Supergiant's celebrated roguelite sequel makes its console debut with 120fps, all post-launch patches, and day-one Xbox Game Pass availability.
After spending nearly a year in Early Access and a celebrated 1.0 launch on PC and Switch, Hades 2 has officially arrived on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S — and console players aren't just getting a port. They're getting the most complete, best-balanced version of one of the best games Supergiant has ever made.
The timing matters. Hades 2 on PC and Switch earned its reputation as a worthy successor to the original — a game that many considered to be among the finest roguelites ever made. Supergiant had an enormous mountain to climb. They didn't just clear it; most critics agree they built something that stands on equal footing with the original and in some ways surpasses it. The mythology is deeper, the combat system is more complex, the cast is larger, and the narrative structure experiments in ways that the first game couldn't. Console players have been waiting patiently. The wait is over, and the version they're getting makes that patience worthwhile.
The PS5 and Xbox builds launch with Patch 2 already baked in — meaning every balance adjustment, story expansion, and quality-of-life improvement that PC and Switch players received through post-launch updates is available from the moment you boot the game for the first time on console. There's no playing catch-up, no waiting for patches to drop after launch. You are starting with the finished article.
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Performance targets 120fps on both platforms and delivers on that promise consistently. Supergiant's art style — lush, hand-painted, full of life and color — holds up beautifully at high frame rates. The combat in Hades 2 is fast and rhythmic in a way that genuinely benefits from 120fps; projectile patterns are easier to read, dash timing feels more forgiving, and the whole experience becomes more readable as a result.
The PS5 build leverages DualSense hardware thoughtfully. Haptic feedback ties into the weapons and abilities — different Aspects of Melinoë's arsenal produce distinct vibration patterns that you begin to recognize by feel. Trophy support is comprehensive, with a Platinum available for completionists willing to see everything the game has to offer across dozens of runs. Activity Cards let you jump directly into key objectives from the PS5 home screen.
The Xbox version ships as a Play Anywhere title, meaning a single purchase covers both Xbox Series X|S and PC, with cross-save syncing between them. It is also available day one on Xbox Game Pass, making it one of the stronger Game Pass additions in months. If you subscribe to Game Pass and haven't played Hades 2 on PC yet, there is genuinely no reason to wait.
Critical response has remained exceptional since the 1.0 launch. RPGSite gave it a 10/10, GameSpew a 5/5, and the consensus across the board is that it belongs in the conversation with the best games of this generation. The community agrees — the Steam reviews remain overwhelmingly positive months after launch, which is the kind of sustained approval that only holds up when the content genuinely earns it run after run.
One important caveat: cross-save is not currently supported between PS5/Xbox and the PC or Switch versions. Switch and PC players can share saves with each other, but console-to-PC or console-to-Switch save transfer is not yet available. Supergiant has acknowledged this and has not committed to a timeline for adding it. If you have significant progress on PC or Switch, your console playthrough will need to start fresh.
Hades 2 is available now on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. $24.99 / free on Xbox Game Pass.
