players like Hades II more than Hades
by where each lands in players' personal rankings
55% put Hades II higher
76 of 137 players who ranked both games have Hades II above Hades in their own library (52 more own both but never told them apart)
but when they meet, Hades wins
17 of 32 direct duels went to Hades, the other 15 to Hades II, plus 1 shrug
33 duels between exactly these two. the verdict above rests on everyone's full rankings; this is only what happened when both were on screen together.
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both tagged Action · Roguelike · Roguelite · Hack and Slash
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Players like Hades II more than Hades, by a few points. Hades II beats 80% of the games in a typical Steam library, which ranks it #24 of 19,275 scored games; Hades beats 75% and ranks #117 of 19,275. Both are well liked, so this is a question of which one players love more, not whether Hades is any good. Hades II's score rests on 276 players, Hades' on 588 players.
Of the 137 players who ranked both games, 55% put Hades II higher in their own library and 45% Hades. When they meet on screen together, though, Hades wins: 17 of 32 direct duels went its way.
76% of Hades II's raters keep it in the top 30% of their own library, against 66% for Hades. Hades II is the safer pick: 8% of its raters file it in their bottom 40%, against 13% for Hades.
Both are tagged Action, Roguelike and Roguelite on Steam; Hades II came out in 2025, Hades in 2020.
Every score here comes from players duelling games out of their own Steam library, not from reviews or playtime, and this matchup last moved 4 days ago. A new duel on either game can change who wins.
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