If you’re on Nintendo Switch 1 or 2 then you may well be playing Hades II for the first time today (performance details and a launch trailer can be found below).
For many PC-based players, those who have been waiting for the finished game, that’s also the case. In fact, if that’s you, I would invite you to check out my new review while the game downloads.
Having opened on that note, there are many of you who will have been playing throughout Early Access, and for you, the following is new content that has been added in today’s substantial patch.
Hades II hits 1.0
The big one is naturally the game’s true ending, so even if you haven’t been holding back, there is new end-game content to check out.
The other major thing you’ll notice is up to 50 achievements popping when you boot up version 1.0 – finally, you’re going to get the recognition that your grafting and crafting has always deserved.
On top of all that you’ve got new boons and blessings, and a huge number of tweaks, as well as checks and balances across the game’s extensive collection of powers/spells.
Other bits and bobs added in 1.0 include familiar makeovers, new keepsakes to find, new art and features for decorating home base, and the usual audio-visual uplift.
If you want to dive into the nitty gritty of the update, then I invite you to check out the full patch notes over on Steam (the update is also available on Epic Game Store).
What about Hades 2 on console?
Of course, there’s more than one version of the game out today, with Mel’s adventure also making an appearance on Nintendo Switch and on the Switch 2.
Accord to the PR text, the Switch 2 version will get up to “120 frames-per-second performance at 1080p while playing in TV Mode. In Handheld Mode, the game runs at 60 frames-per-second at 1080p.”
Meanwhile, “the Nintendo Switch version runs at 60 frames-per-second at 720p in both modes.” Their words, not mine.
Finally, there’s also going to be a physical edition coming to the Switches on November 20, 2025.
On the other hand, there’s still no official word on when Hades II will be gracing the storefronts of PlayStation and Xbox, but of course, I’ll let you know here as soon as I’ve found out the when and the where of it.
