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You can sign up to play Hades 2 early right nowSupergiant announce technical demo including the game’s first major area
Supergiant announce technical demo including the game’s first major area
Image credit:Supergiant Games
Image credit:Supergiant Games
Is waiting forHades 2to release starting to feel like a sisyphean endeavor? If so, push that boulder no longer. Supergiantannounced yesterdaythat fans of theactionroguelite can sign up now to be considered for an upcoming technical test, viaHades 2’sSteampage.
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The main thing you’ll want to know, of course, is how likely you are to actually be granted access. Supergiant say that they “expect to start with a small player population, then grow it over time.” They continue:
“Our process boils down to: invite some players, fix any problems they run into, invite more players, and so on. Once we’re sufficiently confident that things are stable, we’ll wind down the Technical Test, then launch in Early Access on Steam and the Epic Games Store relatively soon after.”
So even if, like me, you actually prefer to skip demos for games you plan on playing anyway, this is good news for everyone. The test portion of the game is slated to include “the first major area of the game,” alongside some early characters, systems, and other content. “If you played the original game, imagine a version where you couldn’t get past Tartarus even if you vanquished its guardian.” Supergiant also say that the test will “gently suggest” that you stop playing if you clear the area a number of times. I, for one, would love to see this get less gentle if you repeatedly ignore it.
Did RPS like Hades? Come on, now. “Supergiant’s action roguelike was already a game of the year contender when it first came out in early access two years ago. It definitely is one now,” wrote Jay Castello in ourBestest Best review. When early access for Hades 2 does launch, it’s slated to have“at least” as much contentas the original game did on its early access launch.
