Action roguelike / FIELD GUIDE

Hades

An independent guide to the original Hades: boons, weapons, keepsakes and progression decisions across repeat escape attempts.

PLATFORMSPC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · XboxLIBRARY7 published articlesEDITORIAL REVIEWOct 26, 2026

CURATED READING PATH

Not sure where to start?

Four useful places to begin, ordered from orientation to deeper topics. Follow the original sources inside each guide.

THE KNOWLEDGE BASE

Browse published guides and references by topic.

Learn what Olympian boons do and why a focused combination usually helps more than random rarity.

Compare the main combat identities of Hades weapons and choose a style you can execute reliably.

Understand how gifting Nectar relates to keepsakes and why swapping them can change a run.

Understand how Darkness changes later escape attempts through the Mirror of Night.

Keep the major progression currencies separate and avoid spending based only on immediate appearance.

Use Death Defiance more deliberately when an escape attempt gets difficult.

Understand how the Pact of Punishment changes challenge after meeting its unlock condition.

Find another world, or follow the publisher’s own resources.

Independent fan reference. Original geometric illustrations do not depict gameplay. Game media, where shown, belongs to its publisher.