Hades, developed and published by Supergiant Games (Pyre, Transistor and Bastion) is a colourful and humorous rogue-lite dungeon crawler based around Greek Mythology. Do not think for a second that this is an RPG turn-based affair as while the influence may be loosely based on the strategy genre, the actual experience you have is a mixture of Supergiant's previous games. Let's take a look! Gameplay
In Hades, you play as Zagreus who is the son of Hades. The aim is simple, escape from the underworld. What proceeds is a very fast-paced hack and slash dungeon run whereby you get through as many rooms as you can before you inevitably die. Don't worry, this is all part of the story, and it is through perishing that you progress the story. You begin the game in Tartarus, a deep ...