How successful is the release of Hades II: a comparison with the first part and other roguelikes

On September 25, the full release of Hades II took place. We analyzed the game’s launch in detail from the perspectives of revenue, online performance, and other metrics, comparing them with the first installment and titles in similar genres.

In this article, you will learn about:

• a brief overview of Hades II’s journey to the 1.0 release;
• the sales and revenue of the game during early access, along with comparisons to the same period for the first game;
• the position of Hades II among other indie games of 2025 in terms of peak online activity;
• how the project’s commercial metrics stack up against the highest-grossing roguelikes in Steam's history, including Risk of Rain 2, The Binding of Isaac, and Slay the Spire;
• how many thousands of hours one person managed to play since the start of early access;
• the median playtime for Hades II and its comparisons with other titles in the category.