Is Hades Hard? Difficulty Rating 7.0/10

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Hades

Full Release (2018)

DIFFICULTY

7.0/10

Difficult

(38 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Players rate Hades as clearly challenging, with mechanics and encounters that demand patience and consistency.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players often find this game difficult because of several demanding mechanics:

Failed runs reset progress and require starting over
Randomisation increases the need to adapt each run
Inconsistent execution is punished more heavily than in linear games
PC control schemes may add complexity in action-heavy sections

Who Will Find It Difficult

Hades will push beginners and may still frustrate experienced players in certain sections. Players comfortable with similarly demanding games will have the best time here. Players who rated games like Project Zomboid, Blue Prince, and Counter-Strike 2 at a similar challenge level may find Hades broadly comparable in difficulty.

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36 ratings

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Based on 38 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 7.0/10. Most players rated this game around 7.

Developer(s)

Supergiant Games

Publisher(s)

Netflix, Supergiant Games

Genre(s)

Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch

Keywords

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About Hades

A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.

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