Hades
Roguelike
Before starting Hades, it helps to know which choices can create extra work and which systems remain flexible. This guide focuses on practical preparation without story spoilers. Hades is listed for PS5, PS4 and Xbox Series, with an estimated 60–100h completion range. It has no major permanent missables in the standard completion route, and there is no major point-of-no-return cleanup trap. The game does not offer unrestricted manual saving; there is no standard New Game Plus safety net.
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Before you start
PLAYTHROUGH PLAN
Before You Start checklist
Set up your save plan
Hades relies on checkpoints or autosaves; finish risky activities before leaving and never assume an older state can be restored.
Protect the completion route
Hades allows a forgiving standard cleanup route, but tracking optional progress as you go still reduces endgame backtracking.
Know the last safe checkpoint
Hades has no major point-of-no-return trap in the normal route, so progress can be paced without hoarding every task for one checkpoint.
Choose difficulty deliberately
Hades does not require a specific difficulty for the standard trophy or achievement route, so choose the setting you will enjoy.
Budget 60–100h
Use Hades's 60–100h estimate as a planning range, not a promise. Exploration, difficulty and optional goals can move the total substantially.
Spoiler-free warning
The story is designed around repeated escape attempts and dialogue opportunities return over later runs, so normal achievements are not permanently missable. God Mode can be enabled without blocking trophies, while Heat adds optional challenge after successful escapes.
BEGINNER GUIDE
10 things I wish I knew before starting
The useful systems, early mistakes and easily missed details worth understanding before you commit dozens of hours.
Give one Nectar broadly
The first gift to most characters awards a Keepsake, creating useful build-control options early. Doing this early prevents avoidable backtracking and keeps the opening hours focused.
Prioritise mirror upgrades
Permanent Darkness investment matters more than whether one early escape attempt reaches a new room record. Treat this as a repeatable habit rather than something to repair near the end.
Choose a damage core
Build around one attack, special or cast and select boons that multiply it instead of collecting unrelated effects. It saves resources and makes later encounters more predictable without spoiling the story.
Use the Fated List
Prophecies guide experimentation and pay useful resources for trying weapons, boons and story choices. Check it whenever the game moves you into a new region, chapter or difficulty tier.
Switch Keepsakes between regions
The cabinet after each boss lets the run target a god early and defence or utility later. This is the safer first-playthrough approach and leaves specialised cleanup for later.
Talk after every return
Story progression often depends on exhausting dialogue across many failed and successful escape attempts. A small amount of preparation here removes a disproportionate amount of frustration.
Turn on God Mode if useful
Damage resistance grows after deaths and does not block standard trophies or story completion. Use the relevant menu or map tracker regularly so nothing important silently falls behind.
Spend Titan Blood carefully
Weapon aspects are expensive early, so test basic forms before committing rare upgrade currency. The goal is steady progress, not exhausting every system before you understand its value.
Increase Heat gradually
Add manageable Pact conditions one at a time rather than stacking unfamiliar penalties for a larger reward. Reassess after major unlocks because the best choice can change as your toolkit expands.
Expect credits before the epilogue
The first ending is not the end of relationships, prophecies or the broader family story. This keeps the run flexible and reduces the chance of needing an unnecessary replay.
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COMMON QUESTIONS
Hades FAQs
Does Hades have missable content?
No major permanent missables are listed for Hades's standard completion route, although tracking optional progress can still reduce cleanup time.
Is there a point of no return in Hades?
No major point of no return is listed for Hades's normal route. You should still read mission prompts before beginning long or final sequences.
Does Hades have New Game Plus?
No standard New Game Plus mode is listed for Hades. Plan first-run missables and cleanup without assuming a powered-up replay will be available.
Can you free roam after finishing Hades?
No standard post-story free roam is listed for Hades. Use an earlier save, chapter route or replay plan for unfinished activities.
How long does Hades take to complete?
Hades is estimated at 60–100h. Your total will depend on difficulty, exploration, optional content and whether you are targeting full completion rather than only the main story.