2025, with various trailers and gameplay breakdowns appearing in between.
