Hades II has set a peak online rate twice as high as that of the first part in its first day
On 6 May, Supergiant Games released the roguelite Hades II in early access on PC. The game was so eagerly awaited that it is on the first place in the list of the most desired games on Steam, and its peak online traffic overtook the first Hades in one day.
Here's What We Know
According to SteamDB, the peak online of Hades for all time is 38 thousand players. This figure was set 4 years ago. What about Hades II? On the first day of early access, 79 thousand people played the game at the same time. This is 2 times more than the first Hades. And at the same time, the game has 97% of positive reviews, and it wasn't even a full release.
For those who don't know
The events of the game, as in Part 1, will again take place in ancient Greek mythology, and the main character of the sequel is Melinoë. She is the daughter of Hades and the sister of Zagrei, the protagonist of the first part. This time, the main antagonist will not be Hades, but the titan Kronos. He has escaped from his imprisonment and is going to unleash a war against the divine pantheon, and the main character must defeat him. The developers also promise many new and long-familiar characters, weapons, magic, new terrains, trials, improvements and surprises.
Recommended system requirements:
- Processor: Quad Core 2.4ghz
- RAM: 16 GB
- Graphics card: GeForce RTX 2060, Radeon RX 5600 XT, or Intel Arc A580
Source: steamdb
