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Hades Wiki Guide is a collection of guides and helpful information for Hades, the critically acclaimed "god-like" Rogue-like game, developed and published by Supergiant Games. This Wiki covers the game's Weapons, its many Boons, the story that the players will uncover throughout their playthrough, and more. Hades is a game that plays from the isometric viewpoint as the players crawl their way through a plethora of rooms with multiple Enemies and Bosses. With the help of various Boons and mastering the different Weapons available to you, this wiki aims to help you navigate your way through the rich and beautiful game of Hades.

What is Hades?

Hades is a third-person isometric rogue-like dungeon-crawler RPG game developed and published by Supergiant Games. Released in December 2018, Hades has since claimed many awards and express praise and admiration. In this game, players control Zagreus, Hades' wayward son, as he tries to escape his home, the Underworld, much to his father's chagrin, in order to find out what happened to her mother, Persephone, who seems to have disappeared.

As Zagreus, players will have to traverse multiple rooms of different environments, each filled with a variety of different types of Enemies, and possibly be protected by different Bosses. As a Rogue-like game, it will give players a chance to choose between different aspects of their build after clearing each room. These can range from receiving certain items that you can trade for certain benefits or items that will be useful for certain features of the game that will help you progress, to gaining Boons from the different Gods and Goddesses of Olympus.

Hades Early Access PC System Requirements

Recommended Requirements

OS: Windows 7 SP1
Processor: Dual Core 3.0 GHz+
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB VRAM / DirectX 10+suppoert
Storage: 20 GB available space
Additional Notes: Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum Requirements

OS: Windows 7 SP1
Processor: Dual Core 2.4 GHz+
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB VRAM / DirectX 10+suppoert
Storage: 15 GB available space
Additional Notes: Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Hades Release Info

Release Date	September 17, 2020
Platforms	PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS
Developers	Supergiant Games Corporation
Publishers	Supergiant Games Corporation
Director	Greg Kasavin

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Hades Key Features

Rogue-like Action: Journey through the Underworld in Zagreus' quest to escape and seek the whereabouts of his mother, Persophone. Following the mechanics of the Rogue-like genre, you'll be able to build him up and make him stronger in a variety of different ways every time you clear a room in the Underworld. When you die, his immortality allows you to try again and choose her new improvements differently this time around.

Survive through Immersive Combat: Fight your way through hordes and waves of different Enemies that will threaten to overrun you in each room. Utilize your unique build in each run against Hades' servants, powerful Bosses, every time you clear a certain number of rooms.
Seek Help from your Extended Family: Beseech the help of the Olympians on your task. The different Olympian Gods and Goddesses will help you with your escape attempts by granting you with different Boons, which can improve different aspects of Zagreus as he clears out the different areas of the Underworld.
Master the Infernal Arms: Unlock Zagreus' full arsenal of weapons called the Infernal Arms. Each of them will have a different play style and will yield different upgrades whenever you come across Daedalus Hammer. Switch between them for each of your runs to figure out which of them fits your own play style more, or choose the one with a randomized bonus on each run.
Immerse in Greek Mythology: Experience the myths and legends like never before in the game's unique rendition of the stories and characters we all know and love. Unravel the story bit by bit as you progress further and further in Zagreus' quest to uncover the mysteries surrounding the disappearance of his mother.
Forge Bonds with Fallen Legends: Speak to and increase your affinity with characters from Greek myth who have taken residency in the Underworld. These can range from gods like Hypnos, to even the Furies who Hades can also call upon to stop you on your escape attempts.
Give the House of Hades a Lift: Use various in-game currencies to upgrade your home base, the House of Hades, in order to gain access to different features that will help you out on your escape attempts.

When is the release of Hades?

The Early Access version of Hades was released on the same day it was announced on December 6, 2018. After a year and two days, with multiple updates in between, the ongoing Early Access version was released to Steam, allowing more people to try out the now critically acclaimed title. In September 2020, Supergiant Games finally announced the end of the game's Early Access stage and released the full version of the game on the same platforms in addition to the Nintendo Switch. In March 2021, the game was released on the PlayStation series and the Xbox platforms. Three years later, an iOS port for the game was released in support of it being added to the Netflix gaming library.

When Was Hades Announced?

Hades was announced in December 2018 at The Game Awards of that year. It would be confirmed to be one of the first releases in the all-new Epic Games Store which had just been announced at the time. On the same day, the Early Access version of the game was released on the Epic Games Store.

What platforms is Hades on?

Hades can be played on the PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and the iOS through Netflix.

Hades Everything We Know So Far

Hades Lore

The game starts with how Zagreus gains his motivation to try and leave his home. As part of an elaborate prank, he asks Hypnos, the god of sleep, to put a spell on everyone in the House of Hades apart from himself. While they slumber, Zagreus sneaks into his father's chambers to see what mischief he can cause. Instead, he finds a letter from someone named Persephone. In a funny little fourth-wall-breaking dialogue with the narrator, he discovers that Persephone is his actual biological mother. Thus, Zagreus' main motivation for escaping the Underworld and getting to the world above is to find his mother, Persephone, the Goddess of Grain and Nature, and supposed Queen of the Underworld, and find out exactly why she had left him as an infant.

After clearing the game, Zagreus is able to find Persephone but is only able to speak to her for a short amount of time before he dies, so the player will have to successfully escape again to find out more about the story. Once the player completes escape attempts enough times, players will be able to piece together the whole narrative as to Zagreus' family's past and why she had left for the mortal world. As is common knowledge, Persophone is the daughter of Demeter, the Goddess of the Harvest and Agriculture. In this game's narrative, she was formerly known as Kore. In the past, she had apparently grown tired of all the bickering and conflicts that would keep arising from her family of Olympians. Zeus would take notice of this and, thinking it a favor of goodwill, forces her onto Hades in the Underworld, to live away from Olympus. He does this without anyone ever knowing, and so the others would just come to believe Persephone to be either dead or just away somewhere. While the two weren't excited about the new arrangement at first, they eventually fell in love and conceived Zagreus. Unfortunately, the Fates had declared that no heir would ever come out of Hades' lineage. Because of this, and the persistent fact that non-Cthonic entities are not meant to live in the Underworld, Zagreus was stillborn.

This devastated Persephone and she chose to run away to the mortal world, with Nyx's help, where none of the immortals could reach her. Nyx would eventually make a deal with the Fates to have Zagreus be reborn in exchange for him being bound to the Underworld. She raises him as her own child, with Zagreus believing her to be her real mother. Hades decides to keep the whole thing a secret and forbids anyone in the Underworld to even speak Persephone's name to protect her from the Olympians' wrath should they find out that she has escaped her godly station twice over. However, Zagreus eventually learns the truth of his lineage, which motivates him to keep trying to escape the Underworld to look for his real mother and get some answers. Nyx would agree to help him and puts him in contact with his extended family on Olympus, as they help him in different ways. However, they're convinced that Zagreus wants to escape his home to join them in Olympus.

Eventually, Zagreus successfully convinces Persephone that he is in fact her son. However, Persephone is hesitant to return as she also fears what would happen to Hades and their household, should the Olympians find everything out. She also would not want to be forced back to Olympus once the Olympians knew that she was not dead. Her son eventually fully convinces her to return by showing her that Hades, principled and protective as he is, never stopped caring about her. They invite the Olympians over for a dinner party where they try and set the record straight. They claim that Hades and Persephone had eloped and gave birth to Zagreus in the Underworld. She cannot, however, come back to Olympus permanently, as she had eaten the fruit of the Underworld which now has her bound to her new home. With everything as it should be, the player can continue trying to clear the Underworld indefinitely as Zagreus agrees to become a tester for the Underworld security system which is meant to prevent souls from exiting the place whenever they want.

Hades Gameplay Mechanics

What are the Weapons in Hades

As Zagreus, you will have six different weapons to master, called the Infernal Arms. The Infernal Arms are supposedly the weapons that the Olympian Gods and Goddesses used to defeat the Titans of old and eventually suppress them in Tartarus. They then proceeded to seal them away once they were done with their large task.

The Infernal Arms are all unlockable in exchange for Chtonic Keys which can be gained through various means as you journey through the Underworld. Each one will have a different style in terms of their basic attacks and their special attack. Most of them are melee weapons, with the exception of the bow and the railgun. The Infernal Arms can be improved and upgraded in a variety of different ways. Chief of these are the Aspects, which are permanently acquired optional boosts for the weapons and can even change the way you play them. Players will also be able to randomly find Daedalus Hammers during their runs which also upgrades their different attacks. Upgrades with Daedalus Hammers are not permanent and will reset after every run.

Each weapon also has a Hidden Aspect that drastically changes the nature of their move sets. Hidden Aspects are revealed in specific ways and embody characters from mythologies and legends outside of the Greek myths. The prerequisites to unlock them can have something to do with speaking to different NPCs or even gods/goddesses or upgrading Weapons in a specific way.

What are Keepsakes in Hades

Keepsakes are another way to give Zagreus persistent bonuses. They function essentially like accessories in usual RPG games, and you can only equip one of them at a time to Zagreus. Keepsakes can be acquired by giving a Nectar to an NPC. This includes the gods and goddesses. Nectar can be acquired like all other randomized items during your runs.

Keepsakes are acquired after giving just a single Nectar to an NPC who has a Keepsake to give, so keep in mind that you don't really have to keep giving Nectar to an NPC. You might even be better off giving just one Nectar to every NPC until you collect all the Keepsakes in the game. You can give additional Nectar to NPCs whose affinity gauge you want to raise.

Hades What are Boons from Gods and Goddesses

As you go through the game, you'll have to make decisions with regard to the rewards you'll get after clearing a room of all its Enemies or Bosses. Often times you can get a Boon as your reward. Boons are improvements you can get that can give you passive boosts, improve your attacks, enchant them with certain elements, and even change your entire build drastically.

Boons are given by the Greek Gods and Goddesses. The nature of Boons and the different bonuses they grant will be in line with what god or goddess is granting them. Whenever it's possible to choose a Boon as your reward for clearing a room, you'll be able to see which deity of the pantheon will grant your reward based on the symbol in the orb. Boons are temporary and will disappear after every run.

Hades What is the Mirror of Night

The Mirror of Night is a large mirror that Zagreus uses to reflect on his adventures whenever he dies and gets sent back to the House of Hades. Players are able to find this mirror in Zagreus' room. The Mirror of Night is a feature that allows players to unlock different passive boosts for Zagreus that will help him on his next run.

The passive bonuses that the Mirror of the Night offers are all permanent, making them some of the most valuable upgrades you can get for Zagreus. This means that these boosts will persist in every run. These bonuses range from increasing back attack damage, giving you extra dashes after just using one, to even healing after clearing a room, or giving you a second wind when you die. These two latter boosts, Chtonic Vitality and Death Defiance, are two of the most important ones to unlock. These bonuses are acquired in exchange for specific amounts of Darkness, making collecting Darkness from your runs a priority.