Hades: Limited Edition
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various…
Hades: Limited Edition is an adventure developed by Supergiant Games, released 19 March 2021 on Nintendo Switch.
What Hades: Limited Edition is
Hades: Limited Edition is an adventure game developed by Supergiant Games and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants. The limited edition includes the game cartridge, art book and a download code for the soundtrack.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, drama and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Hades: Limited Edition launched on 19 March 2021, within three weeks of It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and Monster Hunter Rise. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: It Takes Two, Disco Elysium: Final Cut, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, Monster Hunter Rise.
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