Games like Hades II
If you like Hades II (roguelite, action and narrative), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Hades
- In common: action and progression
An attempt lasts between 20 and 40 minutes and you always return home with something: upgrades, new dialogue or story progress.
Dead Cells
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: less story
When you have energy and fancy fluid, demanding combat. A good run can take less than an hour.
Bastion
- In common: action and story
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want a short action adventure with lots of personality, in hour-long sessions.
God of War
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: longer sessions
When you have a free afternoon and energy: the mix of story and combat works best in long sessions.
Black Myth: Wukong
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: longer sessions
When you're full of energy and want a session of boss fights that demand learning every pattern.
Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
- In common: action and progression
When you're out for revenge: hunting down the orc captains who have beaten you and crashing their duels and feasts.
Halls of Torment
- In common: progression and action
- Difference: less story
For 30 minutes of simple action and constant progression, with a more serious tone than others in the genre.
Transistor
- In common: action and story
- Difference: shorter sessions
When you want a short action adventure where every fight takes some thought, and you can finish it in a few hours.
Dust: An Elysian Tail
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a beautiful, fluid 2D action adventure for a few afternoons.
Risk of Rain 2
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: more co-op
If you have an hour and some energy, especially with friends: every run ends in an explosion of items and effects.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Hades II
Melinoë, Zagreus's sister, takes on the Titan of Time. It keeps the precise combat and the story that advances with every attempt from the first Hades, and adds magic, gathering and a camp to upgrade between runs. More systems and more content than its predecessor.
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