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What changed in Hades II in 2024

20 updates · 8 main milestones · Apr 16, 2024 to Oct 24, 2024

  1. 2 events
    Early Access Patch 6 softens Prometheus, Eris and Olympus encountersbalance change

    Targeted follow-up changes reduced difficulty spikes and refined the newest Olympic Update fights and enemy behavior.

    Steam
    Early Access Patch 6 fixes broker, reward and UI issues after the Olympic Updatebug fix

    The patch repaired sell-all behavior, misplaced rewards, keepsake bugs and several visual or narrative issues.

    Steam
  2. 5 events
    The Olympic Update adds native Apple Silicon Mac supportperformance

    The first major update officially brought native Mac support for Apple M1 or later systems.

    Steam
    The Olympic Update adds new allies, familiars and Crossroads systemsnew contentMilestone

    The update added two allies, two more familiars, the World Map, Crossroads decorations and many new progression systems.

    Steam
    The Olympic Update opens the Olympus region and adds the Black Coatnew contentMilestone

    Hades II's first major update introduced Olympus as a new region and Xinth, the Black Coat, as a sixth weapon.

    Steam
    The Olympic Update reworks weapons, Arcana cards and encounter pacingbalance changeMilestone

    Multiple weapons and aspects were redesigned, some Arcana card effects were replaced, and many enemies or encounters were retuned.

    Steam
    The Olympic Update greatly expands Crossroads and Cauldron progressionui uxMilestone

    Supergiant added arcana loadouts, music unlocks, cosmetic renovation, Chaos Trial time tracking and several new incantations.

    Steam
  3. 2 events
    Early Access Patch 4 tunes boons and boss back-hit windowsbalance change

    A smaller patch adjusted several boon lines and made Chronos and Hecate more punishable after certain moves.

    Steam
    Early Access Patch 4 restores late Nemesis or Moros events and combat fixesbug fix

    The patch corrected narrative events plus a wide range of boon, hammer, Hex and oath bugs before the first major update.

    Steam
  4. 3 events
    Early Access Patch 3 expands Arcana and Cauldron progressionnew content

    New Arcana card behaviors and several new Crossroads incantations added long-term progression hooks between runs.

    Steam
    Early Access Patch 3 fixes combat exploits and Chronos-edge bugsbug fix

    The patch corrected a long list of boon interactions, Chronos issues, out-of-bounds bugs and narrative sequencing problems.

    Steam
    Early Access Patch 3 rebalances duo or legendary boon availabilitybalance changeMilestone

    Patch 3 raised the frequency of many Duo and Legendary boons and reworked major boon lines across the Olympians.

    Steam
  5. 3 events
    Early Access Patch 2 delivers a broad weapon, Hex and boon rebalancebalance changeMilestone

    Supergiant retuned all weapons, many aspects, Selene Hexes and multiple boon suites to improve core combat choices.

    Steam
    Early Access Patch 2 adds richer UI feedback and offering inspectionui ux

    The patch introduced many new icons, Olympian offering lookup, death-defiance warnings and cleaner menu feedback.

    Steam
    Early Access Patch 2 fixes Chronos fairness and numerous boon interactionsbug fix

    Chronos and several bosses were adjusted while many boon, trial, narrative and ultrawide bugs were resolved.

    Steam
  6. 2 events
    Early Access Patch 1 fixes core combat, input and ultrawide issuesbug fix

    The first patch repaired Dark Side, hit detection, stuck inputs, spawn problems and several crashes.

    Steam
    Early Access Patch 1 improves sprint, dashing and gathering flowui uxMilestone

    Patch 1 made sprint faster, dash cancels more reliable, and gathering tools less restrictive from the start.

    Steam
  7. 2 events
    Hades II launched in Early AccessotherMilestone

    Supergiant opened Hades II in Early Access on Steam with a Deck Verified build and an in-game roadmap.

    Steam
    Early Access soundtrack released alongside the gameother

    The Hades II soundtrack launched in parallel and was expected to expand as development continued.

    Steam
  8. 1 event
    Hades II technical test began before Early Accessother

    A limited Steam Playtest opened with the first major area to validate technical stability ahead of Early Access.

    Steam