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Hades 2 is so good even the first game has just beaten its own Steam record
Hades 2 has quickly proven popular, and it's clearly gotten people in the mood for the original, as the 2020 roguelite has also seen a strong boost on Steam.
Last week, Supergiant decided to bless us with a surprise Hades 2 early access drop, so obviously we all immediately put down whatever we were playing and hopped straight into it. The sequel quickly shot up to Steam's top sellers pretty much straight after it was released, and if your timeline has been anything like mine, has rapidly taken a hold over every horny person under the sun. What's most impressive is that much like the first one, Hades 2 is just in early access, and yet it's already managed to hit more than double the original games all-time concurrent player count peak, amassing more than 100,000 players when it launched. However, clearly people are fancying more than what the sequel offers, as the first Hades has seen a big player count increase of its own over the weekend.
Previously, the game's concurrent player count record was 37,749, which it set back when it was released in 2020. However, over the weekend the game managed to climb up to a new record of 54,240 players, so clearly there will have been some returning and presumably new players all hopping back in off of the popularity of its sequel. I can't exactly blame them, Hades truly is a stellar piece of design, and has a story captivating enough to keep you moving throughout those occasionally brutal runs.
Following Hades 2, the original might just hit a huge new milestone
Hades is yet another fantastic game in the Supergiant catalog. While it's been reported Hades 2 has launched with more to do than even the final build of Hades, it clearly isn't enough, as the original has hit number ten in Steam's top-sellers list.
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There's a difference between good hard games and bad hard games. When difficulty is at its worst, you feel frustrated, and like it's impossible to make any meaningful progress. But when the greatest roguelikes get it right, your deaths and losses become a fundamental part of your emotional experience. Punishment as a mechanic. Game over as a reward. You lose weapons and resources, but you gain insight, and the joy of a gaming journey that's all yours. As Hades 2 draws near, its superlative predecessor remains a must play, and is now cheaper than ever.
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Warning: Spoilers for Hades 2 may lie ahead.
Did you play the first Hades, and then spend several years worth of your time salivating over the beauty of the Greek gods it kept thrusting onto your screen as you tried to concentrate on escaping the underworld? Well, it looks like Hades 2 has you covered and then some, if a fresh gameplay showcase is anything to go by.
If you're out of the loop, we've had a bit of a surge in Hades 2 activity since Supergiant suddenly announced a technical test for the game earlier this week, ahead of its launch in early access soon. The latest of these is a fun gameplay stream of that test build that the developer's done, showing off some new additions and, er, women with muscles.