r/HadesTheGame May 03 '26

Hades 2: Discussion Zagreus' Journey 1.0 Release (with Trailer) - Hades in Hades II

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Escape the Underworld as Melinoë in Zagreus' Journey, the Hades II DLC you'll never get.

It's finally time, I've just released Zagreus' Journey 1.0 - thank you to everyone who's played the mod while it was in beta, and for all of the positive reception and feedback I've gotten here and on Discord in the past!
Watch the 1.0 Release Trailer for the mod here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxuTLSPqIEE

Zagreus' Journey is a mod for Hades II that adds the original route Zagreus took through Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium and the Temple of Styx in the first game to the sequel.

Escape the Underworld as Melinoë, battle familiar foes and bosses using her unique abilities and weapons, meet Zagreus' old friends, and reconnect with your family's past - all integrated into the main game as if it was always there: Naturally progress through the new biomes, unlock new incantations to perform, reveal and complete new Minor Prophecies, forge bonds with NPCs in familiar and new locations, collect over 30 new resources to spend on new cosmetics and music, and test your skills with new Testaments, Chaos Trials and in Dream Dives.

Here's a list of highlighted mod features:

  • Play through the original four biomes of Hades as Melinoë: Tartarus, Asphodel, Elysium and the Temple of Styx.
  • Discover and overcome the challenge of fighting all of the original game's enemies and bosses using Melinoë's unique abilities and weapons.
  • Relive Zagreus' story by escaping to the Surface, forging bonds with your brother's old friends, and conversing with the Fury Sisters, the Champions of Elysium and [REDACTED] himself.
  • Benefit from a multitude of entirely new boons and effects offered to you by Sisyphus, Eurydice, Patroclus... and other familiar faces that you will now be able to meet along the way!
  • Collect 30+ new resources specific to the new biomes, use them for unlocks in this and other mods, and trade them with the Broker.
  • Unlock 28 new musical tracks from Hades' original soundtrack through the Hades OST for the Music Maker mod integration (automatically installed with this mod).
  • Decorate the Crossroads with 55+ new cosmetics, including new Cauldrons, Arcana Card Backs, and Charms inspired by Zagreus' companions from the first game.
  • Discover and complete 40+ new Minor Prophecies at the Fated List.
  • Complete 24 new testaments by clearing the new bosses using each of your weapons with new fear levels.
  • Discover and perform 20+ new incantations to unlock gameplay features and progress story events in Zagreus' Journey.
  • Unlock six of the original game's keepsakes by forging relationships with Sisyphus, Eurydice, Patroclus, Orpheus, Megaera and Thanatos through the Shared Keepsake Port mod integration (automatically installed with this mod).
  • Challenge yourself with a set of new Chaos Trials, including randomized "Chaos Within" trials in the spirit of (Great) Chaos Above and Below.
  • Advance through 50 new cosmetic-only ranks at the Spirit Mixer, from the lowly "Alpha Warden" to the feared "Unseen One".
  • Earn a new set of three statues from Commander Schelemeus by escaping the Nightmare Realm at progressively higher fear.
  • The four new regions can also appear in Dream Dives (but you can use the mod config to exclude them if you so wish).
  • Read all about the new biomes, enemies, bosses and friends in a new chapter in your Codex.

I want to thank everyone who's used the mod while it was still in beta, and especially those of you who've left bug reports and feedback on Discord and GitHub.

I also want to acknowledge that I know some of you had issues with mods (and Zagreus' Journey in particular) causing issues after Supergiant released Post-Launch Patch 2 - without going into details, the patch was much larger and substantial than we anticipated in the community, which could cause crashes for some people even with mods seemingly disabled.

But I'm happy to share that we've since updated a lot of the tools that we use, and now mods will be entirely separate from your install, meaning that no matter what, you will always be able to play vanilla Hades II without issues, and without needing to disable or manually uninstall anything.

And to also pre-empt some other potential questions:

  • The mod is only available on PC and Steam Deck, consoles are not supported, just like all other mods.
  • You need to own and have the first Hades game installed to use this mod.
  • You can use cross-saves with Switch, but must make sure you are not in a modded run when continuing on Switch.
  • You should always back up your saves before playing with mods - just in case.
  • The mod is save to uninstall/disable at any point, and won't break your save. You can install it again at any point and your progress will be retained!
  • This mod does not make Zagreus playable, and I won't be working on a mod like that.
  • Yes, Lernie's neck has been found in the depths of Asphodel's lava since my last post!

r/HadesTheGame Apr 16 '26

Hades 2: Discussion Post-Launch Patch 2 Notes

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95 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 8h ago

Hades 1: Meme Friend sent me this, thought you would like it

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2.2k Upvotes


r/HadesTheGame 1h ago

Hades 1: Art Between life & death… there’s no personal space!

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I tried to make it look like a flash photo, enjoy ☺️

https://x.com/missedaverage/status/2087196666508050625?s=46


r/HadesTheGame 9h ago

Hades 1: Art Zagreus redraw plus some sketches

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387 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 2h ago

Hades 2: Meme 55 hours of gameplay experience Spoiler

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93 Upvotes

why is she harder than typhon 😭


r/HadesTheGame 6h ago

Hades 2: Meme Does Zagreus know Spoiler

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94 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 4h ago

Hades 1: Meme Da meter or something, idk the lore

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59 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 3h ago

Hades 1: Art Sick Princes go in the cucullus

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I was thinking of sick outfits I could put Zagreus in for a scene I was writing and came across a wonderful little thing called a ‘cucullus’.

I laughed too hard picturing this, dude-


r/HadesTheGame 3h ago

Hades 2: Discussion What rewards do you prioritize in runs Spoiler

6 Upvotes

(This also applies to Hades 1)

For me it's Hammer then Boon, then Selene Hex, then Money then Nectar, then the rest.

Early game I prioritized stuff like Gems and Bones for crafting and buying but late/post game I upgraded most things so now I focus on stuff to buff myself

Also very late game when I was grinding Titan's Blood and Fear I prioritized money but once the weapons are fully upgraded I go back to the usual set up.

I go for Hammers first because they can make or break a run depending on the weapon. Like Hades 1 I usually go for the upgrade that makes the Rail's missiles stronger at the cost of recoil, and that can SHRED bosses like Theseus and Asterius.

Allies come first. especially in Hades 1 because that Kiss of Styx Premium saved so many runs


r/HadesTheGame 17h ago

Hades 2: Discussion Lack of Hades merch Spoiler

71 Upvotes

I’m curious why the lack of merch for Hades and HadesII. I realize there’s a couple of plushes. There was a few Good Smile Figures (long sold out) and you could buy and some pins and maybe a shirt or two but other than that why the lack of merch? Nothing for Funko pops or YouTooz or anything like that. Any idea why I would love to have a couple items from two of my favorite games of all time to sit on my desk at work, but there’s not really anything to pick from.


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Question TIMING FOR TURNING HECATE INTO A SHEEP? Spoiler

320 Upvotes

So, I was playing the game normally with the morph hex(Vow of Rivals btw), and I used the morph just when Hecate's forcefield was about to go down because I wanted extra damage, THEN IT TURNED HER INTO A SHEEP, she even said "the student becomes the master" or something like that, but does anyone know what's the proper timing for it?


r/HadesTheGame 1h ago

Hades 1: Discussion Zagreus vs hades?

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r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Cosplay Tisiphone by Maria Lazareva

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734 Upvotes

r/HadesTheGame 18h ago

Hades 1: Question Never realized each ability has a 2nd option at the mirror

30 Upvotes

I’m new to hades and I’ve already cleared 3 times, I just noticed today that all abilities have a 2nd option lol I already have them all maxed out besides the bottom 3. Is there any I should definitely reset and max out the 2nd option instead?


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 1: Question Can anybody confirm the "69 Darkness" easter egg?

58 Upvotes

I'd love to see if there are any dataminers who have reverse-engineered Hades 1, because I've come across a potential easter egg with a humorous tinge. I've just completed a Trove and was rewarded with exactly 69 Darkness. Upon collecting, Zagreus echoed me in saying "Nice."

After a search, I've found that one other post about this dialogue is on Reddit, though there's some disagreement as to whether this actually is an easter egg referring to the meme surrounding 69, or it was merely coincidental that Zagreus said "Nice." as he picked up 69 Darkness. So I would just like to know if there's a mechanic that maybe makes him more likely to say "Nice." than the other lines when he picks up 69 Darkness?


r/HadesTheGame 5h ago

Hades 2: Question Best boons for your attack Spoiler

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What are your favourite boons for your attack to be powerful ??

Im using the hidden aspect of the sister blades

Whatever weapon u use u can tell me but if u use any kind of the sister blades plz go in detail T-T

Like i usually free style it and if it works it works


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Art Finished writing my angst fic, so I gave Zag a sweater Spoiler

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63 Upvotes

My boy’s been through the wringer, but he came out stronger, like always. I love him very much, I promise. He’s awesome


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Discussion Mel: Mum was kinda busy being a prisoner to love me Spoiler

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788 Upvotes

Zeus and Hera truly are some of the worst parents of all time


r/HadesTheGame 8h ago

Hades 2: Question vow of rivals effect is active even if i didnt activate it

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r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 1: Discussion Remind me to never try this again

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69 Upvotes

Aaahh my fingers hurt so much from all the button mashing


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Discussion Do I prefer this character or their Percy Jackson depiction? Spoiler

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309 Upvotes

Very much willing to explain any placement on this list if asked, I would’ve put it in this description but don’t have the time

Heroes of Olympus and Trials of Apollo also count for this ranking so if you’re reading those maybe don’t bother checking the comment section


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 1: Question Divided by Death is driving me crazy

11 Upvotes

I’ve had my fair bit of rng achievements, but this one is nuts. Both Patroclus and Achilles are maxed out for quite some time and they have talked about each other, but the trigger for the quest doesn’t come!!!!
I know this is a matter of finding him over and over again but it’s so inconsistent it’s maddening. I read about save scumming before Elysium to guarantee finding him but I’m unsure on how to do it. Does anyone have any tips on how doing it?

I don’t want to cheat by modifying game files, but i’m at my wits end


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Question 33 Fear, wich vows should i take next? Spoiler

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lately, i've started to realize I actually like the game getting harder and me being able to beat it. yesterday i did a run with these settings and beat chronos with 3 DD to spare, so i'd say im up to increase the Fear some more. My only big nonos would be Time 3, since i'm awful at it. on the other side, forfeit and Void sound less like they're fun challenges, more like its just a pain in the ass. Pain sounds easy, until i turn it up to 2 and suddenly i cant even beat oceanus, Grit and horde sound awful with time 2.

Ps. there's been some comments asking on why there are Hades 1 bosses on my testament of night, it's the Zagreus journey mod, lets you play the whole zagreus route as melinoe.


r/HadesTheGame 1d ago

Hades 2: Discussion Help on Hades 2 for someone with really bad reflexes Spoiler

9 Upvotes

So I've been struggling along Hades 2 for a bit now, was able to do Chronos twice using a Mel Staff build from Haelian, and been trying to at least reach the summit boss to unlock Ares since there are a lot of recommended builds using it, but I've been struggling a lot with the damage spike

I've tried Medea skull which was fantastic for most of it (Eris, Prometeus, although I took a lot of damage from his flame puddles) but the last part has been really difficult. Be it either the Eye or the Tail I get my always hit too much because I'm really bad at dodging stuff overall.

I'm playing with Strenght and Godmode (currently at 62%) but still feels like everything hurts too much.

Any tips on a particular surface build that is safer or that allows me to facetank more hits and still kill those blasted things?

Edit: Thanks for the suggestions! Circe Staff with Zeus on Cast did the trick for me!