Hades II
2024 early access video game
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| 2025 | Planned console release for Hades II, including Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. |
| April 2 2025 | During a Nintendo Direct presentation, Hades II was announced for release on the Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025. |
| February 19 2025 | The Warsong Update, the game's second major update, was released. |
| 2024 | Hades II was nominated for Best Game on Steam Deck at The Steam Awards |
| 2024 | Hades II won the Most Promising Game (Independent Game) award at the UCG Game Awards |
| 2024 | Hades II was nominated for Best Early Access Game at the Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2024 | Hades II was nominated for Outstanding Visual Style at The Steam Awards |
| October 2024 | Hades II was released in early access for macOS, expanding the platform availability of the game. |
| October 16 2024 | The Olympic Update was released, adding a new region, weapons, and characters. The game was also released on macOS with this expansion. |
| May 2024 | Hades II was released in early access for Windows, allowing players to experience the initial version of the game. |
| May 5 2024 | Hades II was released to early access, with a soundtrack simultaneously published on Supergiant's YouTube account. |
| April 2024 | A technical test for Hades II began. |
| March 19 2024 | iOS port of Hades released through Netflix Games. |
| December 2023 | Hades II was nominated for Most Anticipated Game at The Game Awards 2023 |
| August 2023 | A notable speedrun of Hades was achieved, successfully beating the game on maximum difficulty, which was previously considered impossible. |
| December 2022 | Supergiant Games officially announced Hades II, the sequel to their critically acclaimed roguelike game Hades. |
| December 8 2022 | Hades II was officially revealed during The Game Awards. |
| 2021 | Hades became the first video game to win a Hugo Award in a special video games category introduced for the 2021 Hugo 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 | Development work on Hades II began near the start of the year. |
| 2021 | Supergiant began work on Hades II, exploring new mythological characters and story directions. |
| 2021 | Supergiant Games began work on Hades II, their first sequel, near the start of the year. |
| 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 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 10th Annual New York Game Awards, also winning Best Music, Best Writing, and Best Acting categories. |
| 2020 | Hades had its full release, becoming Supergiant's most successful game to date. |
| 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. |
| 2018 | Hades first released in early access, setting the stage for its eventual full release and future sequel. |
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