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Hades II
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 40% of players who started
Started playing 69% of owners
Steam reviews 96% positive of 124,301
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 10 reviews are negative (10%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.
- 40% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Witch of the Abyss” (Clear Tartarus) and “Death to Chronos”: from 68% to 40% of starters.
- Only 68% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 125,043 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 40.4h for positive, 15.3h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (68.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Witch of the Woods Clear Erebus 100%
- Witch of the Depths Clear Oceanus 90% −10
- Witch of the Plains Clear the Fields of Mourning 84% −6
- Witch of the Abyss Clear Tartarus 68% −16
- Death to Chronos Complete the lifelong task of the Princess of the Underworld Most players quit here 40% −28
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Witch of the Woods Clear Erebus 100%
- Witch of the Depths Clear Oceanus 90%
- Witch of the Plains Clear the Fields of Mourning 84%
- Witch of the Outskirts Clear the City of Ephyra 75%
- Witch of the Waters Clear the Rift of Thessaly 70%
- Soothing Soak Take one of your comrades to the Hot Springs 70%
- Witch of the Abyss Clear Tartarus 68%
- The Arms of Night Fulfill the Prophecy 'The Arms of Night' 67%
- Witch of the Mountains Clear Mount Olympus 63%
- Sheep's Clothing Slay a Sister of the Dead while afflicted with Twilight Curse 62%
- So Mote It Be Cast 50 Incantations at the Crossroads Cauldron 62%
- Breadth of Knowledge Fulfill the Prophecy 'Breadth of Knowledge' 57%
- Familiar Confidant Fulfill the Prophecy 'Familiar Confidant' 54%
- Witch of the Clouds Clear the Summit 54%
- Catch of the Night Take one of your comrades to the Fishing Pier 53%
- Mind for Magick Gain 30 Grasp at the Altar of Ashes 49%
- Ambrosia for Two Take one of your comrades to the Taverna 49%
- Natural Talent Fulfill the Prophecy 'Natural Talent' 45%
- Death to Chronos Complete the lifelong task of the Princess of the Underworld 40%
- Animal Whisperer Recruit all Animal Familiars 37%
- Behold Night's Champion Earn the first Gift of the Veil 36%
- Breaking Up the Band Use Night Bloom to raise a Siren 35%
- Giving Back Earn 10,000 Kudos 28%
- Elysian Glory Prevail in the Contest of Champions 25%
- Mercy, Night's Executioner Earn the second Gift of the Veil 25%
- Haunted by the Past Fulfill the Prophecy 'Haunted by the Past' 24%
- Soundest of Sleepers Fulfill the Prophecy 'Soundest of Sleepers' 24%
- Arcana of the Ages Fulfill the Prophecy 'Arcana of the Ages' 23%
- Denizens of the Depths Fulfill the Prophecy 'Denizens of the Depths' 22%
- Fair Fight Earn 1,000 Gold competing against Nemesis 22%
- Sword of the Night Fulfill the Prophecy 'Sword of the Night' 20%
- Hand of the Fates Fulfill 60 Minor Prophecies 18%
- Born to Win Fulfill the Prophecy 'Born to Win' 18%
- Close Comrades Forge a bond with 10 comrades 18%
- Unassailable Insight Fully upgrade all Arcana 18%
- Dressed to Kill Reach the final confrontation in an Arachne outfit 18%
- Voice and Vanity Fulfill the Prophecy 'Voice and Vanity' 17%
- Sentimental Value Collect every Keepsake 17%
- The Unseen Sentinel Fulfill the Prophecy 'The Unseen Sentinel' 15%
- Unrivaled Prowess Fulfill the Prophecy 'Unrivaled Prowess' 15%
- Infinite Possibility Clear 20 Chaos Trials 15%
- Golden Age Reach the epilogue of the story 14%
- Beast Master Fully upgrade all Animal Familiars 13%
- Unfinished Business Fulfill the Prophecy 'Unfinished Business' 12%
- Silk and Spitefulness Fulfill the Prophecy 'Silk and Spitefulness' 10%
- Unfamiliar Forms Alter the appearance of each Animal Familiar 10%
- Bearing Dark Gifts Fulfill the Prophecy 'Bearing Dark Gifts' 8.8%
- Improbable Outcomes Fulfill the Prophecy 'Improbable Outcomes' 7.9%
- Chaos in Hell Clear the 'Great Chaos Below' Trial 7.0%
- Goddess of Nightmares Earn all other Achievements 6.0%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.