Hades II - Reveal Trailer 

"In the name of hades, Olympus i accept this sequel"

They don’t usually do sequels. This has to be something special

I hope Zagreus appears in this game. I want to see Zagreus and Melinoe have Brother and Sister interactions.

Having Hecate as the mentor figure is so badass

For anyone wondering. The main protagonist is Melinoe who was a representation of nightmares and madness. She is the daughter of hades or Zeus depending on where you look but looks like hades is the canonical father here. Her mother is Persephone. Interested to see how they incorporate her into the greater “Hades(tm)” franchise.

I can’t even describe how nothing else revealed tonight will come close to how this made me feel. The first game was one of the best games I’ve EVER played. So excited for this.

Not sure if someone already mentioned it, but Hecate’s VA is also the narrator from Baldur’s Gate 3!

It's been 4 months and this trailer still does things to me

Let it be known that this trailer reached number 2 trending global (not just gaming), right behind the Game Awards themselves. To me more than anything, it shows that people have decided what their favourite announcement of the night was, congrats Supergiant!

Honestly it warmed my heart seeing how the audience cheered for you folks when Supergiant Games appeared on the screen, even before they knew what was going on. Just goes to show how far you have come

This hits different now knowing Hecate is absolutely ripped

Nemesis' design is changing my brain chemistry

Description gave us tons of info; Melinoë and Hecate are the ones in the intro. I was not expecting a sequel due to the way you guys have always operated but I am glad none the less. You're one of the few companies that have never let me down so I feel no fear in being absolutely hyped for Hades 2! Death to Cronos!

The fact that the general hype behind the first game has hardly died down and this gets announced is amazing. I still havent even finished Hades techincally.

The founding feature of a roguelike is that the player can make repeated runs, growing stronger each time. The conceit in Hades 1 is that Zagreus just doesn't stay dead (and respawns back at the start) and thus, can make arbitrary repeated attempts to escape Tartarus, ascending upwards. My theory about H2 is that it's about Melinoe descending down from the surface into the depths to confront Chronos... but therein lies the question: how can she cannonically make multiple runs? The key here... is time. I'm betting that Chronos has either some sort of time stop or a time loop running in Tartarus, and that Melinoe is somewhat resistant to this effect, allowing her to descend... but each time she 'dies' she just auto-rewinds to the surface, where those above may or may not be fully aware of what's happening (depending on how affected they are by the time screwery). Hectate acting as the 'first boss' as it were to make sure Mel is prepared to start going deeper, or stop her if she isn't yet. As for the post-game, I'm guessing that the endgame is that Mel beats Chronos enough times to finally re-seal him and free Hades and the others (including probably Zagreus) but the time loop 'lingers' after Chronos proper is defeated, leaving either the final guardian or a time-clone of Chronos in place of the original, allowing the player to keep challenging the game like in Hades 1, with an assurance that the temporal knot will correct itself 'soon enough' or 'eventually' without Chronos to keep it going.

Almost a year ago I was watching the Game Awards with two friends; one them and I are big fans of the first game. We didn't realize it was a sequel right until 0:56, when we heard that all-too-familiar four-note motif. We started screaming and grabbed each other in the hype; it was amazing I can't wait to play this game; we already know it's going to be something special, just like the first game

I swear when I heard the classic Hades theme I about swelled up and imploded with sheer excitement!!!!

The mentor Melinoe fights in the animation is Hecate, a chthonic goddess of witchcraft and crossroads and to some extent the moon. She and Melinoe have similar motifs and characteristics, so it's excellent that SuperGiant has brought them together

I just realized that Nemesis wields her Stygius aspect

Playing games like hades gives me hope in the gaming world that we can feel like a kid again when playing a really enjoyable game. That feeling is incredibly hard to capture and takes real passion for video games to create it.

“Time cannot be stopped” is reminiscent of it being impossible to escape the underworld in Hades but is very fitting with Chronos being a villain.

I was so baffled from Hades that I never hear the same dialogs. Even like 90 hours into the game😍 it's unbelievable how many hours these guys must write and read dialog, omg.😵😵

5 months later I'm still watching this almost daily and I'm counting the days till you will give us the early access Gods pls i need this game in my veins...

I want this game as an animated series now 😍

I love how in the first game after Persephone comes back and starts explaining her relationship with Hades and how much they love eachother and Zagreus goes like: “Wait… mother you don’t plan on having other children do you?!” P:“Haha, no. You’re plenty!” But this is CLEARLY Melinoë, their daughter from myth! Sooo, yeah guess Hades and Persephone got their freak back on 😆

I love the way the mentor witch fought. It’s an incredible representation of martial/arcane combat. Leaning not to heavily to either side.

Notable Greek gods I can think of missing from hades 1 that could make an appearance in 2 - Hephaestus/Vulcan, Hera/Juno, Apollo (confirmed by this trailer), Hestia (I believe Exagryph or some weapon aspect is hers in 1), Gaia, Eros, Uranos, pretty much all the titans including Hyperion, Iepetus, Atlas, and others, and also hercules, though legends disagree on whether he ultimately became a god or not. I'm most excited for the reversal of the vibes in hades 2. Like, in 1, weird as it may sound, the deepest depths of hell felt cozy. The house of hades is Zag's home, and so you feel so at ease there. The music is familiar, the landmarks are recognizable, and as you get further and further out, even into the good part of Hades, Elysium, it feels so unfamiliar, so alien and creepy, and the creature design, difficulty, music, and other aspects of the design mirror that. I want Hades 2 to give us a surface that feels familiar, with it getting darker and more terrifying the deeper down we go

Hard to believe this trailer was already a year ago that's scary

PLEASE make art books! Your games have incredible art and I’m sure many people would love a coffee table art book of the Hades games. Like a full hardcover artbook PLEEEEASE

YO I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS! BUT NOW ITS THE BIGGEST THING IM LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING OUT!

Imagine if Supergiant would make a show about their Greek mythology world in this art style! Amazing

In Hades, After completing the Main Quest, Zagreus keeps trying to escape underworld as part of his "job". I wonder how this game makes the player continue to play when the main quest ends (Most probably defeating kronos). Hyped up for this. I've always been a big fan of Hades. Will definitely get this one during early access.

Hades blew me away, in so many ways...I can't even begin to describe how excited I am for this

Studio Grackle did a really great job on the opening animation!

This has to be one of the best game development teams out there. Even so much I would like to try to apply for a job in the next future.

It would be pretty neat if they dropped the full soundtrack like they did with the first Hades Game. I listen to the Original soundtrack constantly when i'm doing college homework as it is so well designed.

I hope Melinoë gets Zagreus as a summon or something. The dialogue between the two will definitely be incredible if nothing else!

I absolutely love the part where she sweeps her hair kinda like how Zagreus does in the last animation. Hope we get one with Macaria where she flips her hair or smth.

I cannot put into words JUST HOW EXCITED I am for this game to fully release.

Curious what role the cast of the first one, especially Zag, will play in this! Would love some brother-sister rivalry (like the Thanatos rooms in the first game) or tag-teaming. Cerberus better returnberus!!!

I always loved the voice acting this studio's games have. Like in hades or transistor

I keep coming back to this trailer from time to time. It's not even out and I already miss playing it. Can't wait to get my hands on it.

we're finally in early access, and i can say with confidence that every cent was worth it

I've never been able to stop raving about the first Hades game ever since it came out. Literally _everything_ from the art to the animation to the music to the characters even the damn menu design is just so carefully thought out. You can tell every part of their team puts a lot of love and care into every detail and it just makes me so happy and even MORE excited to see this game because you just know the same love and care has gone into this too.

Hades was my lockdown game, well over 100 hours played. This might be the most excited I've been for a game in years. Love everything y'all do at SuperGiant.

Honestly I wonder what the lore reason is gonna be for her reviving after being killed, I really like that Zagreus made sense as a protagonist in a rogue like because of the mythology behind it. Im really looking forward to this game

i hope she's funny and/or sarcastic bc Zag made me laugh so many times, im really gonna miss that if she's always serious (gonna love her either way tho)

Was not even expect this as a possibility. Cannot wait to see what direction the devs go with a sequel to such an amazing game. I know they won’t disappoint.

My hype cannot be described. I was under the impression we would never see a sequel or a spin-off. Hades is EASILY my favorite game ever. Thank you so much for giving us this😭🥳🥳🥳

I love how this studio started out in the early days of indie development, back when it was a very rare thing for an indie studio to just come along and make a full scale game, especially a 3d one. even if top down and limited it was a great feat in a time were many weren't looking for such a thing; its very rare for a game studio to go make something with all their effort just for the passion and idea of making good ass games. Seeing successes in people like this is always a joy to me. And with yet another great title coming, my excitement has peaked.

I went into Hades expecting it to be another action basher but the depth of the story, customization, characters, world, story, weapons, and story blew me away.

I still remember the first time I saw the animated trailer of Hades. It was glorious and refreshing. I'm glad to see that the love for the game it's still strong to move them to make a sequel; the underworld is so beautiful as it own that I can't way to see more of it.

I find it legitimately funny that people consider this game as "woke" when the first game literally had Zag being Bisexual with Thanatos. The game isn't even out yet, and people are already complaining, Gamers man, I swear.

The music rocks, the animation slaps, the art smashes, the voice-acting rolls, the story slays, and my mood kicks into hype. Thank you Supergiant Games ^^

I love how hades has such a recognizable leitmotif that I instantly recognized that this was related to it the moment I heard it

I’m very excited for this game. I can’t wait to get to play as Melinoë and meet all the new gods (hopefully Hephaestus, Hera and Hestia will appear in this one). And I do hope Zagreus does appear again either as a Chthonic companion, an optional playable character, or even just a simple NPC to interact with.

I started playing Hades about a month ago and haven’t stopped. It’s almost perfect.

you guys have once again made a fantastic game you should be proud

I... was not expecting this! I was ready to embrace a completely new world, not expecting a sequel, but I'm excited for what you guys will bring!

Thank you so much for this, Supergiant! The first Hades is easily one of my all-time favorite games! I plan to play the heck out of this! Also, GENIUS idea using Chronos as the villain! I’m guessing the rogue-like element of the story comes from him rewinding time or something similar? That would be crazy and fantastic!

I went on a massive binge of playing Hades and must have added another 20-40 hours to my total playtime because i thought this was releasing soon and wanted to finish Hades beforehand. I trust this studio almost blindly, but I also cannot fathom how this game is going to stack up. Definitely going to have my eye on this.

My favourite thing about these games was the unique stylizations of all the gods and goddesses.

Loved the first one. Amazing characters, fantastic rogue-like experience and an incredible voice acting. No way i’m gonna lose this

Thank you so much for everything. I got literal chills! Nothing and I mean NOTHING can even come close to this announcement on the Game Awards today. I hope yall have an great development time. Can't await to know what you guys have in the oven, am just so really happy I... can't even describe it

I’m still perfecting my Aspect of Hera, Festive Fog build and you gotta go do this to me?!? I can’t wait! Huge fan of all your games!

Bro I’m just now seeing this and got goosebumps when I heard the Hades motif (small music theme chord) and the green and red eyes! So so so hyped!

I actually cried when the trailer ended. I accepted that my time with the world of Hades was over, and now you're bringing me back. Thank you, Supergiant.

I'm so excited!!! I can't stop thinking about one particular interaction in the first game, when Zag asks Hades if he has any other siblings, and Hades responds something along the lines of "I'd never risk having another like you". Soooo I'm very curious and excited to discover how Melinoë came to be; was she always secretly there, was she born after the events of the first game? AHHH I CAN'T WAIT!

I just love that iconic hades soundtrack when she said "not good enough"

I really appreciate the polish on Hades….so rare to have no bugs, glitches, or other QOL issues with the game. I can honestly look forward to sequel without that “if they fix this one it will be great” feeling. I can just be excited. I just escaped hell for the first time on Hades and still hooked like crazy! Thank god for steam sales, hard to believe I only paid $10 for this amazing experience ❤

Words cannot describe how excited I am for this. Anyone who loves the original understands the vibe this game gives and it’s amazing personal experience.

Immediately recognizing Darren's composition I nearly cried from the immense excitement of this reveal!! Can't wait

finally just started hades 1 and man ive been liking it a lot more than i thought i would. also realized it totally love an animated show with the same animation as the beginning

Seeing Patroclus and hoping Achilles is okay too 🥺

The animation and voice acting NEVER ceases to amaze me. First game was SUCH vibe, I'm really excited for this :)

"The greatest teacher is out there" What a fantastic line for a rogue-like game!

It has been such a trip following this studio's success over the last 10 years. Transistor made me a lifelong fan, and Hades was the culmination of so much learning and refinement in their approach to game design. I have no doubt they made fantastic money from the game's success, so I'm super interested to see what they come up with now that they've had time and resources to improve the formula even further.

that soundtrack needs more love. the varying time signatures and lovely chords and the heavy sound goes so well!!

The musicc YESSSSSS!

Recognizing the same stunning art, music, and voice acting fills me with a ton of excitement! Can't wait to be engrossed by the storytelling Supergiant has in store for us

This freaking came out out of no where! Thank you Supergiant for offering us this sequel!

Oh how i fuckin love it. Have 300+ hours on Hades, following Supergiant since Transistor, this is everything i wanted it to be and even more. I think i know who will win the Goty award even if GTA VI drops soon. Voice acting in both Hades'es is sublime, dark, emotinal, story so far even deeper, outstanding job Supergiant, music, voiceacting, animations, feeling, everything 11/10. Gamers bow down to this masterpiece and im sure one of those guys. Much love ❤️. Cant wait version 1.0.

Comments over this trailer have to be one of my favourite examples of boys that cry woke going absolutely ballistic with "REEEEE! I'ts A WaMan in ME vidyAGeiM!" in recent memory.

I couldn't stop geeking about the firt game ever since I played it for the firt time. I wanted a DLC of sorts but this, this is sooooo much better! The music, the characters, the lore, the care with which original source was treated. Soooo good! I cannot wait to get into this ASAP

the moment I saw Studio Grackle’s animation I started screaming, congratulations Supergiant Games! Looking forward to this sequel soon! 🥰

The fact this is getting recommended to me now all of a sudden is giving me hope

As of writing this comment at 06:20 pm on 11/29/23 in my upstairs bedroom using my iPad Pro I successfully beat my first ever run of Hades after having not played the game since 07/12/22 according to Steam while live-streaming it on my Twitch channel and the VOD should be up on my RU-vid channel very soon after writing this comment. You have to complete multiple runs to unlock the full story but just one is good enough for me, lol. I’m going through a pretty rough patch in my life as of writing this comment but just by beating this game today, it gives me a little hope that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. To everyone reading this comment, thank you for being here, please never give up, we’ll all make it, I promise. “The most important thing is the unbreakable spirit.”

I AM SO EXCITED! I loved how they used/adapted/presented the old myths in Hades and I cant wait to see what other stories they bring to the table

every single one of the magnificent bastards on this team deserves endless praise, but holy shit. Jen and Darren outdid themselves already i AM SO EXCITED

i've completed the early access content and this STILL gives me chills wtf also: "hey she's using lim and oros!"

that fight at the beginning gave the same vibes as the classic opening Nidorino v Gengar fight from pokemon and it was awesome

THANKYOU SUPERGIANT GAMES AND EVERY SINGLE STAFF, PROGRAMMER, ANIMATOR, ARTIST, COMPOSERS, SOUND DESIGNERS AND VOICE ACTORS. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK, THIS IS AMAZING! (very excited)

I want want to know so much about these characters. You guys are masters at making amazing characters, and I can't wait to see them all. Love the designs so far as well!

I’m literally checking constantly for updates on any release dates because I just can’t wait. The excitement is too much.

The animation trailer was such a treat for the eye, youve got some talentes people there.

Melinoë looks awesome and I can’t wait to find out more about her! I do hope we get to see Zag as an easter egg or something at least though.

I looove the halloween vibe from this, expecially the sound design!

Just keep coming back to watch the stunning trailer! 😍 cant wait for the release!

Confirmed characters: Moros: God of Doom, son of Nyx. Close brother to Thanatos (natural death) and Keres (violent death). Nemesis: Daughter of Nyx, goddess of just retribution and punishment for hubris. Also possibly granddaughter of Chaos and mother of Helen of Troy. Nemesis is the goddess which kills Narcissus by causing him to fall in love with his own reflection. Dora: Almost certainly Pandora, aka Anesidora, the first human woman created by the gods. Supposedly created by Hephaestus and taught various skills by the Olympian gods, the most important of which is how to deceive by Hermes. Opens "Pandora's Box" in a plot by Zeus to punish the titan Prometheus and mortal humanity. Apollo: The only member of the 12 primary gods of Olympus to not appear in Hades. Father of Orpheus. God of Oracles, and god of both medicines and plagues. He is also the most favored of all Zeus' children.

I am stoked. Hades was a fantastic breath of fresh air for me as a game and for a company that doesn't usually make sequels, to have gotten to the point where they have means they have something special on their hands. Bravo supergiant. I will play this without any shred of doubt.