Hades similar games & best alternatives

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Hades

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2020

Should you play it?

Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

What works

  • Addictive and satisfying gameplay loop
  • Rich and engaging story with memorable characters
  • Beautiful art style and excellent soundtrack
  • High replayability with diverse builds and upgrades
  • Strong progression and skill development

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive environments and enemy types
  • Physical strain reported due to intense gameplay
  • No multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Some pacing issues with story and gameplay balance
  • Control scheme may require remapping for comfort

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Crashlands 2

  • Hades II

  • Transistor

  • Absolum

  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

  • The Necromancer's Tale

Less intimate

Games that feels like Hades but with less focus on close relationships

  • Death's Door

  • Reignbreaker

  • Cinderia

  • Heretical

  • Realm of Ink

  • Netherworld Covenant

More social

Games that feels like Hades but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • SWORN

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

  • Gatewalkers (Alpha)

  • Rampage Knights

  • Ember Knights

  • Lost Castle 2

More leadership-focused

Games that feels like Hades but with more leadership over others

  • Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut

  • Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition

  • Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

  • Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition

  • Dice Gambit

  • Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Hades. These titles are not in What to play next.

Hades: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026