Hades Guide 2020 · Action roguelike Guides At a glance Characters Quick answers Pictures Game guides Find the guide you need Guide What you will find Getting started Choose useful chamber rewards, improve Zagreus between attempts and build around one reliable attack. Characters Find the characters who supply training, keepsakes, boons and between-run conversations. Weapons Compare the six original weapons and distinguish keys, Titan Blood and hammer upgrades. Mirror of Night Understand extra dashes, Death Defiance, healing and the difference between unlocking and buying ranks. Keepsakes Find practical first gifts and learn when keepsakes can be changed during an escape.
At a glance Three useful starting points Focus What to know One run, one clear plan Choose a main damage action, then use chamber rewards to strengthen it. Permanent progress matters Darkness, keys and Nectar support future attempts even when an escape ends. Original game scope These tables cover Zagreus’s Infernal Arms and Mirror, with Hades II kept separate.
Key characters and their roles Character Role At a glance Zagreus Player character Son of Hades who attempts to escape the Underworld. Nyx House guide Supports Zagreus and helps reveal more of the Mirror system. Achilles Mentor Offers guidance and an evolving relationship in the House. Skelly Training partner Provides a safe target for practicing weapon moves. Cerberus House companion Awards the Old Spiked Collar after a first Nectar gift.
Zagreus attacks in a tiled chamber with green-lit pillars and purple projectiles in an early publisher screenshot. Zagreus speaks in the House of Hades, with Hades at his desk and Cerberus beside him in an early publisher screenshot. A bright explosion fills a rocky island surrounded by lava in an early Hades publisher screenshot. Zagreus fights on stone walkways above green-lit pits in an early Hades publisher screenshot. References Digital cover Hades publisher title artwork showing Zagreus holding a weapon against a black and red background. About the game Game facts Detail Value First release 2020 Platforms PC / consoles Genre Action roguelike
Original Hades PC release and its final base-game systems, not Hades II. Publisher screenshots include early-access builds and illustrate environments rather than exact current HUD values.
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