This Tuesday, during a Nintendo Direct presentation focused on unveiling the Nintendo Switch 2, Supergiant Games confirmed that Hades II will launch on the new console in 2025. Creative Director Greg Kasavin appeared in the broadcast to announce that Melinoë and her mythological cohort would arrive on both the Switch 2 and the original Switch once the game exits Early Access.
No specific date within 2025 has been provided for the version 1.0 launch. Supergiant has stated that Hades II will remain in Early Access at least through mid-2025, with a third major update planned for Spring 2025. Given this timeline, the full release, and thus the Switch 2 launch, is expected between Q2 (April-June) and Q4 (October-December) 2025. Speculation suggests possible dates of May 20 or July 22, 2025, based on Supergiant’s historical release patterns.
Hades II entered Early Access on May 6, 2024, for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. It launched in a more advanced state than Hades did in 2018, with a complete start-to-finish experience already playable. Hades II is a roguelike dungeon crawler set in the Greek mythological underworld, starring Melinoë, Princess of the Underworld and sister to Hades’ protagonist Zagreus. She battles Chronos, the Titan of Time, to rescue her family, aided by Olympian gods like Apollo and Zeus.
The Switch 2’s superior hardware (1080p screen, 120fps support) could enhance Hades II’s fluid combat and detailed art, potentially offering smoother performance and higher resolution than the original Switch’s 720p cap. Hades II also retains Supergiant’s signature hand-painted aesthetic, with richer environments and a 3D-modeled Melinoë for smoother animations.
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