Hades
2020 video game
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| May 2024 | Hades II launched in early access for Windows, introducing players to Melinoë's quest to defeat Chronos in the Underworld. |
| March 19 2024 | iOS port of Hades released through Netflix Games. |
| August 2023 | A notable speedrun of Hades was achieved, successfully beating the game on maximum difficulty, which was previously considered impossible. |
| December 2022 | Hades II was first announced at The Game Awards 2022, revealing the sequel to the original game with a new protagonist, Melinoë. |
| 2021 | Hades wins Video Game of the Year at the SXSW Gaming Awards |
| 2021 | Hades wins Best Game Writing at the Nebula Award and Best Video Game at the Hugo Award |
| 2021 | Hades wins Game of the Year, Best Audio, and Best Design at the 21st Game Developers Choice Awards |
| 2021 | Hades wins Game of the Year, Action Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game, Game Design, and Game Direction at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2021 | Hades wins multiple awards at the 17th British Academy Games Awards, including Best Game, Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Narrative, and Performer in a Supporting Role for Logan Cunningham |
| 2021 | Hades became the first video game to win a Hugo Award in a special video games category introduced for the 2021 Hugo Awards. |
| August 13 2021 | Ports for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S were released. |
| March 19 2021 | Physical Nintendo Switch release of Hades. |
| 2020 | Hades wins Best Indie and Best Action awards at The Game Awards 2020 |
| 2020 | Hades wins Best Indie Game and Critic's Choice at the Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2020 | Hades won Game of the Year at the inaugural Global Industry Game Awards. |
| 2020 | Hades was widely recognized as one of the best video games of the year by multiple publications including Polygon, Giant Bomb, IGN, USGamer, Destructoid, Time, The Washington Post, Slant Magazine, and Entertainment Weekly. |
| 2020 | Hades won Game of the Year at the 17th British Academy Games Awards. |
| 2020 | Hades won Game of the Year at the inaugural Gayming Awards. |
| 2020 | Hades won Game of the Year at the 21st Game Developers Choice Awards. |
| 2020 | Hades won Game of the Year at the 10th Annual New York Game Awards, also winning Best Music, Best Writing, and Best Acting categories. |
| 2020 | Hades won Game of the Year at the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. |
| December 2020 | Cross-save functionality was implemented through the Epic Games Store account platform. |
| September 17 2020 | Official full release of Hades for macOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows platforms, marking the game's complete launch after its early access period. |
| December 10 2019 | Hades was released on Steam after being a timed-exclusive on the Epic Games Store. |
| December 6 2018 | Hades was announced at The Game Awards, confirmed as one of the first third-party titles on the Epic Games Store. Supergiant's Amir Rao and Greg Kasavin had previously discussed the early access release with host Geoff Keighley at the D.I.C.E. Summit in February. |
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