Hades: Near the Top on Score and on Sample
What this page helps you decide: whether you want the run-based roguelike that most players finish rather than bounce off.
Hades is one of the few titles on this list that is near the top on both axes at once: 98% positive across 307,972 reviews. Most high percentages in this genre sit on small samples, and most large samples sit a point or two lower — this one does neither. It costs $24.99 and runs on windows, mac, with 11 interface languages including Chinese. The design reason usually given for that combination is that it is a roguelike built to be finished: the story advances on failure, so a losing run still moves something forward. Whether that appeals is a matter of taste, but it does explain why the score holds up across a sample this size rather than splitting into people who got it and people who gave up.
Why score and sample size together matter
A 98% on two thousand reviews and a 98% on three hundred thousand are different claims. The second has been tested by a much wider range of players, including many who do not normally play this genre. That is the specific thing this entry has that most high-scoring titles on this list do not.
What the store page publishes, and what it does not
Published: developer, Steam release date, price, language list, platform list, review totals. Not published: run length, weapon count, or how many runs a full story takes. This page states none of them.
Step-by-Step
- Expect losing runs to advance the story — that is the design, not a consolation prize.
- Runs on Windows and macOS; Linux is not listed.
- Chinese interface support is listed.
- Its guide-video bench is one of the deepest here, so build advice is easy to find.
Tips & Notes
- 98% across 307,972 reviews — top-band score on a large sample, which is uncommon on this list.
- Its sequel is also tracked here, at a higher price and a slightly lower score.
FAQ
How well reviewed is Hades?
307,972 reviews at 98% positive, checked 2026-08-28 — among the highest on this list on both score and sample size.
Does it run on Linux?
The Steam page lists windows, mac. Linux is not among them.
Is the sequel better?
This site does not rank them. Hades II is tracked here at a higher price and a slightly lower review percentage; both sit in the same narrow band as everything else on the list.
Sources
- Official Hades on Steam (official store page) — Source for the developer, Steam release date, price, review counts, review percentage, language list and platform list quoted on this page. Read 2026-08-28.
- Community "Hades - Wish I Knew Sooner | Tips, Tricks, and Game Knowledge For New " by Legacy Gaming — Guide video referenced for Hades; search "Hades guide" returned about 1,000,000 results. Read 2026-08-28.