With Hades launching on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, we figured this would be a perfect time to provide a crash course on everything you need to know for your first few runs on this roguelike escape from hell.
00:00 – Intro
00:30 – Basic Game & Story Info
01:33 – Gameplay Overview
02:51 – Progression & Upgrades
03:07 — Mirror of Night Upgrades
03:50 — Keepsakes & Helpful NPCs
04:31 — House Contractor Upgrades
04:50 – Combat Guide
05:09 — Combat Basics
05:37 — Beginner Combat Tips
06:37 – Boons Overview
07:40 — Duo Boons + Godly Trials
08:23 – God Mode (it’s not cheating!)
For more Hades tips and tricks, check out our full Hades guide on IGN: https://www.ign.com/wikis/hades
IGN has plenty of Hades gameplay, Hades gameplay tips and a Hades walkthrough for how to get better at Hades in our Hades game guide. There’s also our Hades review and news for any new PS5 or Xbox Hades update from Supergiant Games.
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Fun game!!
Oh man let's go. So fucking happy! The way the story is weaved into the gameplay and the visuals is awesome, incredible. Good luck everyone, 12 is my highest rn
I’ve had this game downloaded on my switch for like a year and haven’t played it bc it looks so intimidating. Even this tips for beginners video is intimidating lol. I’ve never played a game like this and I feel like im gonna suck so I’ve just never played it.
I've never liked top-down games before but this looks hella fun
Can anyone change the controls for hades? It won't let me reassign controls for buttons I've assigned elsewhere
thanks for the explanation of the two boon rooms, I thought i was ruining my relationships or something
Seems fun, the combat feels button mashy though. Lacks depth
yea….good move on them releasing on switch first and now the consoles with game pass- its something we don't commonly see.
the game is addicting once you get a few runs in. the dialogue is charming- this is how you do Death in a video game!
Good guide and everything but in my opinion I feel like god mode is pretty cheesy. I don’t want to be like everyone else and just go on a rant that game journalists are bad at video games or whatever but if it were up to me I wouldn’t want to encourage new players to use god mode. Other than that this is a great guide that explains everything new players need to know
I still vividly remember my first time beating the two champions in the coliseum (forgot their name) and it was a feeling that not many games got me to feel after completing a hard challenge.
Still trying to finish ascent before I start this dog