Hades 2 is set to launch in early access in Q2 2024
The game will have “at least as much content from day one” in early access as the first Hades
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Supergiant Games has announced thatHades 2will launch in early access in Q2 2024 forPC.
The indie studio behind one of thebest indie games,Hades,shared adevelopment updatelast night to shed some light on its early access plans for the highly-anticipated rogue-like sequel, revealing that it’s looking to release the game in Q2 2024 forSteamand theEpic GamesStore, which could be somewhere between April and June of next year.
“You may be wondering, why can’t we launch in Early Access, like, rightnow?! Supergiant said. “The game looked pretty far along in the first trailer! The reason is,Hades IIwill have at least as much content from day one in Early Access as the original game did back when it launched in Early Access onSteam.
“And, even though Early Access inherently means a game is not yet complete, we still want to do everything we can to make sureHades IIis worth your while as soon as you can play it in any capacity.”
HADES II Development Update! 💀🌒🌕🌘💀We’ve been making steady progress since our reveal at The Game Awards, and getting close to an Early Access launch some months from now, in Q2 2024.More details and answers to your questions here:https://t.co/qioX4wKUuU pic.twitter.com/GomZuQLPyFSeptember 14, 2023
Supergiant went on to explain that it will be running a technical test with a limited amount of players “shortly before we launch early access.” This test will be able to find and solve technical compatibility issues ahead of the test so players have a smoother experience.
“To that end, this technical test will contain much less content than what’s in store for the Early Access launch, and likely be limited only to a relatively small subset of players who express interest in participating,” the studio said.
In terms of how long early access will last, Supergiant said it doesn’t know just yet how long it will take to get toHades 2v1.0, but for now, it will be focusing on building “core content” such as environments, characters, weapons, Boons, story events, music, and more.
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Additionally, following the early access launch, the developer will have several major updates that will add to the game’s core content, which will “culminate in our v1.0 launch,” the same way the firstHadeswas approached.
Hades 2wasannounced last Decemberand will feature Melinoë as the playable protagonist - the Princess of the Underworld and sister toHades' main character Zagreus. Aside from a beautiful teaser trailer, we know that Melinoë is on a quest to save her father from Kronos, who in Greek Mythology is the father to Hades, Zeus, and Poseidon.
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