Hades 2’s Early Access launch has been an unprecedented success for Supergiant Games. The indie sequel’s concurrent player count on Steam has already cleared industry juggernauts like Baldur’s Gate 3, PUBG, GTA 5, and more, and it’s only the beginning.
After three years of active development, the earliest public build of Hades 2 is now live. Eager roguelike fans are able to jump in and experience what’s essentially a full game, with theEarly Access label not quite cutting itin this instance.
Withdozens of hours of content on offerright out of the gate, and the experience polished better than even some full AAA games, it’s been a smash hit for the relatively small indie team at Supergiant. So much so, the team’s first-ever sequel has quickly become its most successful launch.
Just one day on the market and the Early Access version of Hades 2 has set a new concurrent player record for the studio, soaring throughSteam’s top 10 most played games, and establishing itself as a true indie hit with a peak of more than 100,000 players checking it out all at once.
But not only is the sequel doing well, but as a consequence, so too is the original game. The first Hades has seen a staggering resurgence to the point it’s just a few hundred players away from breaking its own all-time concurrent player record as well.
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As for Supergiant’s other titles, none come close to matching the sheer popularity of the Hades series, at least on Steam. Below is a quick look at all-time concurrent player count peaks in descending order:
With each update, we can expect an influx of players, andwith the full version 1.0 release, there’s no doubt we’ll see Hades 2 reaching new heights once again. As word of mouth spreads, expect to see both Hades games continue climbing through the charts on Steam.
Brad Norton is Dexerto’s Editor on the Australia team. He is a journalism graduate and Call of Duty expert, covering Warzone, Black Ops, and Modern Warfare. Brad also covers Star Wars, Twitch, YouTube, first-person shooter games, and single-player games. He also has bylines at Gamurs Group. You can contact him at: brad.norton@dexerto.com
