‘Hades 2’ is now the best-reviewed game of 2025

Hades 2 is now the best-reviewed game of 2025, beating out Clair Obscur Expedition 33.

Hades 2 launched yesterday (September 25) and is the sequel to the beloved 2020 original. 

“The first-ever sequel from Supergiant Games builds on the best aspects of the original god-like rogue-like dungeon crawler in an all-new, action-packed, endlessly replayable experience rooted in the Underworld of Greek myth and its deep connections to the dawn of witchcraft,” reads an official description. 

“As the immortal Princess of the Underworld, you’ll explore a bigger, deeper mythic world, vanquishing the forces of the Titan of Time with the full might of Olympus behind you, in a sweeping story that continually unfolds through your every setback and accomplishment.”

🌒HADES II v1.0 is OUT NOW!!🌘

Battle beyond the Underworld in our bewitching sequel to the godlike roguelike. Go Kill Time! pic.twitter.com/yi3L6VT3Ok

— Supergiant Games (@SupergiantGames) September 25, 2025

According to review aggregate site Metacritic, Hades 2 has a score of 94 out of 100, making it “universally acclaimed” and beating Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (which has Metacritic score of 93), Hollow Knight: Silksong (92), Blue Prince (92), Split Fiction (91) and Donkey Kong Bananza (91).

“That the studio can still dole out the surprises after how rich and textural Hades was, and that I still find myself floored by the ambition, the detail, the art, the technical prowess, and the willingness to cede control to players some 60-plus hours in is miraculous. Maybe it’s witchcraft. Maybe it’s magic. Either way, it’s epic,” said Eurogamer in their glowing review. 

“How do you even sum up something as beautiful, special, memorable, and admirable as Hades 2? It’s the type of video game that reminds me why I love video games so damn much,” wrote IGN in their five-star review. 

Maaaan… they did it.

For me, they did it.

Somehow @SupergiantGames have reached out and captured lightning in a bottle… again! Hades 2 feels GREAT. Gorgeous for the eyes, amazing for the ears and gameplay that keeps me super engaged. It somehow feels old and brand new at…

— Cohh Carnage (@CohhCarnage) September 25, 2025

“How many Game Of The Year contenders have we had so far? Somehow, we have probably had the best year for gaming in the whole decade without realising it,” one fan wrote on Reddit. “If you’re still able to doom and gloom about gaming at this point, you need to find a new hobby because the games are coming out whether you’re playing them or not,” added another. 

“Between Silksong and this, I’m glad that smaller devs are showing that you don’t need $300 mil and 800 people to make a fantastic game,” said a third.

Hades 2 is out now on Nintendo Switch and PC however there’s no official news on a Xbox or PlayStation launch at the moment.

In other news, Nintendo has confirmed a pop-up store is set to open in London for a limited-time later this year featuring exclusive merch from a number of iconic franchises.