Indie game Hades II will be released in early access in 2023

Indie game Hades is getting a sequel. Developer Supergiant Games announced this during the Game Awards. The roguelike pits players against the Titan of Time from Greek mythology. Hades II will be out “sometime in 2023” in early access.

In an announcement trailer shows Hades II main character Melinoë training for her battle against the Titan of Time, Chronos. Melinoë is a witch, the ‘princess of the underworld’ and sister of Zagreus, the main character from the first Hades game. Hades II takes place “some time” after the events of the original. According to the developer, it is not necessary to have played the original, although there are “a lot of connections”. The game will include a larger game world with new locations and new upgrade systems.

Hades II will be the fifth game and first sequel from Supergiant Games, also known for Bastion and Transistor. Like the original, Hades II will first be available as an early access title for PC. That will happen ‘sometime in 2023’. A specific release date has not yet been announced. The game will appear simultaneously on Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game should eventually also come to consoles, the developer writes in a blog post.