The wait is officially over. Supergiant Games confirmed during the Xbox Partner Preview on March 26 that Hades 2 is heading to Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on April 14, 2026. And if that wasn’t enough good news, it’s also arriving day one on Xbox Game Pass — making it one of the strongest additions the service has seen in a good while.
From PC to Consoles — A Long Time Coming
Hades 2 first launched in Early Access on PC back in May 2024, then hit its full version 1.0 release on September 25, 2025, for PC, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. That left Xbox and PlayStation players on the outside looking in for roughly seven months — a painful wait for a game of this quality.
For anyone coming in fresh, Hades 2 puts you in the role of Melinoë, the younger sister of the original game’s protagonist Zagreus. Where Zagreus spent Hades 1 trying to escape the Underworld, Melinoë is fighting her way back into it. The reason? Chronos, the Titan of Time, has broken free from Tartarus and thrown both the Underworld and Mount Olympus into chaos. It’s a bigger, darker setup — and the game delivers on it at every turn.
What Xbox and PS5 Players Are Getting
Supergiant isn’t just shipping a clean port with no extras. The PS5 and Xbox versions will run at 120 frames per second and include all post-launch patches that have already been rolled out on PC and Switch — along with bonus content and quality-of-life improvements the team has been building since the original 2025 release. Effectively, console players are getting the most complete and polished version of the game from day one.
Existing PC and Switch players won’t miss out either — those same improvements are landing as a patch on April 14, the same day the console versions drop.
One notable detail: Hades 2 is skipping PS4 and Xbox One entirely, targeting only PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. That’s a curious call, given the game runs on the original Nintendo Switch hardware, but Supergiant hasn’t commented on the decision yet.
For Xbox owners, Hades 2 is also an Xbox Play Anywhere title, meaning your save data carries across Xbox consoles, PC, and Cloud Gaming without any friction.
A Game That Earned Every Bit of the Hype
The reception to Hades 2 was no accident. The game arrived as a sequel to one of the most celebrated roguelikes ever made, and it somehow lived up to the pressure. Critics across the board handed it near-perfect scores, with nominations and wins across virtually every major end-of-year awards cycle.
Where Melinoë differs from Zagreus is in the feel of her movement and combat. She has a longer dash and a full sprint ability, an AOE Cast instead of Zagreus’ ranged attack, and a Magick gauge that powers her Omega moves — high-damage charged strikes that change significantly depending on which Boons you’ve picked up from the Olympian gods. Animal Familiars have replaced the Companions system from the first game, following you through runs and providing buffs, attacks, and utility depending on which ones you’ve unlocked.
The result is a game that feels familiar to fans of the original while offering enough fresh mechanics to demand the same level of attention all over again.
Game Pass Makes This a No-Brainer
Getting a critically acclaimed, complete-edition roguelike straight into your Game Pass library — without paying anything extra — is exactly the kind of moment that reminds you why the subscription exists. For anyone who skipped Hades 2 on PC or Switch, April 14 is the easiest entry point the game has ever had.
The console versions also benefit from arriving after a full year of updates and refinements. First-time players won’t be touching an early build — they’ll be jumping into the sharpest, most feature-complete version Supergiant has put out.
Mark the date. April 14 is closer than it looks.
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