r/HadesTheGame May 03 '26

Hades 2: Discussion Zagreus' Journey 1.0 Release (with Trailer) - Hades in Hades II

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Escape the Underworld as Melinoë in Zagreus' Journey, the Hades II DLC you'll never get.

It's finally time, I've just released Zagreus' Journey 1.0 - thank you to everyone who's played the mod while it was in beta, and for all of the positive reception and feedback I've gotten here and on Discord in the past!
Watch the 1.0 Release Trailer for the mod here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxuTLSPqIEE

Zagreus' Journey is a mod for Hades II that adds the original route Zagreus took through Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium and the Temple of Styx in the first game to the sequel.

Escape the Underworld as Melinoë, battle familiar foes and bosses using her unique abilities and weapons, meet Zagreus' old friends, and reconnect with your family's past - all integrated into the main game as if it was always there: Naturally progress through the new biomes, unlock new incantations to perform, reveal and complete new Minor Prophecies, forge bonds with NPCs in familiar and new locations, collect over 30 new resources to spend on new cosmetics and music, and test your skills with new Testaments, Chaos Trials and in Dream Dives.

Here's a list of highlighted mod features:

  • Play through the original four biomes of Hades as Melinoë: Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium and the Temple of Styx.
  • Discover and overcome the challenge of fighting all of the original game's enemies and bosses using Melinoë's unique abilities and weapons.
  • Relive Zagreus' story by escaping to the Surface, forging bonds with your brother's old friends, and conversing with the Fury Sisters, the Champions of Elysium and [REDACTED] himself.
  • Benefit from a multitude of entirely new boons and effects offered to you by Sisyphus, Eurydice, Patroclus... and other familiar faces that you will now be able to meet along the way!
  • Collect 30+ new resources specific to the new biomes, use them for unlocks in this and other mods (see section below), and trade them with the Broker.
  • Unlock 29 new musical tracks from Hades' original soundtrack through the Hades OST for the Music Maker mod integration (automatically installed with this mod).
  • Decorate the Crossroads with 45+ new cosmetics, including new Cauldrons, Arcana Card Backs, and Charms inspired by Zagreus' companions from the first game.
  • Discover and complete 35+ new Minor Prophecies at the Fated List.
  • Complete 24 new testaments by clearing the new bosses using each of your weapons with new fear levels.
  • Discover and perform 20+ new incantations to unlock gameplay features and progress story events in Zagreus' Journey.
  • Unlock six of the original game's keepsakes by forging relationships with Sisyphus, Eurydice, Patroclus, Orpheus, Megaera and Thanatos through the Shared Keepsake Port mod integration (automatically installed with this mod).
  • Challenge yourself with a set of new Chaos Trials, including randomized "Chaos Within" trials in the spirit of (Great) Chaos Above and Below.
  • Advance through 50 new cosmetic-only ranks at the Spirit Mixer, from the lowly "Alpha Warden" to the feared "Unseen One".
  • Earn a new set of three statues from Commander Schelemeus by escaping the Nightmare Realm at progressively higher fear.
  • The four new regions can also appear in Dream Dives (but you can use the mod config to exclude them if you so wish).
  • Read all about the new biomes, enemies, bosses and friends in a new chapter in your Codex.

I want to thank everyone who's used the mod while it was still in beta, and especially those of you who've left bug reports and feedback on Discord and GitHub.

I also want to acknowledge that I know some of you had issues with mods (and Zagreus' Journey in particular) causing issues after Supergiant released Post-Launch Patch 2 - without going into details, the patch was much larger and substantial than we anticipated in the community, which could cause crashes for some people even with mods seemingly disabled.

But I'm happy to share that we've since updated a lot of the tools that we use, and now mods will be entirely separate from your install, meaning that no matter what, you will always be able to play vanilla Hades II without issues, and without needing to disable or manually uninstall anything.

And to also pre-empt some other potential questions:

  • The mod is only available on PC and Steam Deck, consoles are not supported, just like all other mods.
  • You need to own and have the first Hades game installed to use this mod.
  • You can use cross-saves with Switch, but must make sure you are not in a modded run when continuing on Switch.
  • You should always back up your saves before playing with mods - just in case.
  • The mod is save to uninstall/disable at any point, and won't break your save. You can install it again at any point and your progress will be retained!
  • This mod does not make Zagreus playable, and I won't be working on a mod like that.
  • Yes, Lernie's neck has been found in the depths of Asphodel's lava since my last post!

r/HadesTheGame Apr 16 '26

Hades 2: Discussion Post-Launch Patch 2 Notes

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90 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 9h ago

Cosplay Cosplay of Melinoe by Ksenya Varankina

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542 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 47m ago

Hades 1: Art Hatsune Miku Thanatos shall forever haunt my dreams

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Listen. Two things.

  1. This is Modern AU Hades cause I just knew Zag needed a phone in his hand for this
  2. This idea came from a tumblr mutual. I didn’t do this alone.

Everyone suffer with me. If you wanna, DTIYS I don’t know anymore


r/HadesTheGame 29m ago

Cosplay Death to chronos

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r/HadesTheGame 9h ago

Hades 2: Discussion 75 hours to realise this attack only damages you with the outer * Spoiler

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144 Upvotes

*outer circle, with all those moving flames and shit I thought it was a big AoE attack

Side note, but why are the damned titles forced to be so short ffs, also you can't write "just" in the title??? Why?????


r/HadesTheGame 14h ago

Hades 2: Art Fanart I made a while ago

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227 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 4h ago

Hades 2: Question Is Haphaestus an odd case in terms of spawning? Spoiler

7 Upvotes

Twice I used his keepsake on my first region in order to fish for the legendary, but both times I never saw him after that initial time. Just bad RNG or is he considered different?

Edit: Does the game have a "main god" that is decided no matter what godboon you had? For example: I went through the surface, got H, then when in the city I was met with 3 Poseidons, 1 Aphro, 1 Apollo and 1 Haphaestus. Then I kept seeing Poseidon after that.


r/HadesTheGame 10h ago

Hades 2: Question Artbook or source where character design is described?

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Almost finished Hades 2 (going for 100%) and I'm in love with the character designs. Has Supergiant games released an artbook or a video detailing why characters look how they do?


r/HadesTheGame 21h ago

Hades 2: Question those anybody know what is the purpose of this guy Spoiler

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58 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Discussion Can’t get over the depiction of this guy in “The Odyssey” Spoiler

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Being so hades the game coded, I kind of forgot how they are depicted in a pretty goofy and funny way in the games that makes them fit the world.

Seeing how horrifying characters like Polyphemus and Circe were depicted in this movie was so interesting when I kept relating them to how the chars were depicted in the game.

But damn that scream and that scene and everything was so captivating.


r/HadesTheGame 12h ago

Hades 1: Question What is the most powerful weapon to defeat Hades?

6 Upvotes

Im using the shield Aspect of Zeus but im not sure if this weapon is the most appropriate one :(


r/HadesTheGame 3h ago

Hades 2: Question Timing issues on the surface Spoiler

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Hi everyone, working towards my first 50 fear surface clear and running into way more issues with the Vow of Time than I did with the UW. In particular I’m barely making it out of Ephyra/Poly and then often spend 2+ min on Eris/Prom which leads to me dying to those fights from time. Are those reasonable times for those fights? Do I need to clear regular rooms faster or speed up the bosses? Any tips on efficiency would be appreciated!


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Meme Cheeky callback to Hades 1 Spoiler

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290 Upvotes

Hades 1: Yes Artemis, No Apollo

Hades 2: Yes Selene, No Helios


r/HadesTheGame 4h ago

Hades 1: Discussion Modding This Game Is So Fun Spoiler

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I have played hades 1 all the way through the second objective about 3 times, but on ps5 and switch, so when the game went in sale on steam (you can get hades 1 and 2 for like 30 usd through July 27 btw). I figured I’d try out modding it since I’ve been getting into that more with other games, and I gotta say… IT’S SO PEAK!! I’m gonna note some real good QOL/combat mods that I think any experienced player will enjoy, along with links to the nexus mods page (Note that all mods require the Mod Importer and the Mod Utility in order to function, This Video is an in depth guide to install and make mods function)

  1. OlympusExtra: this mod adds Hestia, Apollo, Hera, and Hephaestus to the game (not the hades 2 counterparts, this mod came out before hades 2.) each god has unique voice acting, boons, status effects, unique attacks, prophecies, duo boons, and keepsakes. So far Hephaestus has been my favorite, giving you shields, and recovery methods much like hades 2, and his keepsake forces the next room to have a hammer which can be rerolled if you have any. I cannot recommend this mod enough it is a MUST HAVE for returning players or hell mode enjoyers (note that certain skills from these new olympians will make boons from base game olympians get grayed out if they interfere with each other)
  2. Mirror Of Night Extended: This mod revamps the mirror of night to be MUCH more powerful, giving you more levels for every single skill, including Death Defiances and dashing and everything. Costs are also altered so its not a slog at first, but later values can get crazy high, this is a MUST have for hell mode cuz it encourages you to think about strategic posistioning even more, when your back attacks are dealing +200% damage.
  3. LootChoiceExtender: Does what it says, makes almost every loot box (boons, Daedelus hammer, and chaos curses) give you extra options, default value is a minimum of 1 extra or a max of 2extra but that can be configured (very nice when you want more options in a given run)
  4. MorePomOptions: same as above but for poms specifically, cuz number 3 didnt do that for some reason
  5. Hammer Buff: Is pretty simple, alters hammer boons to make the more lackluster skills more viable
  6. ResourcesScaleWithHeat: This mod makes it so for each heat you add, the more resources you recieve (for every 1 heat you add, increases darkness and gems by 5%, so 5 heat is a 25% boost, for every 8 heat increases keys and nectar by 1, so 16 heat gives a total of 3 keys, and for every 16 heat, increases boss rewards by 1, so 16 heat gives a total of 2 diamonds, blood, or ambrosia) again, crazy good with hell mode, and is super nice in conjunction with the mirror mod, since that one needs a lot more darkness to max out.
  7. RoomSecretIndicator: Drops large text near the bottom of the screen after a fight that tells you any secrets in the room, such as a fishing point, pool of purging, or charon shop, so you dont miss or forget in the moment
  8. DD Aspects (Requires Aspect Extender to function): Adds 1 brand new aspect to each of the infernal arms, I wont list them all, but they are really cool (do not recieve unique hammer upgrades)
  9. AutomaticPerfectCatch: Title, automatically gets the perfect catch every time you fish, for the people who have a hard time with the timing or just want that perfect every time
  10. ShinyPots: Gives all golden pots a visible aura, making them impossible to miss
  11. HealOnKill: Recovers 1% of your max hp for every enemy you kill (must be at 100 max hp to receive a benefit) this can be increased in the config
  12. NewBroker: Makes the broker more efficient, with multiplier buttons to make purchases easier, as well as a reverse trading mode (for example if you need keys you can activate reverse trading mode and sell 1 nectar for 5 keys). this also works on limited time offers in the shop, letting you reverse trade those as well
  13. MinotaurLover: Sounds weird I know but all it does is makes the asterius fight more likely when selecting a miniboss, so you have to deal with the butterfly ball less often because fuck the butterfly ball

These are all the mods I use, and I really think they massively improve the game, and honestly I dont think I can play the base game, even after only 3 hrs of play. The only downside to all of these is that (at least in my opinion) the game can get a little easy when you havent reached the really high heat, since you can get 3 death defiances very quickly. however when testing on higher heat I had a great time, the battles still felt stressful without feeling impossible.


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 1: Art No Good-byes

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r/HadesTheGame 8h ago

Hades 2: Discussion After platinum, I think I was depressed for a wee bit. Spoiler

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I couldn't get into another game or anime for a bit. Dave the Diver dlc and new kaisen with slayer movie on the way finally perked me back up. Switch 2 yet to impress other than $1.99 pikuniku and tanks. Pokopia not for me. Hopefully dk picks up soon.


r/HadesTheGame 8h ago

Hades 1: Discussion Having issues with input lag on Mac while playing the og Hades.

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Anyone experience this before? I'm playing on the built on keyboard of my Macbook Air M2. Sometimes it will lag, other times the game will think I'm pressing a directional key when I'm not. Other times all inputs go dead. Is this a known problem?


r/HadesTheGame 8h ago

Hades 2: Discussion Aspect of Artemis suggestion Spoiler

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The red aiming circle appears before the omega attack is charged. This a bit confusing at least for KBM player like me — my timing is off because I release the omega just a bit too early.

Supergiant please make the red aiming circle charge up same pace as omega attack is charged.

Yeah, yeah, git gud and so on, I know.


r/HadesTheGame 2d ago

Hades 2: Art Rage Against the Light! Prometheus Fanart by me!~

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r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Art Cyno Hades style

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Recent comm work i made, hope yall like it !


r/HadesTheGame 22h ago

Hades 2: Discussion New Aspect Advice Spoiler

6 Upvotes

Just started using Nergal and dont really find any point that I want to mix in the special. Any advice? When should I use it (other than for Origination)?


r/HadesTheGame 23h ago

Hades 2: Question Fated List Spoiler

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i'm night's champion. all relationships maxed out. every prophecy fulfilled, but i haven't gotten the new prophecy that i've read unlocks after a 24-heat dream dive clear...

one more prophecy to fulfill i believe. is there anything i'm missing to get this one to populate?


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Discussion Why Gigaros? Spoiler

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so in the plot, getting Gigaos was important for the story because you need to use a weapon Zag also had acces too… but couldn’t you just borrow nemesis’ sword, steal the rail after beating eris, or just use the random weapons in zags room? Why did it have to be Gigaros, like the hardest to be for Mel to get?