Hades IIHades II understands that a rerun needs a reason
The sequel's real trick is making failure feel like a new conversation, not a reset button.
ARCADE ATLAS / ISSUE 07INDEPENDENT GAME CULTURE, SLOWERUPDATED JUL 2026
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ON DECK · ACTION ROGUELIKE
HADES IIis finally everywhere.
Supergiant's full release reached PC and Nintendo platforms in September 2025, before the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 launch in April 2026.
A smart place to start: the first complete run is still the best tutorial.
Read the field notes →ORIGINAL READING
New on the desk.
Small, useful stories about games worth spending time with.
Hades II
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33The first hour of Expedition 33 is a masterclass in setting the stakes
It introduces a whole world of grief without forgetting that games still need momentum.
Elden Ring NightreignA relaxed Nightreign run starts with an honest conversation
The best three-player plans are not complicated; they are just shared.
Monster Hunter WildsMonster Hunter Wilds gets easier the moment you stop treating every hunt as a test
The early game is teaching a language. Take your time learning the verbs.
THE LIBRARY
Start somewhere good.
Four current essentials, with enough detail to decide where to begin.
Action roguelikeEssential
Hades II
Supergiant Games
Battle beyond the Underworld as Melinoë, Princess of the Underworld, in a mythic run built for one more try.
- Released
- v1.0 · Sep 25, 2025
- Play on
- PC · Switch · PS5 · Xbox
Turn-based RPGOutstanding
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Sandfall Interactive
A Belle Époque fantasy with reactive combat, a doomed expedition, and a world that keeps finding new ways to surprise.
- Released
- Apr 24, 2025
- Play on
- PC · PS5 · Xbox
Co-op survival actionPlay with friends
Elden Ring Nightreign
FromSoftware
A standalone adventure in the Elden Ring universe, designed around fast, changing expeditions into Limveld.
- Released
- May 30, 2025
- Play on
- PC · PS4/5 · Xbox
Action RPGLong-haul pick
Monster Hunter Wilds
Capcom
A living hunting ground, a massive bestiary, and the familiar joy of finally making the set you imagined.
- Released
- Feb 28, 2025
- Play on
- PC · PS5 · Xbox
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